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A Very Long Engagement Reviews

2004

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This World War I mystery finds limitless beauty in the nostalgia of loss. Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, whose whimsical AMELIE riveted audiences, A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT also stars Audrey Tautou--the 21st century's Audrey Hepburn--in the stubbornly emotional role of a widow in denial. Here she is Mathilde, a waifish young .. Read more

Starring	Audrey Tautou, Gaspard Ulliel, Ticky Holgado, Chantal Neuwirth
Director	Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Genres	Drama, Romance, World Cinema

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- Grand, gently moving movie on an epic scale, encompassing not only the horrors of war but also the effect it had on life after: the lush landscapes, through which our heroine travels, recover, but the people don't.
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:44
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  Expectations
  
  After the other films of Jeunet (Amelie, delicatessen, and the city of the lost children - Alien apart), one is entitled to expect another quirky, funny and ... read more »
  
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  - 16 Feb 2005 at 13:48
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  highly recommended
  
  A cracking good film. It takes a couple of watchings to get the main characters sorted out, particularly the 5 soldiers, and the time frame switches back and ... read more »
  
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  - 01 Apr 2012 at 17:37
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  The horrors of war
  
  This is a very well put together film, I loved the way it played out and Audrey Tautou was very good, and Jodie Foster does a very good French accent. shows ... read more »
  
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- - bwm
  - 8 reviews
  - 12 Feb 2012 at 00:02
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  Must see for Amelie and the Notebook lovers
  
  Absolute delight, beautiful story infused with moments of humour. Audrey Tatou is astounding as always. A definite must for anyone who enjoyed Amelie and the ... read more »
  
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- - wiserose
  - 7 reviews
  - Stoke
  - 08 Dec 2011 at 23:51
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  Film of hope
  
  It's a french film that I found very difficult to follow at first as I had to follow it with subtitles but in the end, I found the story line good. Love ... read more »
  
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  - 08 Sep 2011 at 23:24
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  Lovely film
  
  Loved this film! Beautifully shot with a quirky humor. Audrey tautou as lovely as ever. Give it a shot, especially if you're a fan of amelie!
  
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  - 06 Sep 2011 at 15:18
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  Loveable, funny, sad - very Jeunet
  
  The only other film I've seen from this director & writer is Amelie.
  
  It's obvious by this film, Amelie and other reviews of his work, the... read more »
  
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  - 07 Aug 2011 at 09:40
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  must see
  
  This is a lovely film. It is in a very similar style to the film Amelie and is extremely moving and powerful. Audrey Tautou is a fantastic actress and is so ... read more »
  
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- - suzyflooze
  - 28 reviews
  - 18 Jul 2011 at 22:20
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  A Film worthy of everybody's collection
  
  If you had a home library of the history of film, this would be on the top shelf. It has so many attributes, beautiful story telling, a story that is worth ... read more »
  
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  - 18 Jul 2011 at 06:02
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  Convincing effects in search of a convincing story
  
  The cinematography and obsessive look of this film is an immediate doorway into Micmacs and Delicatessen which had the benefit of such outlandish special ... read more »
  
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- - Stephen
  - North Cornelly, South Wales
  - 09 Jul 2011 at 13:24
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  Clever, beautiful, mesmerizing !
  
  Very clever and beautifully filmed. I was truly mesmerized right from the start. Extraordinarily talented cast as well... including the pyromaniac cat!
  
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  Expectations
  
  After the other films of Jeunet (Amelie, delicatessen, and the city of the lost children - Alien apart), one is entitled to expect another quirky, funny and ... read more »
  
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  - 16 Feb 2005 at 13:48
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  Jeunet brings out his magic paintbox again
  
  To create a follow up to the much loved, adored Amelie is a pretty impossible task and this film will suffer in comparison. However on it's own merits this ... read more »
  
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- - jackskelington
  - Devon
  - 21 Feb 2005 at 19:45
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  Part mystery, part war, part romance
  
  It tells the story of a young couple, Mathilde (Audrey Tautou) and
  
  Menoch (Gaspard Ulliel). They are childhood sweethearts who become
  
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- - Roger Davis
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  - 15 May 2005 at 07:06
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  Magnifique
  
  'A Very Long Engagement' is visually stunning without being too in your face. Scenes are there for a reason and the amazing effects are non-intrusive. ... read more »
  
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- - Brigante
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  - 30 Jun 2005 at 11:31
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  dont bother
  
  what an absolute waste of a choice of film. If I had wanted a film in French I would have chosen one. This should state it is French. Garbage, not even worth 1 ... read more »
  
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- - ken deighton
  - england
  - 04 Mar 2006 at 18:42
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  beautiful
  
  magic, romantic, realistic, captivating
  
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  - england
  - 13 Jul 2005 at 15:07
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  Classic french love story
  
  Having both read and loved the book, we were looking forward to this film and we were not disappointed - it's a beautiful and evocative film.
  
  Set... read more »
  
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- - chessman
  - Worcs
  - 04 Jul 2005 at 11:23
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  beautiful film
  
  A Beautiful and touching film about a woman determined not to give up hope to see her true love again after hearing time and time again he'd been killed in ... read more »
  
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- - lisamarie
  - West Mids, England
  - 07 May 2007 at 23:29
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  Not inEnglish
  
  COULD NOT FIND THE ENGLISH SPEAKING VERSION AND DO NOT WANT FILM RESENT
  
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  - OTTERBURN, ENGLAND
  - 01 Mar 2007 at 14:05
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  A very long viewing but worth it
  
  Here is a movie I enjoyed on a very long hot day in London. It gives a slight understanding of what it must have being like to be bombed, shot at, blown apart ... read more »
  
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- - Drewstar
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  - 23 Jun 2005 at 10:06

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  This World War I mystery finds limitless beauty in the nostalgia of loss. Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, whose whimsical AMELIE riveted audiences, A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT also stars Audrey Tautou--the 21st century's Audrey Hepburn--in the stubbornly emotional role of a widow in denial. Here she is ...