An adorable, quirky chocolatier looking for love? One guess which country this heavily whimsical comedy hails from. Still, there are genuine Gallic charms to be found in Jean-Pierre Améris’ lighthearted tale of Angélique (Isabelle Carré), who attends the titular self-help group for individuals who are overly “emotional,” as the subtitles awkwardly put it. A masterful chocolate maker, she’s so shy she can’t take credit for her work — let alone go on dates.
Angélique takes a sales rep job at a third-rate chocolate company run by the equally neurotic Jean-René (Benoit Poelvoorde), who wants to romance Angélique but flop-sweats so often he has to carry extra dress shirts in his briefcase. Of course these two are made for each other, but it takes a joint mission to save the company for them to see life is, as it were, sweet.
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.
Running time: 80 minutes. In French, with English subtitles. Not rated (nothing offensive). At the Quad, West 13th Street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues.