A Very Long Engagement (2004)
| Release Date | 27 October 2004 |
| Budget | $47,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $6,000,000 |
| Other Names | A Very Long Engagement |
| Tagline | Never let go |
| Genre | Drama, Mystery, Romance, War |
| Country | FranceUSA |
| Filming Locations | Austerlitz Railway Station, Paris 13, Paris, France |
| Language | French, German, Corsican |
| Sound Mix | DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | War Drama, Period Film, War Romance |
| Mood | High on Emotion |
| Themes | Obsessive Quests, Star-Crossed Lovers, Women During Wartime |
| Tones | Poignant, Bittersweet, Atmospheric, Sweeping, Lavish, Downbeat |
| Tags | Battlefield, French [nationality], Search, Soldier, Star Crossed Lovers, War, World War |
A Very Long Engagement (French: ) is a 2004 French romantic war film, directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and starring Audrey Tautou. It is a fictional tale about a young woman's desperate search for her fiancé who might have been killed on the battle of the Somme, during World War I. It was based on a novel of the same name, written by Sebastien Japrisot, first published in 1991.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Chantal Neuwirth
Bénédicte
Ticky Holgado
Germain Pire
Jean-Pierre Becker
Lieutenant Esperanza
Jérôme Kircher
Bastoche
Michel Vuillermoz
L'il Louis
Urbain Cancelier
Priest
Maud Rayer
Mme Desrochelles
Michel Robin
Old Man Visiting Battlefield
Philippe Duquesne
Favart
Stéphane Butet
Philippot
Christian Pereira
Archives officer
François Levantal
Thouvenel
Solène Le Pechon
Mathilde
Virgil Leclaire
Manech
Thierry Gibault
Lieutenant Estrangin
Myriam Roustan
The Cafe Prostitute
Gilles Masson
The Murdered Officer
Sandrine Rigault
Mariette Notre-Dame
Michel Chalmeau
The Priest of Milly
Marc Faure
The Prison Director
Rodolphe Pauly
Jean Desrochelles
Xavier Maly
Chardolot's Friend
Till Bahlmann
The German Prisoner
Tony Gaultier
Gravedigger
Louis-Marie Audubert
Gravedigger
Jean-Gilles Barbier
The Sergeant
Marc Robert
Soldier
Pierre Heitz
Soldier
Philippe Maymat
Soldier
Eric Debrosse
Soldier
Michel Gondoin
Soldier
Pido
Menacing Corsican
Philippe Beautier
Joker on the Train
Gérald Weingand
Conned Soldier
Luc Sonzogni
Conned Soldier
Xavier Berlioz
Orderly
Frankie Pain
Madam
Marcel Philippot
Bourgeois Man
Pascale Lievyn
Bourgeois Woman
Jean-Claude Lecoq
German Machine Gunner
Esther Sironneau
Nurse
Stéphanie Gesnel
Prostitute
Alexandre Caumartin
Stretcher Bearer
Eric Defosse
Stretcher Bearer
Gaspar Claus
Stabbed German
Jean-Philippe Bèche
Georges Cornu
Anaïs Durand
Hélène Pire
Rachel Berger
Petite prostitute
Morgan Berthon
Un soldat regardant Manech
Xavier Bonastre
Un bourgeois
Vincent Bowen
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Marie-Thé Colmagne
Une bourgeoise
Aleksandra Yermak
Passante sur la place de l'Opéra
Arnaud Klein
Soldier
Julien Lecat
Un soldat
Arnaud Marciszewer
Baptistin 8 ans
Arnaud Mathey-Dreyfus
Soldier Hooked in a Tree
Christophe Perie
Soldier
Aleksandrs Petukhovs
Soldier
Director
Writer
Sébastien Japrisot
Producer
Francis Boespflug
associate producer
Bill Gerber
executive producer
Jean-Louis Monthieux
executive producer
Fabienne Tsaï
creative executive producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Editor
Hervé Schneid
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Casting Director
Pierre-Jacques Bénichou
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Marie-Sylvie Caillierez
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Valerie Espagne
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Production Designer
Aline Bonetto
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Set Decorator
Véronique Melery
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Costume Designer
Madeline Fontaine
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Makeup Department
