Romantics Anonymous
2010 · Movie · 80 min · ★ 6.6 · 77% critics
Two painfully shy people with a shared love of chocolate find their lives colliding at a small factory that’s struggling to stay afloat. As they work together and try to face everyday social fears, their growing feelings are sweet, awkward, and hard to admit—especially when confidence is the one ingredient they both lack.
Also known as Les Motifs Anonymes
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Details
- Original title
- Les Émotifs anonymes
- Years
- 2010
- Release date
- 2010-12-22
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 80 min
- Critic score
- 77/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (574 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a gentle, quirky French romantic comedy with lots of warmth, awkward humor, and chocolate-fueled charm; Not for you if you dislike very shy leads or prefer sharper, more complex plots like The Hedgehog.
Pros: funny, touching romance; charming chocolate setting; hopeful, feel-good tone | Cons: predictable rom-com beats; thin character depth; subtitle/translation quirks
Themes
- expensive restaurant
- chocolate
- shyness
- chocolaterie
- group therapy
- salesperson
Awards & recognition
- César Award — Best Actress · 2011 · nominated
Cast & crew
Benoît Poelvoorde
as Jean-René Van Den Hugde
Isabelle Carré
as Angélique Delange
Lorella Cravotta
as Magda
Lise Lamétrie
as Suzanne
Swann Arlaud
as Antoine
Pierre Niney
as Ludo
Stéphan Wojtowicz
as Psychologist
Jacques Boudet
as Rémi
Alice Pol
as Adèle
Céline Duhamel
as Mimi
Directed by Jean-Pierre Améris