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A Very Long Engagement

Un long dimanche de fiançailles

Release: 2004-10-27 ·Runtime: 133m ·★ 7.3
Drama Romance War

Young Frenchwoman Mathilde searches for the truth about her missing fiancé, lost during World War I, and learns many unexpected things along the way. The love of her life is gone. But she refuses to believe he's gone forever — and she needs to know for sure.

Production Countries

France United States of America

Production Companies

2003 Productions
Tapioca Films
Warner Bros. Pictures
TF1 Films Production
Warner Bros. Entertainment France

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Cast

Marion Cotillard Marion Cotillard as Tina Lombardi Denis Lavant Denis Lavant as Six-Soux Clovis Cornillac Clovis Cornillac as Benoît Notre-Dame Michel Vuillermoz Michel Vuillermoz as P'tit Louis Julie Depardieu Julie Depardieu as Véronique Passavant Florence Thomassin Florence Thomassin as Narrator (voice) Esther Sironneau Esther Sironneau as Nurse Jean-Paul Rouve Jean-Paul Rouve as The Factor Christian Pereira Christian Pereira as The Records Officer Rodolphe Pauly Rodolphe Pauly as Jean Desrochelles Marc Robert Marc Robert as Soldier Pascale Lievyn Pascale Lievyn as Bourgeois Couple Stéphanie Gesnel Stéphanie Gesnel as Happy Girl André Dussollier André Dussollier as Pierre-Marie Rouvières Jean-Claude Dreyfus Jean-Claude Dreyfus as Commander Lavrouye Tony Gaultier Tony Gaultier as Gravedigger Mick Gondouin Mick Gondouin as Soldier Dominique Bettenfeld Dominique Bettenfeld as Ange Bassignano Maud Rayer Maud Rayer as Madame Desrochelles Philippe Duquesne Philippe Duquesne as Favart Bouli Lanners Bouli Lanners as Chardolot Gilles Masson Gilles Masson as The Murdered Officer Chantal Neuwirth Chantal Neuwirth as Bénédicte Marcel Philippot Marcel Philippot as Bourgeois Couple Gaspar Claus Gaspar Claus as Pierced German Jean-Philippe Bèche Jean-Philippe Bèche as Georges Cornu Urbain Cancelier Urbain Cancelier as The Parish Priest Gérald Weingand Gérald Weingand as Cheated Soldier Eric Defosse Eric Defosse as Sretcher-bearer Stéphane Butet Stéphane Butet as Philippot Jean-Pierre Becker Jean-Pierre Becker as Esperanza Michel Robin Michel Robin as Old Man on the Battlefield Elina Löwensohn Elina Löwensohn as Günther's Sister Patrick Paroux Patrick Paroux as Military Doctor Virgil Leclaire Virgil Leclaire as Young Manech Myriam Roustan Myriam Roustan as The Coffee Prostitute Ticky Holgado Ticky Holgado as Germain Pire Till Bahlmann Till Bahlmann as German Prisoner Louis-Marie Audubert Louis-Marie Audubert as Gravedigger Frédérique Bel Frédérique Bel as Happy Girl Jodie Foster Jodie Foster as Elodie Gordes François Levantal François Levantal as Thouvenel Jean-Gilles Barbier Jean-Gilles Barbier as Sergeant Tchéky Karyo Tchéky Karyo as Captain Favour Gaspard Ulliel Gaspard Ulliel as Manech Anaïs Durand Anaïs Durand as Hélène Pire Jérôme Kircher Jérôme Kircher as Bastoche Xavier Maly Xavier Maly as Chardolot's Comrade Albert Dupontel Albert Dupontel as Célestin Poux Audrey Tautou Audrey Tautou as Mathilde Thierry Gibault Thierry Gibault as Lieutenant Estrangin Marc Faure Marc Faure as Prison Warden Alexandre Caumartin Alexandre Caumartin as Sretcher-bearer Michel Chalmeau Michel Chalmeau as Milly's Priest Eric Debrosse Eric Debrosse as Soldier Philippe Beautier Philippe Beautier as The Train Prankster Frankie Pain Frankie Pain as The Mackerel Philippe Maymat Philippe Maymat as Soldier Éric Fraticelli Éric Fraticelli as Menacing Corsican Dominique Pinon Dominique Pinon as Sylvain Jean-Pierre Darroussin Jean-Pierre Darroussin as Benjamin Gordes Rufus Rufus as Breton Solène Le Pechon Solène Le Pechon as Young Mathilde Pierre Heitz Pierre Heitz as Soldier