French movie du soir.. on sbs

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A very long engagement
(Original title :Un long dimanche de financialles )

I actually had never seen this one before. Good movie. World War I (one) is as present in the memory of the French as WWII.
With all due respect, that almost surprised me at times though… But then again, when I lived there, there was still a handful of veterans alive – the last “poilu” (hairy one..) died at 110 years old in 2008…

About the movie :
Although I  found Audrey Tautou a little bit annoying after the big success of “Amelie Poulain” (and she WAS good in that…), she was lovely (still a bit cutsy too) in the role of the polio-stricken fiance of a deserteur whom she does not believe dead inspite of what has been reported. Her research of the truth and the tales of war of the people she meets, are touching and feel authentic and universal, even today, almost 100 years later. I’d say at least 4 stars out of 5. 🙂