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A Very Long Engagement
A young physically challenged girl Mathilde meets Manech a slightly older boy who initially befriends her then looks to marry her in what seems to be a match made in heaven. Separated by war Mathilde awaits her mate who never returns and is presumed dead. Manech was sentenced to death along with others for purposely maiming themselves in an attempt to be sent home from war and by all accounts his fate must have been death. Not believing anything less then a corpse on her lap Mathilde does everything in her power to uncover the true ware bouts of her soul mate. She is pretty much solo in this attempt with everyone else ready to give up at the flimsiest amount of proof. Mathilde hires a sleuth to assist her and gets additional assistance by word of mouth and through an ad in the paper. Piecing together this foggy puzzle is not only her obsession but also her motivation for living.
Not bad but I don’t believe people talk the way they do in this film. They just seem so phony with no one really being anything less then educated and proper. It makes a nice read or listen but doesn’t seem real. Long as hell but worth it with an ending that is not exactly what I wanted to see but I suppose I can accept. Nice battle scenes with intense bullet sequences and bomb explosions that feel devastating. This is not an easy movie to read due to a lot of unfamiliar names and words that without a doubt hindered my absorption of all nuances. Mentally challenged as I was I still found enough to find to my liking. I don’t love this movie but I did enjoy the story and would recommend you see it at least once.
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