A Very Long Engagement (2004)
- Original title
- Un long dimanche de fiançailles
- Directed by
- Jean-Pierre Jeunet
- Genre
- drama film, war film, romance film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 2h 08m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 1,343 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young woman searches for her fiancé who may have been killed in World War I. She follows clues and meets people who knew him, hoping to uncover the truth.
romanticmelancholicvisually lushslow-burndeterminedsuspensefulpoignantwhimsical
What happens
A Very Long Engagement (French: Un long dimanche de fiançailles, lit. 'A Long Sunday of Engagement') is a 2004 romantic war drama film, co-written and directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and starring Audrey Tautou, Gaspard Ulliel and Marion Cotillard. It is a fictional tale about a young woman's desperate search for her fiancé who might have been killed during World War I. It was based on the 1991 novel of the same name by Sébastien Japrisot. The film is a co-production between France and the United States. It was released theatrically in France on 27 October 2004 and in the United States on 26 November 2004. The film received Academy Award nominations for Best Art Direction and Best Cinematography at the 77th Academy Awards. Marion Cotillard earned the César Award for Best Supporting Actress, while Gaspard Ulliel won the César Award for Most Promising Actor at the 30th César Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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5x2 (2004)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.