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A Very Long Engagement

Play trailer Poster for A Very Long Engagement R,  2004,  2h 14m,  Drama/ War/ Mystery & Thriller/ Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
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78% Tomatometer 139 Reviews 85% Popcornmeter 50,000+ Ratings
Mathilde (Audrey Tautou) is told that her fiancé (Gaspard Ulliel) has been killed in World War I. She refuses to believe this, however, and begins trying to find out what actually happened on the battlefield the night he was supposedly killed, enlisting the help of a private investigator. During her search, she stumbles across evidence of the inhumane and morally bankrupt system used by the French to deal with deserters, and hears from other men who were sentenced to extreme punishment.
A Very Long Engagement

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Critics Consensus

A well-crafted and visually arresting drama with a touch of whimsy.

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Tom Long Detroit News Dec 22, 2004
A
This is grand cinema. Go to Full Review
Terry Lawson Detroit Free Press Dec 22, 2004
2/4
The comic-dramatic divide of A Very Long Engagement is difficult to traverse, much less conquer. It's simply hard to be charmed with all those corpses scattered about. Go to Full Review
Jeff Strickler Minneapolis Star Tribune Dec 21, 2004
Merging heart-wrenching emotions with quirky humor and splicing bloody war footage with goofy comedy, the movie mixes vastly disparate elements into a surprisingly smooth blend. Go to Full Review
James Mottram The List Apr 23, 2019
4/5
With detail crammed into literally every frame, you'd be hard-pressed to find a more imaginative film this year. Go to Full Review
Nick Rogers Midwest Film Journal Nov 22, 2010
3.5/4
As in any fable, there are spires, towers and moats, and it's a spellbinding saga - a macabre dance choreographed by its romance's throbbing heart. Mathilde and Manech's love left its mark in many places, so why not the grungiest and war-torn? Go to Full Review
Mark Halverson Sacramento News & Review Aug 7, 2008
4/5
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Hermione S Mar 13, 2019 This is the only romantic movie that i loved and love.
Han G Apr 22, 2018 You wanna watch a world war movie ? then skip this piece of shit and watch "Fury" (2014) instead. This is a stupid and boring love story that doesn't deserve to be called a world war movie. See more
Hagrid P Feb 15, 2018 Puntaje Original: 5.5 Por más visualmente bien trabajado que sea, A Very Long Engagement no deja de ser un cliché.
Leia S Jun 24, 2017 Don't expect Amelie. This is the least enticing film from Jean-Pierre Jeunet that I've seen. It's still quite good especially if you like WWI movies. See more
Harry G Nov 18, 2016 Director Jeunet tones down the quirkiness enough to make this a moving, engaging film about serious topics while still injecting it with enough to add some humanity to the characters and some dark humour to get through the starkness of war. Through the protagonists' search for the truth it reveals a series of stories about the war, all with unique characters. See more
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Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Director

Audrey Tautou

Mathilde

Gaspard Ulliel

Manech

Jean-Pierre Becker

Esperanza

Dominique Bettenfeld

Ange Bassignano

Clovis Cornillac

Benoît Notre-Dame

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Movie Info

Synopsis Mathilde (Audrey Tautou) is told that her fiancé (Gaspard Ulliel) has been killed in World War I. She refuses to believe this, however, and begins trying to find out what actually happened on the battlefield the night he was supposedly killed, enlisting the help of a private investigator. During her search, she stumbles across evidence of the inhumane and morally bankrupt system used by the French to deal with deserters, and hears from other men who were sentenced to extreme punishment.
Director
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Producer
Angus Finney
Screenwriter
Sébastien Japrisot, Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Warner Brothers
Rating
R (Violence|Sexuality)
Genre
Drama, War, Mystery & Thriller, Romance
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 26, 2004, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 24, 2014
Runtime
2h 14m
Sound Mix
Surround
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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