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A Very Long Engagement
A Very Long Engagement
Actors: Audrey Tautou, Gaspard Ulliel, Jodie Foster, Dominique Pinon, Chantal Neuwirth
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Genres: Indie & Art House, Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Military & War
R     2005     2hr 13min

The film is set in France near the end of World War I in the deadly trenches of the Somme, in the gilded Parisien halls of power, and in the modest home of an indomitable provincial girl. It tells the story of this young w...  more »

     

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Actors: Audrey Tautou, Gaspard Ulliel, Jodie Foster, Dominique Pinon, Chantal Neuwirth
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Creators: Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Bill Gerber, Fabienne Tsaï, Francis Boespflug, Jean-Louis Monthieux, Guillaume Laurant, Sébastien Japrisot
Genres: Indie & Art House, Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Military & War
Sub-Genres: Indie & Art House, Love & Romance, Mystery & Suspense, Military & War
Studio: Warner Home Video
Format: DVD - Color,Widescreen - Closed-captioned,Subtitled
DVD Release Date: 07/12/2005
Theatrical Release Date: 00/00/2004
Release Year: 2005
Run Time: 2hr 13min
Screens: Color,Widescreen
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaDVD Credits: 2
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 0
MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Languages: French, German
Subtitles: English, Spanish, French

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Member Movie Reviews

Wayne F. (WWIIpfc) from COLORADO SPGS, CO
Reviewed on 4/29/2014...
This may be a very good movie, but it's in French language with English closed captioning.
1 of 2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Mary J. from HELENA, AL
Reviewed on 4/5/2014...
A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT is not only a beautiful, ambitious, and extremely well made movie, but it's also a fantastic DVD. Bonus features include audio commentary by director Jean-Pierre Jeunet, three behind-the-scenes documentaries (including one over an hour long), and deleted scenes with commentary by Jeunet.

If you liked Jeunet's whimsical AMELIE, or love stories, or films about WWI, or French films in general, or if you just want something a bit different than your average period drama, do yourself a favor and check this out.
Kathleen O. (Kathleen) from WALDPORT, OR
Reviewed on 5/12/2009...
Tautou is wonderful. The story is a bit disturbing but this is a love story... A story of hope and it doesn't disappoint.
2 of 2 member(s) found this review helpful.

Movie Reviews

Endearing
Steve | Virginia | 01/03/2010
(4 out of 5 stars)

"A Very Long Engagement caught my eye because it was the work of a gifted director and actress who teamed up for one of my favorite movies of all time, Amélie. I hoped for the same kind of breathtaking visual feast and empathetic story. I was not disappointed.
While Engagement is decidedly graver, it nonetheless has its charm and thanks to the remarkable Audrey Tautou, the driving character in the movie captured my interest and carried me through this densely woven and mysterious plot. Tautou is a treasure as the main character Mathilde, a young girl obsessed with getting to the truth behind her young lover's disappearance while fighting in WWI. The characterizations of this girl are brilliant and it is impossible not to be taken in by her methods of determining fate. Foolishly, I thought I was the only one who did such things...
Filmed in sepia tones and loaded with gorgeous reproductions of WWI era France, director Jean-Pierre Jeunet lays out a fascinating tale of the enduring power of love and the dream smothering finality of war. He avoids overt anti-war lecturing in favor of the matter-of-fact starkness of ordinary people put in extraordinary circumstances. Films that deal with war are best when they avoid heroic clichés or preachy sentiments, opting for the commonality of human reaction. A Very Long Engagement is such a film.
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