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Un long dimanche de fiançailles (2004) -- "A Very Long Engagement" tells the story of a young woman's relentless search for her fianc�e, who has disappeared from the trenches of the Somme during World War One.
Un long dimanche de fiançailles (2004) -- "A Very Long Engagement" tells the story of a young woman's relentless search for her fianc�e, who has disappeared from the trenches of the Somme during World War One.
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Release Date:
27 October 2004 (Belgium) more
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Tagline:
Never let go
Plot:
Tells the story of a young woman's relentless search for her fiancé, who has disappeared from the trenches of the Somme during World War One. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 16 wins & 21 nominations more
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Cast

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Audrey Tautou ... Mathilde
Gaspard Ulliel ... Manech
Dominique Pinon ... Sylvain
Chantal Neuwirth ... Bénédicte
André Dussollier ... Pierre-Marie Rouvières
Ticky Holgado ... Germain Pire

Marion Cotillard ... Tina Lombardi
Dominique Bettenfeld ... Ange Bassignano

Jodie Foster ... Elodie Gordes
Jean-Pierre Darroussin ... Benjamin Gordes
Clovis Cornillac ... Benoît Notre-Dame
Jean-Pierre Becker ... Lieutenant Esperanza
Denis Lavant ... Six-Soux
Jérôme Kircher ... Bastoche
Albert Dupontel ... Célestin Poux
Jean-Paul Rouve ... The Postman
Elina Löwensohn ... German woman
Julie Depardieu ... Véronique Passavant
Michel Vuillermoz ... L'il Louis
Urbain Cancelier ... Priest
Maud Rayer ... Mme Desrochelles
Michel Robin ... Old Man Visiting Battlefield

Tchéky Karyo ... Captain Favourier

Jean-Claude Dreyfus ... Commandant Lavrouye
Philippe Duquesne ... Favart
Bouli Lanners ... Chardolot
Stéphane Butet ... Philippot
Christian Pereira ... Archives officer
François Levantal ... Thouvenel
Patrick Paroux
Solène Le Pechon ... Mathilde (10 Years Old)
Virgil Leclaire ... Manech (13 Years Old)
Florence Thomassin ... Narrator (voice)
Thierry Gibault ... Lieutenant Estrangin
Myriam Roustan ... The Cafe Prostitute
Gilles Masson ... The Murdered Officer
Sandrine Rigault ... Mariette Notre-Dame (as Sandrine Rigaud)
Michel Chalmeau ... The Priest of Milly
Marc Faure ... The Prison Director
Rodolphe Pauly ... Jean Desrochelles
Xavier Maly ... Chardolot's Friend
Till Bahlmann ... The German Prisoner
Tony Gaultier ... Gravedigger
Louis-Marie Audubert ... Gravedigger
Jean-Gilles Barbier ... The Sergeant
Marc Robert ... Soldier
Pierre Heitz ... Soldier
Philippe Maymat ... Soldier
Eric Debrosse ... Soldier
Michel Gondoin ... Soldier (as Mike Gondouin)
Pido ... Menacing Corsican (as Eric Fraticelli)
Philippe Beautier ... Joker on the Train
Gérald Weingand ... Conned Soldier
Luc Sonzogni ... Conned Soldier
Xavier Berlioz ... Orderly
Frankie Pain ... Madam
Marcel Philippot ... Bourgeois Man
Pascale Lievyn ... Bourgeois Woman
Jean-Claude Lecoq ... German Machine Gunner
Rufus ... Breton
Esther Sironneau ... Nurse
Stéphanie Gesnel ... Prostitute
Frédérique Bel ... Prostitute
Alexandre Caumartin ... Stretcher Bearer
Eric Defosse ... Stretcher Bearer
Gaspar Claus ... Stabbed German
Jean-Philippe Bèche ... Georges Cornu
Anaïs Durand ... Hélène Pire
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Rachel Berger ... Petite prostitute (uncredited)
Morgan Berthon ... Un soldat regardant Manech (uncredited)

Xavier Bonastre ... Un bourgeois (1910) (uncredited)
Vincent Bowen ... (uncredited)
Marie-Thé Colmagne ... Une bourgeoise (1910) (uncredited)
Aleksandra Kacprzak ... Passante sur la place de l'Opéra (uncredited)
Arnaud Klein ... Soldier (uncredited)
Julien Lecat ... Un soldat (uncredited)
Arnaud Marciszewer ... Baptistin 8 ans (uncredited)
Arnaud Mathey-Dreyfus ... Soldier Hooked in a Tree (uncredited)
Christophe Perie ... Soldier (uncredited)
Aleksandrs Petukhovs ... Soldier (uncredited)
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Directed by
Jean-Pierre Jeunet 
 
Writing credits
Sébastien Japrisot (novel)

Jean-Pierre Jeunet (story and adaptation) and
Guillaume Laurant (story and adaptation)

Guillaume Laurant (dialogue)

Produced by
Francis Boespflug .... associate producer
Bill Gerber .... executive producer
Jean-Louis Monthieux .... executive producer
Fabienne Tsaï .... creative executive producer
 
