Monday, August 17, 2009

Un long dimanche de fiançailles (2004)

aka

A Very Long Engagement International (English title)
Mathilde - Eine große Liebe Austria / Germany









The story tells of a young woman's relentless search for her fiancée, who has disappeared from the trenches of the Somme during World War One.

Sumptuous cinematic storytelling with a touching and magical, but never too sentimental love story. Probably all made to fit the star's character, who once again is wonderful.

Just a note on the German title: It's once again a sad indication for the German cinema situation that the distributors mistrusted the commercial appeal of the original film title. So, while the international English title is an accurate translation, the Germans were confronted with:

Mathilde - A Big Love

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