Un long dimanche de fiançailles (A Very Long Engagement)

The cast is superb, with Audrey Tautou a resilient yet vulnerable young woman determined to follow her instinct, her gut feeling....The complexity of the plot and many characters at times confuses, but the resolution evolves naturally.....Tautou is the epitome of grace as the determined Mathilde, who follows every lead with the tenacity of Sherlock Holmes.....Integral to the film's appeal is its wonderful production design, beautiful cinematography and a music score that is a barometer to our emotions.....T ... Full Review

Because of that, A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT is a successful genre combination of a war film, period romance, detective story and black comedy. The plot of Japrisot's novel served as an opportunity for Jeunet to show that he could handle light-hearted and disturbing material in the same film. ... Full Review

Presented in a 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer, "A Very Long Engagement" looks absolutely beautiful on DVD. Both a surprisingly intriguing mystery and a deeply moving portait of a country and people shattered by war, "A Very Long Engagement" is one of those few films whose powerful performances and imagery linger for days afterwards. ... Full Review

Yet what's primarily dispiriting about the film is its dubious distinction in the Jeunet canon.....njoying A Very Long Engagement essentially depends on how much one can stand visionary carnival barker Jean-Pierre Jeunet's brand of impatiently imaginative, aggressively artificial filmmaking..... ... Full Review

No doubt the subtitles obscure certain nuances of the film (one clue is found by reading alternate words of a love letter), but even with Mr. Jeunet's helpful clues, part of the film gets lost in translation. ... Full Review

Oh, sure, Chanel: She freed women from the tyranny of torturous undergarments. She didn't merely dare to wear trousers, she made them fashionable for women. ... Full Article

No question about it: If you're looking for the most emotional crowd at a movie screening today in Fresno, it will be the one turning out for "Edie & Thea: A Very Long Engagement." ... Full Article

The execution and editing of his conceits are expert and constantly surprising, and the sight and audio gags are frequently brilliant. Sony Pictures Classics has US distribution rights and should score a notable success with the boundlessly inventive Micmacs ,... ... Full Article

I recently watched the trailer on YouTube for a new documentary called "Edie & Thea: A Very Long Engagement" and by the time it finished, I found myself quietly weeping. ... Full Article

Before French filmmaker Jean-Pierre Jeunet did A Very Long Engagement and Am??lie and, um, Alien: Resurrection , he co-directed two fantastical cult hits with designer and comic-book artist Marc Caro : 1991's Delicatessen and 1995's The City of Lost Children... ... Full Article

International Day was a special treat at last year's ShoWest convention, and while this year was a tamer affair with far less exclusive footage premieres and the like, it was still an informative day for those who know nothing about... ... Full Article