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A Very Long Engagement

Original title: Un long dimanche de fiançailles · Turkish title: Kayıp Nişanlı

“Never let go.”

2004 · 2 h 13 min
Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
DramaMysteryRomance

Cast

Audrey Tautou Gaspard Ulliel Dominique Pinon Marion Cotillard Jodie Foster André Dussollier

Credits

Written by: Sébastien Japrisot

Plot

Mathilde, a young woman who walks with a limp, refuses to believe that her fiancé Manech died in the trenches of the First World War, where he was sent into no man's land as a punishment with four other soldiers. She follows clues, letters and the stories of survivors across France to find out what really happened. Jean-Pierre Jeunet's 2004 film, based on Sébastien Japrisot's novel, reunites him with Audrey Tautou.

Sinekatalog’s take

A war romance told as a detective story, with trench scenes of real horror and a heroine who refuses to give up. Jeunet's decorative eye is a little too tidy for the subject, but the sorrow gets through.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.6 / 10 (78,359 votes)
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