Original Music by
Angelo Badalamenti 
 
Cinematography by
Bruno Delbonnel 
 
Film Editing by
Hervé Schneid 
 
Casting by
Pierre-Jacques Bénichou 
Marie-Sylvie Caillierez 
Valerie Espagne 
 
Production Design by
Aline Bonetto 
 
Set Decoration by
Véronique Melery 
 
Costume Design by
Madeline Fontaine 
 
Makeup Department
Jean-Charles Bachelier .... key hair stylist
Christophe Chabenet .... special makeup effects artist
Sylvie Ferry .... special makeup effects artist
Dominique Galichet .... makeup artist
Marie-Pierre Hattabi .... hair stylist
Sébastien Imart .... special makeup effects artist
Pierre-Paul Jayne .... special makeup effects artist
Frédéric Lainé .... special makeup effects artist
Géraldine Lemaire .... additional hair stylist
Franck Mendoche .... hair stylist
Pascal Molina .... special makeup effects artist
Anne Moralis .... wig maker
Annabelle Petit .... special makeup effects artist
Stéphane Robert .... makeup artist (as Stéphane Lagadic)
Jean-Christophe Roger .... makeup artist
Nathalie Tissier .... key makeup artist
 
Production Management
Laurent Chiomento .... unit production manager
Nicolas Davy .... assistant unit manager
Jean-Marc Deschamps .... production manager
Eric Duchêne .... unit production manager
David Le Gall .... assistant unit manager
Alain Mougenot .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Artur .... assistant director
Matthieu de la Mortière .... second assistant director
Cécile Denis .... second assistant director
Guilain Depardieu .... second assistant director
Arnaud Esterez .... first assistant director
Julien Lecat .... assistant director
Arnaud Mathey-Dreyfus .... second assistant director
Thierry Mauvoisin .... first assistant director
Pascal Roy .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
François Borgeaud .... props
Luc Desportes .... storyboard artist
Francesca Balestra Di Mottola .... art department trainee
Franck Gies .... carpenter
Mathieu Junot .... production design assistant
Anne Le van ra .... art department coordinator
Delphine Mabed .... production design assistant
Hélène Rey .... assistant set decorator
Hélène Rey .... assistant set dresser
Patrick Schmitt .... assistant art director
Nicolas Vrancken .... set dresser
 
Sound Department
Vincent Arnardi .... sound re-recording mixer
Marilena Cavola .... sound editor
Sophie Chiabaut .... sound
Cedric Denooz .... sound effects editor
Gérard Hardy .... sound editor
Denis Jaillet-Marsigny .... sound recordist
Laurent Kossayan .... sound effects editor
Guillaume Leriche .... assistant sound re-recording mixer
Alexis Place .... assistant dialogue editor
Jocelyn Robert .... sound mixer trainee
Igor Thomas-Gerard .... dialogue editor
Jean Umansky .... sound
Yannick Vergne .... assistant sound editor
Alexandre Widmer .... sound effects editor
 
Special Effects by
Jean-Baptiste Bonetto .... special effects
Noel Chainbaux .... special effects assistant
Yves Domenjoud .... special effects supervisor
Denis Gastou .... special effects makeup
Olivier Gleyze .... special effects supervisor
Olivier Marais .... special effects technician
Romain Rosier .... special effects assistant
Jean-Christophe Spadaccini .... special effects makeup
 
Visual Effects by
Christophe Belena .... scan and printing: Duboicolor
Jerome Billet .... matte painter
Axel Bonami .... digital compositor
Cyrille Bonjean .... digital compositor
Lucie Bories .... digital compositor
Emmanuelle Carlier .... visual effects coordinator
Alain Carsoux .... visual effects supervisor
Nicolas Daniel .... HD coordinator
Thierry Delobel .... digital artist
Séverine De Wever .... production coordinator
Stephane Dittoo .... digital compositor
Xavier Fourmond .... digital compositor
Rip Hampton O'Neil .... technical director
Arcier Hugo .... 3D digital artist
Élodie Ichter .... scanner operator
Abdel Ali Kassou .... processing: DuboiColor
David Klett .... 3D digital artist
Aurelie Lajoux .... digital compositor
Emmanuel Le Courbe .... digital compositor
Bruno Le Provost .... 3D supervisor
Jeremie Leroux .... compositing supervisor
Olivier Marci .... digital artist
Benjamin Massoubre .... 2k operator
Cecile Peltier .... digital compositor
Benoit Philippon .... visual effects
Cyril Pichard .... research and development
Sebastien Rame .... compositor
Aurore Rousset .... 3D animator
Bruno Sommier .... 3D shooting supervisor
George Tornero .... digital compositor
Georges Tornero .... digital compositor
Daniel Trujillo .... sequence supervisor
Edouard Valton .... visual effects producer
Jean-Marie Vives .... digital matte painter
 
