One of my favorite movies is “Un long dimanche de fiançailles”. It’s a French movie, directed by Jean Pierre Jeunet and based on a Sebastien Japrisot novel. This movie shows a relationship between Mathilde and Manech, who were separated by First World War. Mathilde searches Manech, who disappeared in trench near Germany. Everybody says that Manech was dead, but Mathilde refused to believe it. Mathilde is very optimistic, never lose her hopes.
First, Mathilde received a letter from a veteran, which had been with Manech in trench. This man tells Mathilde that her boyfriend was condemned for self mutilation in Bingo Crepuscule, one of French trench in frontier with Germany. The veteran give to Mathilde a little box, where is many objects of soldiers; pictures, letters, watches. Mathilde get several clues to find her boyfriend. Then, she goes Paris for contract a detective, which helps her. Mathilde knows many people, old majors, other women that search their boyfriends and a murderer, who looking for revenge. This Murderer named Tina Lombardi is very vindictive; she murders every major that hurt her boyfriend (the Angel) in war. Tina search her Angel, but in a different way of Mathilde. Mathilde connect stories to know where Manech is.
My favorite part in this movie is when Mathilde meet with Manech, in an old convent. There, she discovers that her boyfriend is amnesiac. Due to he don’t search her. Manech says the same words that he said when he knows Mathilde.
This movie likes me because contain many war stories, interesting characters and beautiful images, although sometimes result a long film too much. I wouldn’t like to change nothing of this movie, maybe only reduce the length off.
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