A Very Long Engagement

Release date: Oct 27, 2004

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.

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Top Cast

Mathilde

Manech

Sylvain

Bénédicte

Pierre-Marie Rouvières

Germain Pire

Tina Lombardi

Ange Bassignano

Elodie Gordes

Benjamin Gordes

Six-Soux

Breton

Bastoche

CĂ©lestin Poux

GĂĽnther's Sister

Commander Lavrouye

Benoît Notre-Dame

Esperanza

The Factor

VĂ©ronique Passavant

P'tit Louis

The Parish Priest

Madame Desrochelles

Old Man on the Battlefield

Captain Favour

Favart

Chardolot

Philippot

The Records Officer

Thouvenel

Military Doctor

Young Mathilde

Young Manech

Narrator (voice)

Lieutenant Estrangin

The Coffee Prostitute

The Murdered Officer

Mariette Notre Dame

Milly's Priest

Prison Warden

Jean Desrochelles

Chardolot's Comrade

German Prisoner

Gravedigger

Gravedigger

Sergeant

Soldier

Soldier

Soldier

Soldier

Soldier

Menacing Corsican

The Train Prankster

Cheated Soldier

Cheated Soldier

The Order

The Mackerel

Bourgeois Couple

Bourgeois Couple

German Machine Gunner

Nurse

Happy Girl

Happy Girl

Sretcher-bearer

Sretcher-bearer

Pierced German

Georges Cornu

Hélène Pire

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