Jean-Charles Bachelier
key hair stylist
Christophe Chabenet
special makeup effects artist
Sylvie Ferry
special makeup effects artist
Dominique Galichet
makeup artist
Marie-Pierre Hattabi
hair stylist
Sébastien Imart
special makeup effects artist
Pierre-Paul Jayne
special makeup effects artist
Frédéric Lainé
special makeup effects artist
Géraldine Lemaire
additional hair stylist
Franck Mendoche
hair stylist
Pascal Molina
special makeup effects artist
Anne Moralis
wig maker
Annabelle Petit
special makeup effects artist
Stéphane Robert
makeup artist
Jean-Christophe Roger
makeup artist
Nathalie Tissier
key makeup artist
Production Manager
Laurent Chiomento
unit production manager
Nicolas Davy
assistant unit manager
Jean-Marc Deschamps
production manager
Eric Duchêne
unit production manager
David Le Gall
assistant unit manager
Alain Mougenot
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Artur
assistant director
Matthieu De La Mortière
second assistant director
Cécile Denis
second assistant director
Guilain Depardieu
second assistant director
Arnaud Esterez
first assistant director
Julien Lecat
assistant director
Arnaud Mathey-Dreyfus
second assistant director
Thierry Mauvoisin
first assistant director
Pascal Roy
first assistant director
Art Department
François Borgeaud
props
Luc Desportes
storyboard artist
Francesca Balestra Di Mottola
art department trainee
Franck Gies
carpenter
Mathieu Junot
production design assistant
Anne Le Van Ra
art department coordinator
Delphine Mabed
production design assistant
Hélène Rey
assistant set dresser, assistant set decorator
Patrick Schmitt
assistant art director
Nicolas Vrancken
set dresser
Sound Department
Vincent Arnardi
sound re-recording mixer
Marilena Cavola
sound editor
Laurent Chassaigne
sound recordist
Sophie Chiabaut
sound
Cedric Denooz
sound effects editor
Gérard Hardy
sound editor
Denis Jaillet-Marsigny
sound recordist
Laurent Kossayan
sound effects editor
Guillaume Leriche
assistant sound re-recording mixer
Alexis Place
assistant dialogue editor
Jocelyn Robert
sound mixer trainee
Igor Thomas-Gerard
dialogue editor
Jean Umansky
sound
Yannick Vergne
assistant sound editor
Alexandre Widmer
sound effects editor
Special Effects
Jean-Baptiste Bonetto
special effects
Noel Chainbaux
special effects assistant
Yves Domenjoud
special effects supervisor
Denis Gastou
special effects makeup
Olivier Gleyze
special effects supervisor
Olivier Marais
special effects technician
Romain Rosier
special effects assistant
Jean-Christophe Spadaccini
special effects makeup
Visual Effects
Christophe Belena
scan and printing: Duboicolor
Jerome Billet
matte painter
Axel Bonami
digital compositor
Cyrille Bonjean
digital compositor
Lucie Bories
digital compositor
Emmanuelle Carlier
visual effects coordinator
Alain Carsoux
visual effects supervisor
Nicolas Daniel
HD coordinator
Thierry Delobel
digital artist
Séverine De Wever
production coordinator
Stephane Dittoo
digital compositor
Xavier Fourmond
digital compositor
Rip Hampton O'Neil
technical director
Arcier Hugo
3D digital artist
Élodie Ichter
scanner operator
Abdel Ali Kassou
processing: DuboiColor
David Klett
3D digital artist
Aurelie Lajoux
digital compositor
Emmanuel Le Courbe
digital compositor
Bruno Le Provost
3D supervisor
Jeremie Leroux
compositing supervisor
Olivier Marci
digital artist
Benjamin Massoubre
2k operator
Frederic Medioni
computer graphic designer
Cecile Peltier
digital compositor
Benoit Philippon
visual effects
Cyril Pichard
research and development
Sebastien Rame
compositor
Aurore Rousset
3D animator
Bruno Sommier
3D shooting supervisor
George Tornero
digital compositor
Georges Tornero
digital compositor
Daniel Trujillo
sequence supervisor
Edouard Valton
visual effects producer
Jean-Marie Vives
digital matte painter
Stunts
Rémi Canaple
assistant stunt coordinator, stunts
Alexandre Cauderlier
stunts
