Un long dimanche de fiançailles (2004)
Release Year: 2004
Nation: France, United States
Alternative Title: Amor eterno, Mathilde - Eine große Liebe, Най-дългият годеж, Eterno Amor, En lang forlovelse
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Writer: Guillaume Laurant, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Sébastien Japrisot
Production & Genre
Producer: Producer: Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Bill Gerber, Jean-Louis Monthieux
Companies: 2003 Productions, Tapioca Films, Warner Bros. Pictures, TF1 Films Production, Warner Bros. Entertainment France
Genre: Drama, Film Based On Literature, Mystery, Romance, Romance Film
Budget: 47.000.000
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Keywords
Keywords: prostitute, amnesia, paris, france, world war i, loss of loved one, bodily disabled person, wheelchair, lighthouse, lighthouse keeper , verdun, airship, disappearance, teenage crush, soldier, private detective, missing person, polio, trenches
Story
During World War I, five French soldiers attempt suicide to escape the horrors of The Battle of the Somme, but are instead sentenced to banishment in No Man's Land by a court-martial. The film follows the tale of one soldier, Manech, and his fiancée, Mathilde 'Maddy' Wavelet, who investigates the circumstances surrounding his death years later after contracting polio as a child.
Summary
Un long dimanche de fiançailles (A Very Long Engagement) is a French drama film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet in 2004. The movie is an adaptation of Sebastian Japrisot's novel of the same name and combines elements of mystery, romance, and historical drama set against the backdrop of World War I. The story revolves around Mathilde 'Maddy' Wavelet (played by Audrey Tautou) as she embarks on a quest to uncover the truth about her fiancé Manech's disappearance during the war. The film explores themes of love, loss, and the devastating effects of war through Maddy's relentless pursuit of justice and her unyielding belief in Manech's innocence.
