A Very Long Engagement (Un long dimanche de fiançailles) 20 years old
Never let go.
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.
Credits
A Very Long Engagement Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Marion Cotillard She was 29, now 49 years old | as Tina Lombardi |
| Jodie Foster She was 41, now 62 years old | as Elodie Gordes |
| Denis Lavant He was 43, now 63 years old | as Six-Soux |
| Audrey Tautou She was 28, now 48 years old | as Mathilde |
| Eric Defosse | as Un brancardier |
| Albert Dupontel He was 40, now 60 years old | as Célestin Poux |
| Rufus He was 61, now 81 years old | as Un Breton |
| Clovis Cornillac He was 37, now 57 years old | as Benoît Notre-Dame |
| André Dussollier He was 58, now 78 years old | as Pierre-Marie Rouvières |
| Jean-Pierre Darroussin He was 50, now 70 years old | as Benjamin Gordes |
| Florence Thomassin She was 38, now 58 years old | as Narrator (voice) |
| Gaspard Ulliel He was 19, now 39 years old | as Manech |
| Jean-Claude Dreyfus He was 58, now 78 years old | as Commandant Lavrouye |
| Bouli Lanners He was 39, now 59 years old | as Chardolot |
| Tchéky Karyo He was 51, now 71 years old | as Capitaine Favourier |
| Philippe Duquesne He was 39, now 59 years old | as Favart |
| Rodolphe Pauly He was 20, now 40 years old | as Jean Desrochelles |
| Michel Vuillermoz He was 41, now 61 years old | as P'tit Louis |
| Michel Robin He was 74, now 94 years old | as Le vieil homme sur le champ de bataille |
| Dominique Pinon He was 49, now 69 years old | as Sylvain |
| Tony Gaultier He was 33, now 53 years old | as Un fossoyeur |
| Julie Depardieu She was 31, now 51 years old | as Véronique Passavant |
| Dominique Bettenfeld He was 51, now 71 years old | as Ange Bassignano |
| Éric Fraticelli He was 35, now 55 years old | as Le corse menaçant |
| Urbain Cancelier He was 45, now 65 years old | as Le curé |
| Jean-Gilles Barbier | as Le sergent |
| Chantal Neuwirth She was 55, now 75 years old | as Bénédicte |
| Frédérique Bel She was 29, now 49 years old | as Une fille de joie |
| Ticky Holgado He was 60, 59 years old when he died | as Germain Pire |
| Elina Löwensohn She was 38, now 58 years old | as la soeur de Günther |
| Christian Pereira He was 51, now 71 years old | as L'officier des archives |
| Jean-Pierre Becker He was 46, now 66 years old | as Esperanza |
| Gilles Masson He was 374, 86 years old when he died | as L'officier assassiné |
| Jérôme Kircher He was 39, now 60 years old | as Bastoche |
| Maud Rayer She was 51, now 71 years old | as Madame Desrochelles |
| Jean-Paul Rouve He was 37, now 57 years old | as Le facteur |
| Marc Robert He was 45, now 65 years old | as Un poilu |
| Alexandre Caumartin | as Un brancardier |
| Thierry Gibault He was 51, now 71 years old | as Lieutenant Estrangin |
| Michel Gondoin | as Un poilu |
| Frankie Pain She was 51, now 71 years old | as La maquerelle |
| Marcel Philippot He was 51, 64 years old when he died | as Le couple bourgeois |
| Michel Chalmeau | as Le curé de Milly |
| Virgil Leclaire | as Manech 13 ans |
| Pierre Heitz | as Un poilu |
| Marc Faure | as Le directeur de la prison |
| Xavier Maly He was 46, now 66 years old | as Le camarade de Chardolot |
| Gérald Weingand | as Un soldat floué |
| Louis-Marie Audubert | as Un fossoyeur |
| Stéphane Butet | as Philippot |
| Patrick Paroux He was 51, now 71 years old | as Le médecin militaire |
| François Levantal He was 44, now 64 years old | as Thouvenel |
A Very Long Engagement Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Hervé Schneid as Editor. He was 48 (now 68) years old | Editing |
| Aline Bonetto as Production Design. She was 4 (now 24) years old | Art |
| Véronique Melery as Set Decoration. | Art |
| Patrick Cauderlier as Stunt Coordinator. | Crew |
| Rémi Canaple as Stunts. | Crew |
A Very Long Engagement (20 years)
Never let go.
- Release day: Tuesday, October 26, 2004
- Runtime: 133 minutes
- Budget: 47000000.00