Romantics Anonymous (2010) Les émotifs anonymes (original title)

Director:

Jean-Pierre Améris

Writers:

Jean-Pierre Améris
Philippe Blasband
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Release Date:

25 November 2011 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

What happens when a man and a woman share a common passion? They fall in love. And this is what happens to Jean-René...

Plot Keywords:

Chocolate | Boss | Chocolate Factory | Date | Secret Recipe

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Benoît Poelvoorde	...	Jean-René Van Den Hugde
Isabelle Carré	...	Angélique Delange
Lorella Cravotta	...	Magda
Lise Lamétrie	...	Suzanne
Swann Arlaud	...	Antoine
Pierre Niney	...	Ludo
Stéphan Wojtowicz	...	Le psychologue
Jacques Boudet	...	Rémi, un émotif anonyme
Alice Pol	...	Adèle, une émotive anonyme
Céline Duhamel	...	Mimi, une émotive anonyme
Philippe Fretun	...	Maxime, un émotif anonyme
Grégoire Ludig	...	Julien, un émotif anonyme
Philippe Gaulé	...	Philippe, un émotif anonyme
Joëlle Séchaud	...	Joëlle, une émotive anonyme
Isabelle Gruault	...	Sylviane, une émotive anonyme
Claude Aufaure	...	M. Mercier
Philippe Laudenbach	...	Le président du jury du salon du chocolat
Marie-Christine Demarest	...	Madame Legrand
Pascal Ternisien	...	Le serveur restaurant
Jean-Yves Chatelais	...	Le réceptionniste
Christiane Millet	...	La mère d'Angélique
Vincent Paillier	...	Franck, l'amant de la mère
Eric Naggar	...	Le gérant méprisant
Vijay Singh	...	Le vendeur de roses
Noémie Landreau	...	La vendeuse 'À la Mère de Famille'
Pierre Adenot	...	Le pianiste bar
Christophe Tourrette	...	Membre du jury Salon du chocolat
Claude Humbert	...	Membre du jury Salon du chocolat
Anny Vogel	...	Vendeuse Mercier
Florence Mallet-Laffay	...	Vendeuse Mercier
Alexandra Morales	...	Hôtesse salon
Cindy Mollaret	...	Hôtesse salon
Robert Barnouin	...	Membre du jury Salon du chocolat
Christophe Tarare	...	Membre du jury Salon du chocolat
Rémi Patoux	...	Membre du jury Salon du chocolat
Nancy Tate
Sabrina Baldassara
Jean-Pascal Abribat
Pierre Bénézit
Mustapha Abourachid
Dominique Verrier
Philippe Briegh	...	Violoniste orchestre restaurant
Philippe Garcia	...	Contrebassiste orchestre restaurant
Jacques Bretaudeau	...	Accordéoniste orchestre restaurant
Gilles Haddad Areski	...	Guitariste orchestre restaurant
Constantin 'Kosty' Lacatus	...	Joueur de Cymbalum orchestre restaurant
Franco Vega San Francisco	...	Groupe mariachi Salon du chocolat
Lester Vega San Francisco	...	Groupe mariachi Salon du chocolat

Directed by
Jean-Pierre Améris

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jean-Pierre Améris
Diane Bardinet		translation and adaptation
Philippe Blasband

Produced by
Nathalie Gastaldo	....	producer
Philippe Godeau	....	producer
Olivier Rausin	....	co-producer
Arlette Zylberberg	....	associate producer: RTBF

Original Music by
Pierre Adenot

Cinematography by
Gérard Simon

Film Editing by
Philippe Bourgueil

Casting by
Tatiana Vialle

Production Design by
Sylvie Olivé

Costume Design by
Sophie Breton
Nathalie du Roscoat

Makeup Department
Avril Carpentier	....	additional makeup artist
Corinne Maillard	....	key makeup artist (as Corine Maillard)
Aurélie Rameau	....	makeup artist
Jimmy Springard	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Baudoin Capet	....	production manager
Laurent Coppola	....	unit manager
Varujan Gumusel	....	post-production manager
Olivier Lagny	....	unit manager
Christophe Masson	....	assistant unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Nils Hamelin	....	first assistant director
Charlotte Marrel	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Benjamin Bouygues-Faugeron	....	assistant art director
Pascal Chevé	....	plasterer
Georges Kafian	....	graphic designer
Nicolas Migot	....	assistant art director
William Mordos	....	set designer
Daniel Parceaud	....	on-set dresser
Pascaline Pitiot	....	props: exteriors
Francoise Rouge	....	painter (as Françoise Rouge)
Romain Scavazza	....	assistant art director
Martina Seeber	....	painter

