“Chocolat” by Claire Denis (1988)

Best movies seen in 2020

Good dialogues, music and gender content
Excellent script, personages, images and message
Top direction and minority presence

A movie about people who do not belong to where they are
A movie with one of the weirdest ending that gives its message a definitive perspective
“a film of infinite delicacy” [Roger Ebert]

Rotten Tomatoes Critics 7,1
Metascore —
Roger Ebert 10,0
Rotten Tomatoes Audience 7,1
IMDB 7,3
Average critics 8,6
Average public 7,2

Cast: Isaach De Bankole, Giulia Boschi, Francois Cluzet, Jean-Claude Adelin
Directed by Claire Denis
Written by Claire Denis, Jean-Pol Fargeau
Photographed by Robert Alazraki
Edited by Claude Merlin
Music by Abdullah Ibrahim

“Chocolat” by Claire Denis (1988)

My Year’s Favorites (Aug. 2019-July 2020)

Good dialogues, music and gender content
Excellent script, personages, images and message
Top direction and minority presence

A movie about people who do not belong to where they are
A movie with one of the weirdest ending that gives its message a definitive perspective
“a film of infinite delicacy” [Roger Ebert]

Rotten Tomatoes Critics 7,1
Metascore —
Roger Ebert 10,0
Rotten Tomatoes Audience 7,1
IMDB 7,3
Average critics 8,6
Average public 7,2

Cast: Isaach De Bankole, Giulia Boschi, Francois Cluzet, Jean-Claude Adelin
Directed by Claire Denis
Written by Claire Denis, Jean-Pol Fargeau
Photographed by Robert Alazraki
Edited by Claude Merlin
Music by Abdullah Ibrahim

“Chocolat” by Claire Denis (1988)

A Weekend Treat!

Good dialogues and music (8)
Excellent script, personages, images and content (9)
Top direction (10)

A movie about people who do not belong to where they are
A movie with one of the weirdest ending that gives its message a definitive perspective
“a film of infinite delicacy” [Roger Ebert]

Rotten Tomatoes Critics 7,1
Metascore —
Roger Ebert 10,0
Rotten Tomatoes Audience 7,1
IMDB 7,3
Average critics 8,6
Average public 7,2

Cast: Isaach De Bankole, Giulia Boschi, Francois Cluzet, Jean-Claude Adelin
Directed by Claire Denis
Written by Claire Denis, Jean-Pol Fargeau
Photographed by Robert Alazraki
Edited by Claude Merlin
Music by Abdullah Ibrahim

“I Am Not A Witch” by Rungano Nyoni (2017)

first feature

Shows so clearly how beliefs are used to exert power, and, in this case, to dominate women / lots of humor

Cast: Maggie Mulubwa, Henry B.J. Phiri, Gloria Huwiler, Nellie Munamonga
Director: Rungano Nyoni
Writer: Rungano Nyoni
Cinematographer: David Gallego
Editor: George Cragg, Yann Dedet, Thibault Hague
Composer: Matthew James Kelly

“Queen of Katwe” (Mira Nair, USA 2016)

Cast: Lupita Nyong’o, David Oyelowo, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Madina Nalwanga,
Director: Mira Nair
Writer: William Wheeler, (book by) Tim Crothers
Cinematographer: Sean Bobbitt
Editor: Barry Alexander Brown
Composer: Alex Heffes