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A Very Long Engagement (2004)

Foreign Drama War
Rated R
134 min.
Release Date
November 26, 2004 (LA/NY)
DVD Release Date
July 12, 2005 (Buy on Amazon)
Running Time
134 minutes
MPAA Rating
Rated R for violence and sexuality

From the director and star of "Amelie" (Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Audrey Tautou) comes a very different love story, "A Very Long Engagement," based on the acclaimed novel by Sebastien Japrisot. The film is set in France near the end of World War I in the deadly trenches of the Somme, in the gilded Parisian halls of power, and in the modest home of an indomitable provincial girl. It tells the story of this young woman's... Full synopsis »

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From Audrey Tatou and the director of "Amelie" comes "A Very Long Engagement," a unique romance-mystery-drama based around World War I. Considered too American by France, the film, which is spoken in French, filmed in France and is about French people, is, by most respects, a French film. And, considering the quality of the movie, I don't know why they would disown it. Full movie review »
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