France,
2016, 110 min
(Alternative: 114 min)
Directed by:
Roschdy ZemScreenplay:
Cyril GélyCinematography:
Thomas LetellierComposer:
Gabriel YaredCast:
Omar Sy, James Thiérrée, Noémie Lvovsky, Frédéric Pierrot, Mikael Buxton, Héléna Soubeyrand, Timothé Vom Dorp, Clotilde Hesme, Olivier Gourmet (more)VOD (1)
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Padilla was born in Cuba in 1868 and was sold into slavery at the age of 9, to a Portuguese merchant. After escaping slavery, he traveled to Paris and launched a career in the circus, captivating the French with his talents as a singer and dancer, and as a clown, working under the stage name 'Chocolat'. (Transmission Films)
Cast
Bruno Podalydès
France
Best movies:
The Other Son (2012)
The Day of the Crows (2012)
Paris, I Love You (2006)
Phénix Brossard
France
Achille Potier
Best movies:
Chocolat (2016)
Daddy or Mommy (2015)
Pierre Alloggia
Best movies:
Chocolat (2016)
Gemma Bovery (2014)
Bad Faith (2006)
Jean-Pol Brissart
Best movies:
The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
Guilty (2011)
Amélie (2001)
Andy Gillet
Best movies:
Antique (2008)
Chocolat (2016)
Romance of Astrea and Celadon (2007)
Vincent Nemeth
Best movies:
Guilty (2011)
Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)
A Bag of Marbles (2017)
Yvonnick Muller
Best movies:
Chocolat (2016)
Bleu catacombes (2013) (TV movie)
Maria Into Life (2022)
Thierry Nenez
France
Best movies:
Shut Up! (2003)
Don't Worry, I'm Fine (2006)
Marcelino, pan y vino (1991)
Félix Bossuet
France
Best movies:
Yannick (2023)
Belle and Sebastian (2013)
My King (2015)
Marina Pastor
Best movies:
Chocolat (2016)
Alternate Weeks (and Half the Vacation) (2009)
Julie Lescaut (1992) (series)
Alexia Giordano
Best movies:
Chocolat (2016)
Cezanne and I (2016)
Curiosa (2019)
Dan Herzberg
France
Best movies:
Sarah's Key (2010)
Taxi (1998)
Round Da Way (2009)
Lilly Rose Debos
Best movies:
The Ideal Palace (2018)
Chocolat (2016)
French Women (2014)
Anne-Lise Kedvès
France
Best movies:
Chocolat (2016)
Nicholas on Holiday (2014)
They Are Everywhere (2016)
Clovis Fouin
Best movies:
Chocolat (2016)
Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha Christie (2009) (series)
Mozart's Sister (2010)
Félix Kysyl
Best movies:
Chocolat (2016)
Godard Mon Amour (2017)
Lover for a Day (2017)
John Arnold
Best movies:
Valmont (1989)
Love Is in the Air (2005)
Chocolat (2016)
Cédric Appietto
Best movies:
Chocolat (2016)
Rogue City (2020)
The Traveller (2019) (series)