Sound Department
Marc Bastien	....	sound editor
Elsa Diringer	....	sound utility
François Dumont	....	dialogue editor
Jean-Pierre Duret	....	sound
Aline Gavroy	....	foley sound engineer
François Groult	....	sound re-recording mixer
Pierre-Jean Labrusse	....	sound mix technician
Olivier Thys	....	foley artist

Visual Effects by
Thibaut Couwenbergh	....	visual effects
Bertrand de Saint Seine	....	end titles
Eric Dupont	....	digital compositor
Aurélien Grand	....	retouch and restoration
Marie Maulet	....	digital compositor
Marc Umé	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Julien Margot	....	stunt double
Stéphane Margot	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Loïc Andrieu	....	steadicam operator
Marie Barronet	....	still photographer (as Marie Barronnet)
Jean-Guy Cheny	....	grip
Raphael Jourdan	....	key grip
Melinda Lignot	....	second assistant camera
Julien Muller	....	second assistant camera
Patrick Rebatel	....	gaffer
Patrick Renault	....	electrician

Casting Department
Céline Delamour	....	casting assistant
Morgane Peron	....	extras casting assistant
Alexandra Weyers	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ana Belen Palacios	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Xavier Desjours	....	dailies color grader
Catherine Le Mignant-Labye	....	assistant editor
Natacha Louis	....	colorist

Music Department
Pierre Adenot	....	conductor
Pierre Adenot	....	orchestrator
Jean-Pierre Arquie	....	supervision of the recording sessions
Cyrille Aufort	....	orchestrator
Tom Bowes	....	musician: first violin
Jo Buckley	....	assistant orchestra contractor
Simon Chamberlain	....	musician: piano
Eric Chevalier	....	music programmer
Olga FitzRoy	....	music assistant engineer
Isobel Griffiths	....	orchestra contractor
Aymeric Letoquart	....	pro tools operator: music
Valérie Lindon	....	music supervisor
Patrick Millet	....	consultant: original music
Stéphane Reichart	....	music mixer
Guy-Paul Romby	....	copyist
Nick Wollage	....	music sound engineer

Other crew
Jean-Pierre Arquie	....	Pierre Adenot & Cyrille Aufort's agent (as Jean-Pierre Arquié)
Marie Barré	....	location scout
Virginie Breydel de Groeninghe	....	assistant producer
Myriam Bruguière	....	press attache
Laurent Coppola	....	assistant unit manager
Laetitia Dom	....	production secretary
Olivier Fernandez	....	location scout
Olivier Guigues	....	press attache
Eric Jooris	....	legal counsel
Charlotte Marrel	....	location scouting
Thomas Percy	....	press attache
Catherine Poels	....	press attache: Belgium
Mathieu Pradinaud	....	making-of director
Delphine Régnier	....	script supervisor (as Delphine Régnier-Cavero)
Sebastian Schelenz	....	financial supervisor (as Schelenz Sebastian)
Pierre Selinger	....	production attorney
Anne Serrié	....	production administrator
Breydel Virginie	....	assistant producer

Production Companies

• Pan Européenne Production (as Pan Européenne)
• StudioCanal (co-production)
• France 3 Cinéma (co-production)
• Rhône-Alpes Cinéma (co-production)
• Climax Films (co-production)
• Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF) (co-production)
• Canal+ (participation)
• CinéCinéma (participation)
• France Télévision (participation)
• Banque Postale Image 3, La (in association with)
• Cinémage 4 (in association with)
• Uni Étoile 7 (in association with)
• Le Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral de Belgique (support)
• Casa Kafka Pictures (support)
• Movie Tax Shelter Empowered by Dexia (support)
• Programme MEDIA de la Communauté Européenne (support)
• Procirep (support)
• Angoa-Agicoa (support)
• Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC) (participation)
• Dexia (support)

