A Very Long Engagement
Back in 1919, Mathilde has been 19 yrs of age. A couple of years earlier, her fiancé Manech left for the front at the Somme. Like numerous others he was"killed on the field of battle" It's written on the notice in white and black. However, Mathilde refuses to trust it. If Manech had expired, she'd know. She moans to her intuition as tightly as she'd onto hope's thread linking her to her lover. An former sergeant tells her vain that Manech expired in a trench named Bingo Crepescule's no man's property, in the company of four men condemned to perish for untoward wounds. Mathilde isn't frightened although her path is full of obstacles. Whatever is possible to someone who's prepared to challenge fate...
Released: 2004-10-26
Duration: 133
min
Country:
France