Stunts
Rémi Canaple .... assistant stunt coordinator
Rémi Canaple .... stunts
Alexandre Cauderlier .... stunts
Patrick Cauderlier .... stunt coordinator
Yan Dron .... stunt rigger
Sebastien Soudais .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Michel Amathieu .... director of photography: second unit
Julien Bullat .... video assistant
Bruno Calvo .... still photographer
Juliette Castanier .... second assistant camera
Arthur Cloquet .... camera operator: second unit
Benoit Dentan .... aerial camera operator
Robert Dona .... grip
Bruno Dubet .... key grip
Michaël Gojon dit Martin .... electrician
Sophie Lelou Mollard .... electrician (as Sophie Mollard)
Beatrice Mizrahi .... director of photography: second unit
Valentin Monge .... Steadicam operator
Steeven Petitteville .... assistant camera
Yvan Quehec .... electrician
Ferencz Radnai .... rigging gaffer
Michel Sabourdy .... chief electrician
Ludovic Simeon .... video assistant
Christophe Sournac .... electrician
James Swanson .... aerial director of photography
Alexandre Szabo-Fresnais .... assistant camera: Technospeed
Eric Vallée .... first assistant camera
Natacha Vautrin .... camera loader
Richard Weber .... set lighting technician
 
Animation Department
Aurore Rousset .... animator
 
Casting Department
Camille Brunat .... casting assistant
Yann Le Boucher .... extras casting assistant
Marc Robert .... casting assistant
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Loïc Barnier .... costumer
Catherine Boisgontier .... costume supervisor
Marie Bramsen .... costume design assistant
Céline Collobert .... costume trainee
Chloé Lesueur .... dresser
 
Editorial Department
Nicolas Criqui .... digital conformation
Céline De Seyne .... director of post-production
Mickael Dumontier .... digital conformation
Céline Kélépikis .... assistant editor
Lionel Kopp .... post-production advisor
Yvan Lucas .... colorist: Eclair
Philippe Reinaudo .... digital intermediate technical director
 
Music Department
Angelo Badalamenti .... orchestrator
Bryan Clements .... scoring crew
Edouard Dubois .... music consultant
Mark Eshelman .... scoring crew
Simon James .... music contractor
Greg Loskorn .... scoring technician
Phil Marshall .... conductor
Phil Marshall .... orchestrator
Adam Michalak .... score recordist
Bill Pearson .... music recordist
Dennis S. Sands .... music scoring mixer
 
Other crew
Laure Auger-Robert .... personal assistant to director
Laure Auger-Robert .... production secretary
Christine Bodelot .... production controller
Élizabeth Boorn .... production coordinator
Jean Brun .... administrator
Maya Carillon .... production assistant
Marie Ducret .... scripte assistante
Jennifer Gay .... translator
Michaël Gojon dit Martin .... armorer
Sophie Hennard .... production assistant
Aude Lemercier .... location scout
Christophe Maratier .... weapons
Arnaud Mathey-Dreyfus .... location scout
Frédéric North .... helicopter pilot
Peggy Pere .... aerial coordinator
Christophe Perie .... stand-in: Gaspard Ulliel
Julien Perrin .... video conforming
Luc Poullain .... aerial coordinator
Anne Wermelinger .... script supervisor
 
Thanks
Jacques Perrin .... thanks: "Le Peuple migrateur" footage
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
A Very Long Engagement (International: English title) (UK) (USA)
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence and sexuality.
Runtime:
133 min
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Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Tina Lombardi's execution scene is directly inspired by the real film of the last public execution in France, Eugen Weidmann's in 1939. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: Although Mathilde herself in narration, and her aunt in the story, say the musical instrument Mathilde plays is the tuba (in French), yet any euphonium player can easily recognize the musical instrument shown as a euphonium by seeing its clear images and listening to its sound, which is a little different yet crucial from those of tuba. This mistake might be deliberately made, for a real tuba might be so big for Mathilde that the view could not be taken appropriately. more
Quotes:
Ange Bassignano: [writes] "Revenge is pointless. Try to be happy and don't ruin your life for me." more
Movie Connections:
References MASH (1970) more
Soundtrack:
Peer Gynt: Suite Number 1, Opus 46 more

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70 out of 93 people found the following comment useful.
Finally a really good film!, 2 December 2004
10/10
Author: On-Que (funky5terror@hotmail.com) from Vancouver, B.C

The best film I've seen in at least two years. I WAS TOTALLY PREPARED TO NOT LIKE THIS FILM. The title made me fear that my favorite director had created a chick flick. This movie is amazing, the story is set up quickly and suddenly your running along with this amazing tale that sucks you in and fills you with hope, reminds you that no matter what others may think it is up to you to never give up. I can't wait till it's in theaters so I can see it again, and I can't wait till it's on DVD so I can own it. Maybe supremely jaded people might not like this film, they'll hide behind expensive words to mask the fact that, in life, they gave up. And this move is a reminder that they didn't have to. You need to see this movie, your family and friends do too, heck bring the dog. I'm so glad it's not a chick flick, and I'm so glad that Jean-Pierre Jeunet's craft continues to escalate with each film he does. MM.

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