Synopsis
What happens when a man and a woman share a common passion? They fall in love. And this is what happens to Jean-René, the boss of a small chocolate factory, and Angélique, a gifted chocolate maker he has just hired. What occurs when a highly emotional man meets a highly emotional woman? They fall in love, and this is what occurs to Jean-René and Angélique who share the same handicap. But being pathologically timid does not make things easy for them. So whether they will manage to get together, join their solitudes and live happily ever after is a guessing matter.
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Cast
- Benoît PoelvoordeJean-René Van Den Hugde
- Isabelle CarréAngélique Delange
- Lorella CravottaMagda
- Lise LamétrieSuzanne
- Swann ArlaudAntoine
- Pierre NineyLudo
- Stéphan WojtowiczPsychologist
- Jacques BoudetRémi
- Alice PolAdèle
- Céline DuhamelMimi
Recommendations
- 100
San Francisco Chronicle
The word "delightful" is thrown around so much that it often means nothing. Movies that truly have the capacity to delight - that amuse and lift the spirits and create a warm feeling - are rare. Romantics Anonymous is one of those rare delights. - 75
New York Post
At its best, Romantics Anonymous is a love letter to everyone who's ever felt hopelessly awkward about being in a relationship, which is just about all of us. - 70
Variety
A delicious comedy-romance with a sweet-toothed twist from Gallic director Jean-Pierre Ameris ("Lightweight"). - 70
The New York Times
Romantics Anonymous might vaporize if the director and the actors didn't have such easy command over the tone of this singularly Gallic fairy tale. If you added a dozen songs and brought it to the stage it would be completely at home. - 60
Time Out
It's no recipe for hilarity or pitter-pattering hearts, but like our hero's sweets, this pleasant, delicate confection goes down easy enough. - 60
Empire
Charming but uneven, director Améris's film doesn't know whether to make us laugh or cry, and ends up doing neither. Still, a smart script offers plenty to keep incurable romantics happy. - 60
Village Voice
Améris's recipe here calls for everything in moderation, resulting in a movie that never threatens to offend nor, particularly, to delight, though it does offer a good view on a modestly charming actors' duet. - 50
Slant Magazine
A typically anodyne rom-com given a certain poignant piquancy by the paralyzing shyness of its romantic leads.
