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A Very Long Engagement (2004)

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From the director and star of Amelie (Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Audrey Tautou) comes a very different love story, A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT, based on the acclaimed novel by Sebastien Japrisot. The film is set in France near the end of World War I in the deadly trenches of the Somme, in the gilded Parisian halls of power, and in the modest home of an indomitable provincial girl. It tells the story of this young woman's relentless and sometimes comic search for her fiancée, who has disappeared. He is one of five French soldiers believed to have been court-martialed under mysterious circumstances and pushed out of an allied trench into an almost-certain death in no-man's land. What follows is an investigation into the arbitrary nature of secrecy, the absurdity of war, and the enduring passion, intuition and tenacity of the human heart.
Running Time: 2 hrs. 13 min.
Release Date:  November 26, 2004 (limited).
MPAA Rating:   R for violence and sexuality.
Distributor:   Warner Independent Pictures
Cast and Credits
Starring: Audrey Tautou, Gaspard Ulliel, Dominique Pinon, Jodie Foster, Chantal Neuwirth
Directed by: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Produced by: Bill Gerber, David Puttnam
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Critics Reviews Average Grade:   B   
E! Online,
"...a gripping, gorgeous epic that evokes strong emotions as well as it provokes laughter and serious thought." more...
A
filmcritic.com, Chris Barsanti
"Ravishing to look at and often quite touching, A Very Long Engagement is ultimately too manipulative to achieve true lasting greatness." more...
B-
Hollywood Reporter, Bernard Besserglik
"...one can question whether Jeunet's stock-in-trade cuteness really mixes with the tragic." more...
C+
New York Post, Lou Lumenick
"...an odd, initially jarring mixture of style and subject matter that works better as the film goes along..." more...
B
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User Reviews Average Grade:  B   
Another beautiful film from director of "Amelie"  by currahee1983 (1/16/2005)
40 out of 42 people found this review helpful
Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Audrey Tautou, the director and star of "Amelie", live up...Full Review
  A+
How life can also prevail from war  by marla_singer_13 (11/28/2004)
32 out of 38 people found this review helpful
This movie pictures perfectly how the arrogance of a nation at war could lead its...Full Review
  A+
Love is a Battlefield  by bachfeuer (12/15/2004)
24 out of 26 people found this review helpful
“A Very Long Engagement” is like “Titanic” in several ways. Both make...Full Review
  A+
A wonderful movie (for me).  by yidir_corday (11/26/2004)
18 out of 24 people found this review helpful
I really loved this movie.And I hope many people will go to see it because it is...Full Review
  A
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