Chocolat was a movie inspired by her experience because she was born in Paris. She was raised in colonial French Africa, where her father was a civil servant, living in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, French Somaliland, and Senegal. Her childhood spent living in West Africa with her parents and younger sister colored her perspective on specific political issues. Their father told them independence from France would suit these colonies, which means that Clarie Denis was fascinated with Africa when she grew up. I love this debut movie because It made me think about Senegalese movies called Mandabi, and I love it.
