---
title: 'A Very Long Engagement (2004)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jean-Pierre Jeunet'
released: '2004-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 128
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-very-long-engagement-2004'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0344510/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Very Long Engagement (2004)

2004 · 128 min · Drama, War, Romance · France

Original title: Un long dimanche de fiançailles

## Synopsis

A Very Long Engagement is a 2004 romantic war drama film, co-written and directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and starring Audrey Tautou, Gaspard Ulliel and Marion Cotillard. It is a fictional tale about a young woman's desperate search for her fiancé who might have been killed during World War I. It was based on the 1991 novel of the same name by Sébastien Japrisot. The film is a co-production between France and the United States. It was released theatrically in France on 27 October 2004 and in the United States on 26 November 2004.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jean-Pierre Jeunet](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-pierre-jeunet)
- **Screenplay:** [Jean-Pierre Jeunet](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-pierre-jeunet), [Guillaume Laurant](https://cinepixo.com/people/guillaume-laurant)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Angelo Badalamenti](https://cinepixo.com/people/angelo-badalamenti)
- **Producer:** [Bill Gerber](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-gerber), [Francis Boespflug](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-boespflug), [Jean-Louis Monthieux](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-louis-monthieux)
- **Director of Photography:** [Bruno Delbonnel](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruno-delbonnel)
- **Editor:** [Hervé Schneid](https://cinepixo.com/people/herve-schneid)

## Cast

- [Frédérique Bel](https://cinepixo.com/people/frederique-bel) as A prostitute
- [André Dussollier](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-dussollier) as Pierre-Marie Rouvières
- [Maud Rayer](https://cinepixo.com/people/maud-rayer)
- [Gaspard Ulliel](https://cinepixo.com/people/gaspard-ulliel) as Manech Langonnet
- [Dominique Bettenfeld](https://cinepixo.com/people/dominique-bettenfeld) as Angel Bassignano
- [Elina Löwensohn](https://cinepixo.com/people/elina-lowensohn) as German woman
- [Bouli Lanners](https://cinepixo.com/people/bouli-lanners) as Corporal Urbain Chardolot
- [Frankie Pain](https://cinepixo.com/people/frankie-pain)
- [Jodie Foster](https://cinepixo.com/people/jodie-foster) as Élodie Gordes
- [Dominique Pinon](https://cinepixo.com/people/dominique-pinon) as Sylvain
- [Rodolphe Pauly](https://cinepixo.com/people/rodolphe-pauly)
- [Xavier Maly](https://cinepixo.com/people/xavier-maly)
- [Chantal Neuwirth](https://cinepixo.com/people/chantal-neuwirth) as Bénédicte
- [Michel Vuillermoz](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-vuillermoz) as P'tit Louis
- [Jean-Paul Rouve](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-paul-rouve) as The postman

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-very-long-engagement-2004
Film facts: Wikidata (Q936425); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.