When looking for a movie about a war, a woman went to look for her husband who was fighting in the war. Everyone said he was dead, but he was found in the end. But the husband is frustrated

Original title Un long dimanche de fian?ailles

English title A Very Long Engagement

Chinese title A Very Long Engagement/Beautiful Destiny/Love is Here When the War Is Raging

Produced by Warner Independent Pictures

Produced in 2004

Premiered on October 27, 2004 (Belgium)

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MPAA level R (violence/sex)

Official website/avle/

IMDB link/title/tt0344510/

IMDB rating 7.8 /10 (4,827 votes)

Country United States/France

Category Drama/Romance/Mystery/War

Director Jean-Pierre JeunetJean- Pierre Jeunet

Starring Jodie Foster.... Elodie Gordes

Tchéky Karyo.... Captain Favorier

Louis-Marie Audubert .... Gravedigger

Till Bahlmann .... The German Prisoner

Jean-Gilles Barbier .... The Sergeant

Philippe Beautier .... Joker on the Train

Jean-Pierre Becker .... Lieutenant Esperanza

Dominique Bettenfeld .... Ange Bassignano

Bouli Lanners .... Chardolot

Stéphane Butet .... Philippot

Jean-Philippe Bèche .... Georges Cornu

Urbain Cancelier .... Priest

Alexandre Caumartin .... Stretcher Bearer

Michel Chalmeau .... The Priest of Milly

Gaspard Claus .... Pierced german soldier< /p>

File format XviD + AC3

File size 2CD 50x15MB + 50x15MB

Video size 640x272

Video length 127 Mins

< p>The dialogue language is French

The subtitle language has been updated to Chinese subtitles

Content introduction

The French girl Mathilde fell from a ladder when she was three years old. From then on, he became disabled and became a cripple. She and her childhood friend Manash were childhood sweethearts. Time flies, and the two grown up and become even more deeply in love. As World War I spread, Manash was drafted into the army. Before joining the army, Manash and Mathilde had already broken their engagement.

On the front line of the Somme in France, where artillery fire was pouring, Manash and four other young men who were afraid of war collectively shot and wounded their hands, hoping to escape the bloody nightmare. Their actions were later discovered and they were tried by a military court. These five wounded soldiers who escaped the war were sent to the wilderness between the German and French armies to receive punishment. The intensive firepower from both warring parties would hardly give them any chance of survival.

Matilde received a letter from the army, telling her what happened to Manash and writing Manash on the death list. Mathilde, who was waiting for her fiancé to come home to get married in her hometown, was unwilling to admit her tragic fate. Her intuition told herself that if Manash really left her, she would definitely feel it. Although the smoke of the war has cleared, Mathilde is about to begin a arduous mental journey.

In the next two years, Mathilde would read more than 70 letters that Manash sent her from the battlefield every day, expecting that Manash would suddenly appear in front of her one day. . And every step she took closer to the truth, her heart became more and more fragmented. She began to imagine how Manash spent his last moments with difficulty. Those scenes were like a sharp knife cutting through the heart. Mathilde, however, remained resilient.

Firm belief, urgent hope and stubborn investigation made Mathilde gradually see the truth of the facts. She connected helpful information together and began to discover the relationship between these five unfortunate soldiers and A little-known story behind brutal punishment. Mathilde deeply felt the horror of war, and the bloodshed left an eternal mark on the people involved...

Hot Spots

Mentioning Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Audrey Totou, you will definitely think of the 2001 "Angel Emily" which received a good response. This French film with a strong reputation at the time really caused a lot of French film craze. This year's "A Long Engagement" created by the original cast has already received rave reviews even before it was released. There are many characters in the film, more than 200, and Jodie Foster, whom she has not seen for a long time, has joined the cast. Although she does not have many roles, she is still one of the hot spots of hype for the film.

"A Long Engagement" is hailed as "the best French film in the past three years". Although it missed the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film to be released before September 30, it may still be recommended by Warner America to compete for next year. Oscar for best picture. The film cost about 50 million US dollars, and the scenes are spectacular and magnificent. Director Genet departed from the surrealist romantic style he was keen on, and instead portrayed the cruelty of war and the heavy, melancholy humanity, while maintaining a visually eye-popping originality and shock.

A genius director and an angelic actor

Jean-Pierre Jeunet started out in the production of television commercials and video clips. In 1991, Genet and his partner Mark Carlo completed their first feature film "Rhapsody in the Black Shop". This pioneering film won four César Awards, including the Best New Director Award and the Best Scenario Award. The success of "Rhapsody in the Black Shop" surprised even Genet and Carlo themselves. The delighted two then completed another film, "The Night of Lost Souls," which they had been dreaming of for 10 years. In 1997, Genet went to the United States to film "Alien: Resurrection," the fourth film in the Alien series. In 2000, he returned to France to shoot the surreal romantic-style film "Angel Emily", which achieved unprecedented success in French film history and became the highest-grossing film in France at the time, with a box office of US$33 million. It became the highest-grossing French film in history in the United States.

When casting for "Emily the Angel" in 2001, Genet's first reaction when he saw Audrey Totou was not Emily, but Mathilde. Later, "Angel Emily" was nominated for an Oscar. When attending the Oscar ceremony, Genet asked Totou: "Do you still want to make a film with me?" Although Totou had not read the novel "The Long Day" at the time "Engagement", but she still said with certainty: "No problem! As long as we are still the crew of "Angel Emily"." In fact, the main creative staff of "Long Engagement", from screenwriting, photography, sound, makeup, etc., From the supporting roles to the large and small, they are all the original cast of "Angel Emily".

Totto himself also likes the role of Mathilde very much: "I was surprised by Mathilde's optimism and perseverance. I feel that I have always been a person who likes to laugh and laugh easily, and it was difficult to shoot this I felt a lot more serious and strong when watching this movie. This was the first time I felt that the character had a real impact on my own behavior. ”

Perception

"A Long Engagement" is adapted from Sebastian Zaprizzo's best-selling novel of the same name. In theory, only stupid people would compare two completely different systems, but in fact, people all over the world like to compare adaptations with original works. The result of the comparison is mostly the same: the film is not as good as the book. So if you are smart, it will be more enjoyable to watch the movie first and then read the book. Just like what I saw a netizen said: "Film is ok, Book is great."

The most eye-catching thing in the film is the battlefield scenes of World War I. The pain of war is vividly displayed in the camera. Presented in front of the audience, Genet uses extremely realistic details to express the cruelty and madness of the battle. The scene effect even exceeds that of "Saving Private Ryan", and its realistic visual effects give people a real feeling as if they are actually there. The battlefield is a living hell, and for Genet, it is the decline of human nature.

The romantic description in this film changes from Genet's usual approach. Audrey Totou becomes the only warm element in this cold film, and even her short hair style is well thought out. A lame woman, persistently looking for a love dream that was shattered by the war, the bright-eyed Audrey Totto successfully created an image of an intelligent, affectionate and war-weary woman.

It is also worth mentioning the film’s strong visual contrast, the comfortable pastoral life and the bloody battlefield, the picturesque Paris in 1920 and the life-devouring Somme front line, as well as the first half and the second half of the film. The completely opposite themes in half of the pictures further highlight the cruelty of war.

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