A Very Long Engagement

Oct 27, 2004

2h 13m

★ 7.3

Never let go.

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.

Genres

Drama

Romance

War

Production Companies

2003 Productions

Tapioca Films

Warner Bros. Pictures

TF1 Films Production

Warner Bros. Entertainment France

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Cast

Mathilde

Audrey Tautou

Manech

Gaspard Ulliel

Sylvain

Dominique Pinon

Bénédicte

Chantal Neuwirth

Pierre-Marie Rouvières

André Dussollier

Germain Pire

Ticky Holgado

Tina Lombardi

Marion Cotillard

Ange Bassignano

Dominique Bettenfeld

Elodie Gordes

Jodie Foster

Benjamin Gordes

Jean-Pierre Darroussin

Six-Soux

Denis Lavant

Breton

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