A Very Long Engagement
2004Young 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.
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Audrey Tautou
as Mathilde
Gaspard Ulliel
as Manech
Dominique Pinon
as Sylvain
Chantal Neuwirth
as Bénédicte
André Dussollier
as Pierre-Marie Rouvières
Ticky Holgado
as Germain Pire
Marion Cotillard
as Tina Lombardi
Dominique Bettenfeld
as Ange Bassignano
Jodie Foster
as Elodie Gordes
Jean-Pierre Darroussin
as Benjamin Gordes
Denis Lavant
as Six-Soux
Rufus
as Breton
Jérôme Kircher
as Bastoche
Albert Dupontel
as Célestin Poux
Elina Löwensohn
as Günther's Sister
Jean-Claude Dreyfus
as Commander Lavrouye
Clovis Cornillac
as Benoît Notre-Dame
Jean-Pierre Becker
as Esperanza
Jean-Paul Rouve
as The Factor
Julie Depardieu
as Véronique Passavant
Michel Vuillermoz
as P'tit Louis
Urbain Cancelier
as The Parish Priest
Maud Rayer
as Madame Desrochelles
Michel Robin
as Old Man on the Battlefield
Tchéky Karyo
as Captain Favour
Philippe Duquesne
as Favart
Bouli Lanners
as Chardolot
Stéphane Butet
as Philippot
Christian Pereira
as The Records Officer
François Levantal
as Thouvenel
Patrick Paroux
as Military Doctor
Solène Le Pechon
as Young Mathilde
Virgil Leclaire
as Young Manech
Florence Thomassin
as Narrator (voice)
Thierry Gibault
as Lieutenant Estrangin
Myriam Roustan
as The Coffee Prostitute
Gilles Masson
as The Murdered Officer
Sandrine Rigault
as Mariette Notre Dame
Michel Chalmeau
as Milly's Priest
Marc Faure
as Prison Warden
Rodolphe Pauly
as Jean Desrochelles
Xavier Maly
as Chardolot's Comrade
Till Bahlmann
as German Prisoner
Tony Gaultier
as Gravedigger
Louis-Marie Audubert
as Gravedigger
Jean-Gilles Barbier
as Sergeant
Marc Robert
as Soldier
Pierre Heitz
as Soldier
Philippe Maymat
as Soldier
Eric Debrosse
as Soldier
Mick Gondouin
as Soldier
Éric Fraticelli
as Menacing Corsican
Philippe Beautier
as The Train Prankster
Gérald Weingand
as Cheated Soldier
Luc Sonzogni
as Cheated Soldier
Xavier Berlioz
as The Order
Frankie Pain
as The Mackerel
Marcel Philippot
as Bourgeois Couple
Pascale Lievyn
as Bourgeois Couple
Jean-Claude Lecoq
as German Machine Gunner
Esther Sironneau
as Nurse
Stéphanie Gesnel
as Happy Girl
Frédérique Bel
as Happy Girl
Alexandre Caumartin
as Sretcher-bearer
Eric Defosse
as Sretcher-bearer
Gaspar Claus
as Pierced German
Jean-Philippe Bèche
as Georges Cornu
Anaïs Durand
as Hélène Pire