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A Very Long Engagement (aka Un Long Dimanche De Fiancailles) (2004)

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From the director of 'Amelie' comes this very different love story. Set in France near the end of World War I, it tells the story of a young woman's relentless, moving and sometimes comic search for her fiance who has disappeared. Featuring another fantastic performance from Audrey Tautou, this film has an amazing cast full of France's finest.Oscar nominated for Art Direction and Best Cinematography.

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Classification:

Suitable only for persons of 12 years and over

Starring:

Audrey Tautou, Dominique Pinon, Jodie Foster, Denis Lavant, Tcheky Karyo, Dominique Bettenfeld, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Marion Cotillard, Ticky Holgado, Andre Dussollier, Clovis Cornillac, Gaspard Ulliel, Jean-Pierre Becker, Julie Depardieu

Director:

Jean-Pierre Jeunet

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Reviewed by: ZS

Picturesque war-time fairy tale detective story.
Jeunet uses a large number of short detailed scenes to tell a long and complicated stroy in a palatable way. This is not a film to watch when you are half-asleep, or tipsy, but for the alert viewer provides a very entertaining yarn, with many amusing diversions throughout. Essentially it is a detective story, as Tautou (known now to the world as Amelie) tries various leads and calls upon fate to try and discover her lost love, who was one of five men condemned for illicit attempts to be discharged from the front line of the Somme. The film is very picturesque throughout, and shows a maturity of Jeunet's distinctive style. Extremely ambitious in scope, and achieves a great deal of what it sets out to do. I would prefer to rate this 3.5, but will rate it a generous 4, as it deserves better than 3.

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Reviewed by: Andrew Ballantine

Beautifully moving story
Audrey Tautou and Marion Cotillard are excellent in this film with a surprise appearance by Jodie Foster. Never mind that it is subtitled this a superbly crafted and moving film. Any description of the story would spoil your enjoyment of watching the film, but suffice to say that it based around the horrors of the first World war and lost loved ones. The title gives a hint to the final outcome. As ever the French make excellent films and always manage to find a slightly different angle to view any situation. If you do not usually watch subtitled films, put your prejudice aside for once and watch this film.

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	Reviewed by: VH
A really lovely film A lovely way to spend an evening. A captivating film which both my husband and I thoroughly enjoyed.

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	Reviewed by: Carol
Charming A lovely film, I thoroughly enjoyed it.

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	Reviewed by: Irene Ridgeon
Amelie does WW1 or France goes Hollywood This was very disappointing for me. It took a very long time to say very little and seemed to be trying very hard to manipulate the emotions rather than being truly moving; a gimmicky and ultimately shallow treatment of serious subject matter, especially as I understand this is the first French film to tackle it.

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A Very Long Engagement (aka Un Long Dimanche De Fiancailles)

Genres:

Drama

Run Time:
129 Minutes

Subtitles:

English

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

BFI Classification:
Suitable only for persons of 12 years and over

Release Date:
13/06/2005

Production Year:
2004

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 2.35:1

Colour:
Colour