LK21 NONTON A Very Long Engagement (Un long dimanche de fiançailles) (2004)

Synopsis
A Very Long Engagement (Un long dimanche de fiançailles) (2004) Five desperate French soldiers during The Battle of the Somme shoot themselves, either by accident or with purpose, in order to be invalided back home. Having been "caught" a court-martial convenes and determines punishment to be banishment to No Man's Land with the objective of having the Germans finish them off. In the process of telling this tale each man's life is briefly explored along with their next of kin as Methilde, fiancA©e to one of the men, tries to determine the circumstances of her lover's death. This task is not made any easier for her due to a bout with polio as a child. Along the way she discovers the heights and depths of the human soul. ??Liam McBain

Awards: 17 wins & 35 nominations total
Budget: $56,600,000 (estimated)
Worldwide Gross: $69,424,389
Soundtrack: �a ne Vaut pas l'Amour (Music by François Perpignan)


Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Audrey Tautou, Gaspard Ulliel, Jodie Foster
2005-01-14 (France, United States)
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