A Very Long Engagement

2004 · 133 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 76,776 VOTES · DIR. Jean-Pierre Jeunet

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,397 lines

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00:00:37 A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT
00:08:26 Who are those for?
00:14:40 but he wasn't suffering anymore.
00:18:42 in January '1 7, was Manech still alive?
00:22:05 Tears say what you can't say
00:27:00 A Breton boy eating sauerkraut!
00:30:11 ls that a choir l hear?
00:36:31 My throat's dry.
00:39:47 Paris wasn't much better.
00:43:41 You drink now?
00:48:21 Mathilde has spoken of you.
00:51:31 l'm never going to get that pie in the oven!
00:56:14 l thought Bastoche would take care of him
01:02:17 Elodie Gordes.
01:10:56 You understand, right?
01:16:16 l surrender!
01:21:19 For France!
01:25:48 Might be.
01:29:54 A comrade of Gunther's told me the story.
01:35:15 l took care of him, too!
01:39:20 l think we're getting hot.
01:46:38 What's he doing in there?
01:54:41 Where is he?
02:07:26 Processed by Eclair Video - Paris

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,397
Dialogue density10.5 lines / min
First line00:00:37
Final line02:07:26

Production Record

DirectorJean-Pierre Jeunet
LanguageFrench
Budget$47,000,000
IMDb votes76,776