Patrick Cauderlier
stunt coordinator
Yan Dron
stunt rigger
Sebastien Soudais
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Michel Amathieu
director of photography: second unit
Julien Bullat
video assistant
Bruno Calvo
still photographer
Juliette Castanier
second assistant camera
Arthur Cloquet
camera operator: second unit
Benoit Dentan
aerial camera operator
Robert Dona
grip
Bruno Dubet
key grip
Michaël Gojon Dit Martin
electrician
Sophie Lelou Mollard
electrician
Beatrice Mizrahi
director of photography: second unit
Valentin Monge
Steadicam operator
Steeven Petitteville
assistant camera
Yvan Quehec
electrician
Ferencz Radnai
rigging gaffer
Michel Sabourdy
chief electrician
Ludovic Simeon
video assistant
Christophe Sournac
electrician
James Swanson
aerial director of photography
Alexandre Szabo-Fresnais
assistant camera: Technospeed
Eric Vallée
first assistant camera
Natacha Vautrin
camera loader
Richard Weber
set lighting technician
Animation Department
Aurore Rousset
animator
Casting Department
Camille Brunat
casting assistant
Yann Le Boucher
extras casting assistant
Marc Robert
casting assistant
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Loïc Barnier
costumer
Catherine Boisgontier
costume supervisor
Marie Bramsen
costume design assistant
Céline Collobert
costume trainee
Cédric Grenapin
wardrobe
Chloé Lesueur
dresser
Editorial Department
Nicolas Criqui
digital conformation
Céline De Seyne
director of post-production
Mickael Dumontier
digital conformation
Céline Kélépikis
assistant editor
Lionel Kopp
post-production advisor
Yvan Lucas
colorist: Eclair
Philippe Reinaudo
digital intermediate technical director
Music Department
Bryan Clements
scoring crew
Edouard Dubois
music consultant
Mark Eshelman
scoring crew
Simon James
music contractor
Greg Loskorn
scoring technician
Phil Marshall
conductor, orchestrator
Adam Michalak
score recordist
Bill Pearson
music recordist
Dennis S. Sands
music scoring mixer
Other Crew
Laure Auger-Robert
personal assistant to director, production secretary
Christine Bodelot
production controller
Élizabeth Boorn
production coordinator
Jean Brun
administrator
Maya Carillon
production assistant
Marie Ducret
scripte assistante
Jennifer Gay
translator
Michaël Gojon Dit Martin
armorer
Sophie Hennard
production assistant
Aude Lemercier
location scout
Christophe Maratier
weapons
Arnaud Mathey-Dreyfus
location scout
Frédéric North
helicopter pilot
Édith Pavageau
production administrator
Peggy Pere
aerial coordinator
Christophe Perie
stand-in: Gaspard Ulliel
Julien Perrin
video conforming
Luc Poullain
aerial coordinator
Anne Wermelinger
script supervisor
Thanks
Production Company
2003 Productions
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Warner Bros.
Tapioca Films
TF1 Films Productions
Canal+
Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC)
Région Poitou-Charentes
Région Bretagne
Gerber Pictures
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Distributor
Warner Bros.
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Fox-Warner
Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)
Warner Sogefilms S.A.
Argentina Video Home
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Sandrews
Warner Bros.
Warner Home Video Española S.A.
Warner Home Video
Warner Home Video
Warner Home Video
Warner Home Vidéo
Warner Home Vídeo
Special Effects
Duboi
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Duran Duboi
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Les Versaillais
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Éclair Numérique
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Miscellaneous
Aerial Camera Systems
helicopter gyrostabilized camera system
Nonesuch Records
soundtrack album published by
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Feature films of Jean-Pierre Jeunet
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