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Title: Romantics Anonymous (2010)
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| Benoît Poelvoorde | ... | Jean-René Van Den Hugde | |
| Isabelle Carré | ... | Angélique Delange | |
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Lorella Cravotta | ... | Magda |
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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 | |
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Céline Duhamel | ... | Mimi, une émotive anonyme |
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Philippe Fretun | ... | Maxime, un émotif anonyme |
| Grégoire Ludig | ... | Julien, un émotif anonyme | |
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Philippe Gaulé | ... | Philippe, un émotif anonyme |
| Joëlle Séchaud | ... | Joëlle, une émotive anonyme | |
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Isabelle Gruault | ... | Sylviane, une émotive anonyme |
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. Written by Guy Bellinger
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Angélique (Isabelle Carré) is an expert chocolatier, the woman behind the legendary The Hermit who conquered all in the choco stakes. She is also cripplingly shy, and uses various ploys to hide her true nature. She gets job as a sales rep at a small chocolate makers, and embarks on a haphazard romance with the equally shy Jean-René (Benoît Poelvoorde), her erstwhile boss, all the while saving the company from bankruptcy.
The film works because Carré and Poelvoorde are perfectly matched, two hapless souls inadvertently thrown together by the fates. The film does not shock or surprise, instead the satisfaction is in seeing the usual romcom set-ups pulled off with aplomb. A mix-up at the hotel sees the couple go to extremes to avoid sharing a double bed. Once love has been established a farcical car chase ensues to bring all the principals together. A psychiatrist plies Jean-René with cues to reveal his inner thoughts. At one point, he ironically repeats his father's mantra about hoping nothing happens to us. His tears seem genuine and a rare moment of depth in what is shallow but well-executed fun.
The only jarring points are when the film tries too hard to be cute, the one song in the middle by Angélique being the example that comes to mind. These points ripple rather than jar, and on the whole this is wholesome, lighthearted fare that will bring a smile to you face.