A Very Long Engagement is a 2004 French-American romantic war drama film set in France near the end of World War I. The film tells the story of Mathilde Donnay, a young woman who hires a private investigator to find her missing fiancé, Gaspard Ulliel, who went missing during the Battle of the Somme. The film is set in the deadly trenches of the Somme, in the gilded Parisien halls of power, and in the modest home of an indomita.
Audrey Tautou stars as Mathilde, who hires a private investigator to find her fiance, Gaspard Ulliel, who has been presumed to have died in World War I. The film is available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on various streaming services, including Apple iTunes, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft, and more.
The film follows Mathilde Donnay as she searches for the truth about her missing fiancé, who has gone missing during the war. She learns many unexpected things along the way, including that her former sergeant tells her in vain that Manech had died. A Very Long Engagement is suitable for ages 17 and over, and can be watched online for free with ads or on Amazon Video.
📹 French Trenches – A Very Long Engagement
Mathilde (Audrey Tautou) is told that her fiancé (Gaspard Ulliel) has been killed in World War I. She refuses to believe this, …
📹 WW1 Hospital Disaster – A very Long Engagement
Mathilde (Audrey Tautou) is told that her fiancé (Gaspard Ulliel) has been killed in World War I. She refuses to believe this, …
Similar event happened in 4 September 1916 at Verdun its called the “Fire Disaster in the Tunnel de Tavannes”. The tunnel was used as a hospital, a shelter, and for storage of munitions. In September 1916, an enormous explosion killed many French soldiers who were trapped inside. In this particular case the cargo of a mule had caught fire, probably because of the cooking of the soldiers. The fire increased immensely, caused by the air current in the tunnel and turned into an inferno. Everybody panicked and over 500 soldiers were killed. Nevertheless, the confusion caused by this explosion remained unnoticed by the Germans.
For those talking Geneva convention and “war crime” bear in mind possible factors like: 1) was it marked as a hospital? (I dont know) 2) was it used for any military purpose thus removing hospital protection… and yes that is the case. The barrage(?) or observation(?) balloon… which came first…. is a military asset that is a valid target. Putting the hospital at a valid target means it is still a valid target. In this case the medical need was it was the roof that was so desperately needed to treat them. In the article the amount of activity suggests it had been used as a hospital for some time before coming under fire. Possibly the front moved, guns were now in range and the one planning the fire mission maybe was told to shoot the balloon hanger for the balloon or because they had seen “lots of activity” maybe thinking it was a headquarters or depot.