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A Very Long Engagement

2004 film by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
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Summary

A Very Long Engagement is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,126 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: César Award for Best Supporting Actress[3], European Film Award for Best Production Designer[4]
  • Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet[5]
  • Screenwriter: Jean-Pierre Jeunet[6], Guillaume Laurant[7], Sébastien Japrisot[8]
  • Composer: Angelo Badalamenti[9]
  • Genre: drama film[10], war film[11], romance film[12]
  • Based on: Un long dimanche de fiançailles (roman)[13]
  • Cast member: Audrey Tautou[14], Gaspard Ulliel[15], Dominique Pinon[16], Clovis Cornillac[17], Albert Dupontel[18], Denis Lavant[19], Jean-Pierre Darroussin[20], Marion Cotillard[21], André Dussollier[22], Jodie Foster[23], Julie Depardieu[24], Chantal Neuwirth[25], Ticky Holgado[26], Bouli Lanners[27]
  • Producer: Francis Boespflug[28], Bill Gerber[29], Jean-Louis Monthieux[30]
  • Depicts: no man's land[31]
  • Production company: 2003 Productions[32], Warner Bros. France[33], TF1 Films Production[34], Canal+[35]
  • Director of photography: Bruno Delbonnel[36]
  • Original language of film or TV show: French[37], German[38], Corsican[39]
  • Commons category: Un long dimanche de fiançailles[40]
  • Soundtrack release: Un long dimanche de fiançailles[41]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[42]
  • Review score: 7.4/10[43], 79%[44], 76/100[45]
  • Color: color[46]
  • Country of origin: France[47]
  • Publication date: January 1, 2004[48], January 27, 2005[49]
  • Distributed by: Warner Independent Pictures[50], Fandango at Home[51]
  • Narrative location: Paris[52]

Why It Matters

A Very Long Engagement has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

FAQs

What awards did A Very Long Engagement receive?

Honors received include César Award for Best Supporting Actress[3] and European Film Award for Best Production Designer[4].

Related Entities

André Dussollier Angelo Badalamenti Audrey Tautou Dominique Pinon film France Gaspard Ulliel Jean-Pierre Jeunet Jodie Foster Julie Depardieu Locronan Marion Cotillard Penmarch Sébastien Japrisot Tchéky Karyo

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [6] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [14] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  13. [17] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [27] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [4] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . A Very Long Engagement. wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . kinokalender.com. Retrieved . kinokalender.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20h ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'be', 'bg', 'br', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'cy', 'de', 'el', 'en', '
    Filming location → Locronan, Penmarch, Ribemont +8
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    Filming location → Locronan, Penmarch, Ribemont +8
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  3. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 6w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → interwar period, World War I, 20th century +1
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  5. 7w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Based on → Un long dimanche de fiançailles (roman)
    Main subject → World War I, missing person, desertion +5
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  6. 8w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  7. 9w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 35199
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  8. 14w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    César award film id → 29883
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  9. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Aline Bonetto
    Set in period → interwar period, World War I, 20th century +1
    Publication date → +2004-01-01T00:00:00Z, +2005-01-27T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Guillaume Laurant, Sébastien Japrisot
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