A Very Long Engagement

A Very Long Engagement

  • Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
  • Writer: Sébastien Japrisot,Jean-Pierre Jeunet,Guillaume La
  • Countries of origin: France, United States
  • Language: French, German, Corsican
  • Release date: January 14, 2005
  • Sound mix: DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
  • Aspect ratio: 2.35 : 1
  • Also known as: Amor eterno
  • "A Very Long Engagement" is a 2004 Warner Brothers movie love French war by Jeunet Jean-Pierre directed, Audrey Tautou , Gaspard Ulliel starring   . The film was released in France on October 27, 2004, and in mainland China on March 4, 2005.
    The film is adapted from Sebastian Zaprizzo's novel of the same name, and mainly tells the touching story of Matilde who stood by and waited for his fiance Mannich in the First World War.
    The film won 12 nominations for the French Caesar Awards   , and won five awards including Best Photography, Best Supporting Actress, and the 62nd American Golden Globe Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.

    Details

    • Release date January 14, 2005
    • Filming locations Héaux de Bréhat, Côtes-d'Armor, France
    • Production companies 2003 Productions, Warner Bros., Tapioca Films

    Box office

    Budget

    $56,600,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $6,524,389

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $101,749

    Gross worldwide

    $69,424,389

    Movie reviews

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    • By Dariana 2022-08-03 09:52:28

      A Very Long Engagement--War and Love

      I’ve wanted to watch it since I was a senior in high school, but I didn’t expect it to take so long. When I saw the introduction of the film on TV, I only remembered the scene of Audrey Tautou running desperately in the grass with a limp. And then, he was the protagonist's face. It is indeed full of blood when watching a war movie... Fortunately, her firm eyes are intermittent, and her expression of...

    • By Shanie 2022-07-03 19:33:58

      The Long Engagement: The Longest Wait

      The French girl, Matilda (Audrey Toto) is disabled due to polio, and the boy from the same village, Maniec (Gaspard Ulliel), is her childhood sweetheart, and the two have settled down. However, with the outbreak of World War I, Manek was drafted into the army, and the engagement became distant.

      The war was long and cruel, but Matilda thought there was a strange connection between herself and Manek, and she believed that Manek was still alive.

      In 1920, Matilda received bad news:...

    • By Cristina 2022-04-23 07:02:46

      CQQ&RJJ

      Finally finished watching this movie on the way back and forth.

      After moving to a new home recently, in order to end the same city and different places, the two of you will commute to you for a few days and mine for a few days. Spend more than an hour on the road every day. Completely say goodbye to the happy life of going out in ten minutes in the morning and arriving at the office in five minutes. The timing of watching the movie is good. I have to go home tomorrow and get engaged...

    • By Mona 2022-04-23 07:02:46

      war romance

      love in movies. The method of montage coupled with simple but unusual reasoning makes the story more elements of reasoning, and it is no longer a simple war and love story. But because I really can't remember people's names and I am disturbed by chores in life, I have a general impression, so I don't talk about movies, but about war.

      War is when mankind catches a cold. In order to make their opponents bow their heads and intrigue, the middle-level people try...

    • By Theron 2022-04-23 07:02:46

      long engagement

      I can't stop the sunset, but I want to come to you through it. Her eyes are still full of stars, bright and thorough, just like the Angel Amelia I saw back then, so heartwarming.

      After watching this film, I can't calm down for a long time, how much courage and faith have been able to support this girl, keep her love, and go to the mountains and seas.

      "Does your leg hurt?" The war is so cruel to everyone, but under this...

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    • By Bethany 2022-03-27 09:01:11

      The movie adapted from the novel~ Originally the novel is more touching, and the movie is of course the same~ and the heroine and the hero are also my favorites~ Audrey Tautou has starred in the heroine of "Angel Emily" and "The Da Vinci Code", Gaspard Uliet has acted in "Young Hannibal" ~ The film is not only touching, but also funny ~ warmth also accounts for a relatively large part ~ I feel a little like "Angel Emily" ~ I like the one...

    • By Jacinto 2022-03-27 09:01:11

      When the angel reappears in the world, everything is like a fairy tale...

    • By Syble 2022-03-27 09:01:11

      War is cruel, but in the war of faith and doubt, if you choose, you can go through the storm, even if the final result is sad, but we still need that result to witness the years of waiting and the love that cannot be...

    • By Lila 2022-03-26 09:01:08

      The opening and ending are really moving, and the yellowing rhythm is sometimes mixed with the cruelty of war. The protagonist always uses everyday time to predict the outcome, as well as the rigid wit of the French. But overall, it's pretty general, and it took me several times to read it. PS: Audrey really looks like Cecilia Cheung when she smiles, the male lead and the dimples on his face are really...

    • By Paris 2022-03-26 09:01:08

      [Wu Da] Before watching this film, you should watch "Amelie" first to understand the director's characteristics and the heroine's style, otherwise it will be difficult to understand some of the narrative styles of this film, such as the director's precise description of the time and the capture of detailed shots . In addition, you can also take a look at "Two Little No Guess", whose heroine is the outstanding prostitute in this film. Without understanding this, it is difficult to understand the...

    Movie plot

    The First World War is drawing to a close, but the great battle of a young French woman has just begun.
    What Mathilde ( Audrey Tautou ) is looking forward to is not the return of his fiancé Mannich ( Gapard Ulliel ) , but a letter from the front line that brings the news of his death. In the brutal Battle of the Somme, Mannich, who was accidentally injured, and four other self-inflicted bodies, and the soldiers who refused to go into...
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    Movie Highlights

    In order to create a realistic battlefield landscape, the crew dug a 200-meter-long trench in an area of ​​20 hectares, each corner has been carefully decorated, and in the no man’s land between the French and German fronts, craters were dug and planted. Create a war-torn effect.
    Before the filming of the film, the French court made a ruling that it refused to grant state financial aid to the film because the film production company is...
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    Script adaptation

    Director Jean-Pierre Gennet started the adaptation of the story together with the playwright Guillaume Laurent of "Amelie". In the process of adapting the novel, the editors need to make the story into a film, and they must make some difficult choices. Specifically, René and Roland must find a way to convert the plot of the letters in the book into the plot of the movie. In order to rewrite another important plot in the book, the two...
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    Shooting process

    The film is about a story that happened in France, and the whole film was shot in France. During the several months of filming, more than 2,000 Frenchmen assisted in the filming. There were more than 30 Frenchmen as the main actors alone, and more than 500 technicians behind the scenes. 
    The director invited the composer Angelo Batarawandi, who composed the original soundtrack of " The City of Lost Children ", to compose the film. The...
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    Evaluation action

    The most striking thing in the film is the battlefield scene of World War I. The camera shows the pain and blood of the war before the eyes of the audience. The director Renei uses the most realistic details to show the cruelty and craziness of the battle. The romantic description in the film has changed from the habitual method of hot, Audrey Tautou has become the only warmth element in this cold film, and even her short hair style...
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    Movie quotes

    • Mathilde: [peeling an apple] If I don't break the peel, Manech is alive.

    • Mathilde: [after climbing out of her wheelchair] Miracles don't just happen in Lourdes, you know.

    • Ange Bassignano: [writes] "Revenge is pointless. Try to be happy and don't ruin your life for me."