A Very Long Engagement

2004 • 133 minutes

About this movie

IN FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES The film is set in France near the end of World War I in the deadly trenches of the Somme, in the gilded Parisien halls of power, and in the modest home of an indomitable provincial girl. It tells the story of this young woman's relentless, moving and sometimes comic search for her fiance, who has disappeared. He is one of five French soldiers believed to have been court-martialed under mysterious circumstances and pushed out of an allied trench into an almost-certain death in no-man's land. What follows is an investigation into the arbitrary nature of secrecy, the absurdity of war, and the enduring passion, intuition and tenacity of the human heart. MPAA Rating: NOTRATED (c) 2004 A Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved

Ratings and reviews

A gentle and moving film of never giving up.

Magnificent. Beautifully shot and brilliantly acted throughout. A must see.

Funny, moving and well acted. A perfect movie