A Very Long Engagement

A Very Long Engagement
Movie · Drama · Romance

Near the end of World War I in France, five nearly hopeless men shoot themselves in order to escape the horror of the front line trenches at the Somme. They are court-martialed under mysterious circumstances and as punishment, are pushed out of an allied trench into no man's land, left alone to die a horrible death. The fiancee of one of the men suddenly receives some information that leads her to believe her boyfriend might have somehow been able to escape his prescribed fate. She sets out on a painful and frustrating search for the truth, which also leads her to learn about the absurdity of war, the strangeness of secrecy, and the enduring passion and tenacity of the human heart. Based on the acclaimed novel by Sébastien Japrisot. Nominated for two Academy Awards! Starring Audrey Tautou ("Dirty Pretty Things," "Amelie"), Jodie Foster ("Panic Room," "Contact"), Dominique Pinon ("The Da Vinci Code," "Amelie") and Tchéky Karyo ("Taking Lives," "The Patriot").

2004 · 2h 14m
  • 79%
  • 17+
Starring Audrey Tautou, Gaspard Ulliel, Jean-Pierre Becker
Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet

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Cast & Crew

  • Audrey Tautou
    Mathilde Donnay
  • Gaspard Ulliel
    Manech
  • J‌B
    Jean-Pierre Becker
    Esperanza
  • D‌B
    Dominique Bettenfeld
    Ange Bassignano
  • Clovis Cornillac
    Benoît Notre-Dame
  • Marion Cotillard
    Tina Lombardi
  • Jodie Foster
    Elodie Gordes
  • Jean-Claude Dreyfus
    Commandant Lavrouye
  • Albert Dupontel
    Célestin Poux
  • André Dussollier
    Pierre-Marie Rouvières
  • Ticky Holgado
    Germain Pire

About

A Very Long Engagement

Drama

Near the end of World War I in France, five nearly hopeless men shoot themselves in order to escape the horror of the front line trenches at the Somme. They are court-martialed under mysterious circumstances and as punishment, are pushed out of an allied trench into no man's land, left alone to die a horrible death. The fiancee of one of the men suddenly receives some information that leads her to believe her boyfriend might have somehow been able to escape his prescribed fate. She sets out on a painful and frustrating search for the truth, which also leads her to learn about the absurdity of war, the strangeness of secrecy, and the enduring passion and tenacity of the human heart. Based on the acclaimed novel by Sébastien Japrisot. Nominated for two Academy Awards! Starring Audrey Tautou ("Dirty Pretty Things," "Amelie"), Jodie Foster ("Panic Room," "Contact"), Dominique Pinon ("The Da Vinci Code," "Amelie") and Tchéky Karyo ("Taking Lives," "The Patriot").

17+

COMMON SENSE

Beautiful WWI love story with gruesome battle scenes.

79%

TOMATOMETER
Average 7.7
Reviews 146
Fresh 115
Rotten 31

Information

Studio
Warner Independent Pictures
Released
2004
Run Time
2 hr 14 min
Rated
R for violence and sexuality.
Region of Origin
France
© (c) 2004 A Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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French (France)
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French (France) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

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English (CC), English (United States) (Always On)

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Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
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