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A Very Long Engagement

A Very Long Engagement

Never let go.

20047.32h 13m

Overview

Young Frenchwoman Mathilde searches for the truth about her missing fiancé, lost during World War I, and learns many unexpected things along the way. The love of her life is gone. But she refuses to believe he's gone forever — and she needs to know for sure.

Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Written by Guillaume Laurant, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Sébastien Japrisot
Produced by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Box OfficeBudget: $47.0M0

Top Cast

Audrey Tautou

Audrey Tautou

Mathilde

Gaspard Ulliel

Gaspard Ulliel

Manech

Dominique Pinon

Dominique Pinon

Sylvain

Chantal Neuwirth

Chantal Neuwirth

Bénédicte

André Dussollier

André Dussollier

Pierre-Marie Rouvières

Ticky Holgado

Ticky Holgado

Germain Pire

Marion Cotillard

Marion Cotillard

Tina Lombardi

Dominique Bettenfeld

Dominique Bettenfeld

Ange Bassignano

Jodie Foster

Jodie Foster

Elodie Gordes

Jean-Pierre Darroussin

Jean-Pierre Darroussin

Benjamin Gordes

Themes & Keywords

prostituteamnesiaparis, franceworld war iloss of loved onebodily disabled personwheelchairlighthouselighthouse keeper verdunairshipdisappearanceteenage crushsoldierprivate detectivemissing personpoliotrenches

About A Very Long Engagement

A Very Long Engagement is a drama, romance, war film released in 2004 exploring themes of prostitute, amnesia, paris, france, world war i, loss of loved one, bodily disabled person. Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, it stars Audrey Tautou, Gaspard Ulliel, Dominique Pinon. Young Frenchwoman Mathilde searches for the truth about her missing fiancé, lost during World War I, and learns many unexpected things along the way. The love of her life is gone. But she refuses to believe he's gone forever — and she needs to know for sure.

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