A Very Long Engagement
A determined young Frenchwoman braves wartime France to uncover the fate of her vanished fiancé, risking love and life as she races against a relentless army to reveal the truth before hope dies forever.
“Never let go.”
Synopsis
Mathilde, a young Frenchwoman, embarks on a journey to uncover the truth about her missing fiancé, who disappeared during World War I. As she searches for answers, she discovers many unexpected revelations. Though she believes the love of her life is gone, she refuses to accept that he is lost forever and is determined to find out the truth.
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A crew of 583+ credited
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Edited by Herve SchneidShot by Bruno DelbonnelScored by Angelo BadalamentiDesigned by Aline BonettoSound by Vincent ArnardiCostumes by Madeline FontaineStunts by Remi CanapleVFX by Alain Carsoux
Box Office
2004 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.5× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$69.4M
US & Canada: $6.5M — 9% of worldwide · International: $62.9M (91%)
Also known as
- Mathilde - Eine große Liebede
- A Very Long Engagementen
- Una lunga domenica di passioniit
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Cast & Crew
583 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Audrey Tautou
as Mathilde
Gaspard Ulliel
as Manech
Jodie Foster
as Elodie Gordes
Dominique Pinon
as Sylvain
Chantal Neuwirth
as Bénédicte
Andre Dussollier
as Pierre-Marie Rouvières
Ticky Holgado
as Germain Pire
Marion Cotillard
as Tina Lombardi
Dominique Bettenfeld
as Ange Bassignano
Jean Pierre Darroussin
as Benjamin Gordes
Denis Lavant
as Six-Soux
Rufus
as Breton
Supporting cast
68Jerome Kircher
as Bastoche
Albert Dupontel
as Célestin Poux
Elina Lowensohn
as Günther's Sister
Jean Claude Dreyfus
as Commander Lavrouye
Clovis Cornillac
as Benoît Notre-Dame
Jean Pierre Becker
as Esperanza
Jean Paul Rouve
as The Factor
Julie Depardieu
as Véronique Passavant
Michel Vuillermoz
as P'tit Louis
Urbain Cancelier
as The Parish Priest
Maud Rayer
as Madame Desrochelles
Michel Robin
as Old Man on the Battlefield
Tcheky Karyo
as Captain Favour
Philippe Duquesne
as Favart
Bouli Lanners
as Chardolot
Stephane Butet
as Philippot
Christian Pereira
as The Records Officer
Francois Levantal
as Thouvenel
Patrick Paroux
as Military Doctor
Solene Le Pechon
as Young Mathilde
Virgil Leclaire
as Young Manech
Florence Thomassin
as Narrator (voice)
Thierry Gibault
as Lieutenant Estrangin
Myriam Roustan
as The Coffee Prostitute
Gilles Masson
as The Murdered Officer
Sandrine Rigault
as Mariette Notre Dame
Michel Chalmeau
as Milly's Priest
Marc Faure
as Prison Warden
Rodolphe Pauly
as Jean Desrochelles
Xavier Maly
as Chardolot's Comrade
Till Bahlmann
as German Prisoner
Tony Gaultier
as Gravedigger
Louis Marie Audubert
as Gravedigger
Jean Gilles Barbier
as Sergeant
Marc Robert
as Soldier
Pierre Heitz
as Soldier
Philippe Maymat
as Soldier
Eric Debrosse
as Soldier
Mick Gondouin
as Soldier
Eric Fraticelli
as Menacing Corsican
Philippe Beautier
as The Train Prankster
Gerald Weingand
as Cheated Soldier
Luc Sonzogni
as Cheated Soldier
Xavier Berlioz
as The Order
Frankie Pain
as The Mackerel
Marcel Philippot
as Bourgeois Couple
Pascale Lievyn
as Bourgeois Couple
Jean Claude Lecoq
as German Machine Gunner
Esther Sironneau
as Nurse
Stephanie Gesnel
as Happy Girl
Frederique Bel
as Happy Girl
Alexandre Caumartin
as Sretcher-bearer
Eric Defosse
as Sretcher-bearer
Gaspar Claus
as Pierced German
Jean Philippe Beche
as Georges Cornu
Anais Durand
as Hélène Pire
Morgan Berthon
as Un soldat regardant Manech
Xavier Bonastre
as Un bourgeois (1910)
Vincent Bowen
Marie The Colmagne
as Une bourgeoise (1910)
Rachel Desmarest
as Petite prostitute
Arnaud Klein
as Soldier
Julien Lecat
as Un soldat
Arnaud Marciszewer
as Baptistin 8 ans
Arnaud Mathey Dreyfus
as Soldier Hooked in a Tree
Christophe Perie
as Soldier
Aleksandrs Petukhovs
as Soldier
Aleksandra Yermak
as Passante sur la place de l'Opéra
Directors
1Writers
4Producers
8Angelo Badalamenti
orchestrator / score producer (uncredited)
Bill Gerber
executive producer
Edouard Valton
visual effects producer
Fabienne Tsai
creative executive producer
Francis Boespflug
associate producer
Jean Louis Monthieux
executive producer
Jean Patrick Costantini
line producer (as Jean-Patrick Constantini)
Jean Pierre Jeunet
Producer
Other crew
499Benjamin Massoubre
2k operator
Aurore Rousset
3D animator, animator
David Klett
3D digital artist
Hugo Arcier
3D digital artist
Gilles Berquet
3D photographer
Mirka Lugosi
3D photographer (as Mirka)
Bruno Sommier
3D shooting supervisor
Bruno Le Provost
3d supervisor
Agnes Duprat
additional art trainee
Caroline Rossignol
additional art trainee
Clement Mauge
additional art trainee
Delphine Scribani
additional art trainee
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