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.
Acting
Carré and Poelvoorde's physical comedy of trembling hands.
Direction
Améris frames shyness like a suspense thriller.
Cinematography
Chocolate so glossy you'll lick the screen.
Director
Jean-Pierre Améris
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
Psychologist
Jacques Boudet
Rémi
Alice Pol
Adèle
Céline Duhamel
Mimi
Philippe Fretun
Maxime
Grégoire Ludig
Julien
Philippe Gaulé
Philippe
Joëlle Sechaud
Joëlle
Isabelle Gruault
Isabelle
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Isabelle Carré and Benoît Poelvoorde both attended real group therapy for shyness research, though neither is particularly shy.
A rare French rom-com that rejects the 'meet-cute' — these two meet-traumatic.
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