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.
Nominated for 2 Oscars. 17 wins & 35 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Merging heart-wrenching emotions with quirky humor and splicing bloody war footage with goofy comedy, the movie mixes vastly disparate elements into a surprisingly smooth blend.
– Jeff Strickler,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
21 Dec 2004
rotten:
The comic-dramatic divide of A Very Long Engagement is difficult to traverse, much less conquer. It's simply hard to be charmed with all those corpses scattered about.
– Terry Lawson,
Detroit Free Press,
22 Dec 2004
fresh:
This is grand cinema.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
22 Dec 2004
rotten:
There's only so much candy the eye can consume before nausea sets in.