A Very Long Engagement (2004) France, USA
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Director:Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Studio:Warner Home Video
Producer:Bill Gerber, Fabienne Tsaï, Francis Boespflug, Jean-Louis Monthieux
Writer:Sébastien Japrisot, Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Rating:4
Rated:R
Date Added:2006-04-08
Purchased On:2006-08-04
ASIN:B0007Z0NYQ
UPC:9780790795591
Price:$19.98
Awards:Nominated for 2 Oscars, Another 16 wins & 21 nominations
Genre:French
Release:2005-12-07
IMDb:0344510
Duration:133
Picture Format:Widescreen
Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
Sound:Dolby Digital 5.1
Languages:French, Dolby Digital 5.1, Commentary by director Jean-Pierre Jeunet (in French with English subtitles), Unknown
Subtitles:English, Spanish, French
Features:Subtitled
Jean-Pierre Jeunet  ...  (Director)
Sébastien Japrisot, Jean-Pierre Jeunet  ...  (Writer)
 
Audrey Tautou  ...  Mathilde
Gaspard Ulliel  ...  Manech
Dominique Pinon  ...  Sylvain
Chantal Neuwirth  ...  Bénédicte
André Dussollier  ...  Pierre-Marie Rouvières
Ticky Holgado  ...  Germain Pire
Marion Cotillard  ...  Tina Lombardi
Dominique Bettenfeld  ...  Ange Bassignano
Jodie Foster  ...  Elodie Gordes
Jean-Pierre Darroussin  ...  Benjamin Gordes
Clovis Cornillac  ...  Benoît Notre-Dame
Jean-Pierre Becker  ...  Esperanza
Denis Lavant  ...  Six-Soux
Jérôme Kircher  ...  Bastoche
Albert Dupontel  ...  Célestin Poux
Jean-Paul Rouve  ...  
Elina Löwensohn  ...  
Julie Depardieu  ...  
Michel Vuillermoz  ...  
Urbain Cancelier  ...  
Summary: Both epic and intimate, A Very Long Engagement reunites Audrey Tautou and Jean-Pierre Jeunet, the star and director of the hugely popular Amelie. A young woman named Mathilde (Tautou, Happenstance)separated from her lover by World War I refuses to believe he's been killed and launches an investigation into his fate--an investigation that spins in all directions, creating dozens of miniature stories (including that of an Italian prostitute avenging the death of her own lover by elaborate means) that shift to and fro in time. The dazzling curlicues of narrative put brutality and tenderness back to back, shifting between crushing inevitabilities and miraculous rescues with deft storytelling skill and the lush visual style of the director of Delicatessen and The City of Lost Children. Through it all, Tautou--fierce and luminous--anchors the movie effortlessly. She's among the most emotionally engaging actresses in cinema, with the kind of expressive beauty that transcends language. A gorgeous, far-reaching film; the huge cast also includes Jodie Foster (The Silence of the Lambs), Gaspard Ulliel (Strayed), and Dominique Pinon (Alien: Resurrection). --Bret Fetzer