Movies like A Very Long Engagement
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A Very Long Engagement (2004)
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Original name: Un long dimanche de fiançailles
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, War
Country: France, USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
In 1919, Mathilde was 19 years old. Two years earlier, her fiancé Manech left for the front at the Somme. Like millions of others he was "killed on the field of battle." It's written in black and white on the official notice. But Mathilde refuses to believe it. If Manech had died, she would know. She hangs on to her intuition as tightly as she would onto the last thread of hope linking her to her lover. A former sergeant tells her in vain that Manech died in the no man's land of a trench named Bingo Crepescule, in the company of four other men condemned to die for self-inflicted wounds. Her path ahead is full of obstacles but Mathilde is not frightened. Anything is possible to someone who is willing to challenge fate...
Style:
romantic, touching, atmospheric, epic, sexy, colourful, sentimental, dramatic, visually appealing, sad ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
world war one, war, love, love and romance, love story, wartime, private detective, investigation, obsession, tragedy, destiny, sacrifice, life & death, relationships, lighthouse, against the odds, missing person, uncover truth, brutality, young lovers, military, disability, french, bittersweet, engagement ...
Time:
1920s, 1910s, 20th century, year 1917, year 1919, 20s
Place:
france, paris france, europe, provence, marseille, brittany, marseille provence
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Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 162 min.
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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