Distributors

• Delphi Filmverleih Produktion (2011) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Filmtrade (2011) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Lucky Red (2011) (Italy) (theatrical)
• StudioCanal (2010) (France) (theatrical)
• StudioCanal (2010) (worldwide) (theatrical)
• Tribeca Film (2011) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Big Bang Distribution (2010) (Belgium) (all media)
• DCM Film Distribution (2011) (Germany) (all media)
• Madman Entertainment (2011) (Australia) (all media)
• Orlando Films (2011) (Israel) (all media)
• Savor (2011) (Spain) (all media)
• Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais (2011) (Portugal) (all media)

Special Effects

• Digital Graphics
• Duboi (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Air Studios  music recorded at
• BCG  publicity
• Cinésyl  grip and lighting equipment
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Film Music Services  composer's agency, score coordination
• Fuji  film stock
• Studios de Meudon  music recorded at
• TSF  camera equipment provided by

Also Known As:

"Les émotifs anonymes" - France (original title)

Runtime:

80 min

Country:

France | Belgium

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

France:U | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Ireland:12A | Sweden:15 | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Château de Montgeroult - 9 Rue du Frochot, Montgenoult, Val-d'Oise, France

Company:

Pan Européenne Production

Trivia:

Nomination: Prix Lumières de la meilleure actrice à Isabelle Carré (14-1-2011).

Quotes:

Angélique Delange:I'm sorry but it won't work. I love you and I know you love me. But it's a recipe for disaster. We'll get to know each other, warts and all. We'll annoy each other, stop communicating, and end up hating each other. I don't want that. We're both emotional.It's a recipe for disaster. We're not strong enough. We understand each other, only too well. We'll pull each other down like two people drowning. Our struggling will only make us sink faster.I don't want to sink. Or drown, even with you. So...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Movie Friends: Prashant Prabhakar (2013)

Soundtrack:

You Are My Destiny

Chocolate and Love: Two delicacies deliciously served

ROMANTICS ANONYMOUS (Les émotifs anonymes) is a wonder bit of French fluff that may seem like a little love story on the surface, but has a lot to say about our current state of relationships. Written (with Philippe Blasband) and directed by Jean-Pierre Améris this little film takes advantage of the fine comedic talents of the two stars and brings a supporting cast of of actors to the table who demonstrate how fine cameo roles can be polished.

Angélique Delange (the perky, multitalented Isabelle Carré) cannot cope with relating to people: she is a shy young student in a chocolate class taught by M. Mercier (Claude Aufaure) who rises to the top of her class as a chocolatier winning employment in the finest chocolate business in France when suddenly M. Mercier dies. Angélique is without a job and is terrified of interviewing (she belongs to a group therapy session called Romantics Anonymous where the group shares their flaws in relating to people. She sees and interview slot for a candy business owned by Jean-René Van Den Hugde (Benoît Poelvoorde) - a man who is terrified of women as he works through sessions with his therapist (Stéphan Wojtowicz). Angélique's interview goes well and she is hired on the spot - as a sales rep!

Through a series of trial and error Angélique wins the friendship of the small staff (Lorella Cravotta, Lise Lamétrie, Swann Arlaud, and Pierre Niney) who understand the business is going bankrupt and together they stage a lessons on chocolate making that results is the staff learning all the secrets for the now defunct Mercier Chocolates. Angélique and Jean- René seem to find an attraction to each other but their emotional timidity prevents them from connecting until a big break comes: the business is chosen to attend the chocolate prize competition and in the midst of the trip the two seem to overcome their handicaps. But the future isn't assured until Jean-René attends Angélique's group therapy session, a place where they both must confront their feelings, and from there on the film dashes into a fun French farce.

The film is in French with English subtitles and comes off like an uncorked bottle of fine champagne. It is a fun, light, romantic little takeoff on how so many people must join group therapy just to relate to each other. It bubbles!

Grady Harp