A Very Long Engagement (2004) on Netflix
R20042h 13mDramaMysteryRomanceWar
Five French soldiers are condemned to no man's land in the Somme for self-mutilation. Mathilde, in a wheelchair since childhood polio, will not give up on her missing fiancé Manech.
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Mathilde has used a wheelchair since childhood polio, and she was engaged to Manech, who carved the letters MMM into a church bell near their home, for Manech aime Mathilde. During World War I, Manech is one of five French soldiers convicted of wounding themselves to escape the trenches; their punishment is banishment into no man's land in the Somme, between the French and German lines. It appears the five were killed in the following battle. Mathilde will not accept that, and with the help of the private investigator Germain Pire she sets out to learn the stories of the other four condemned men and of the court-martial that sent them out there.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about A Very Long Engagement (2004)
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- Just before A Very Long Engagement's New York and Hollywood debut, a French court ruled its production company — one-third owned by Warner Bros. and two-thirds by Warner France — an American company, costing the studio $4.8 million in government incentives.
- Joséphine Japy auditioned for a child's role in the film and did not get it, but she credits meeting director Jean-Pierre Jeunet with being decisive in her wish to become an actress.
