A Very Long Engagement

2004 | Drama, Mystery, Romance, War, Foreign Language, Historical War, Past, World War I

Synopsis

Tells the story of a young woman's relentless search for her fiancé, who has disappeared from the trenches of the Somme during World War One.

Scores

Overall Score
81.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
79.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
85.6%
Review Aggregate
80.3

Critic Consensus

79.0% Fresh • 133 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 79% of 133 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, visually striking, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

romanticvisually strikingemotionalstylizedhistoricaldarkmacabresuspensefulrealisticgritty

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Audrey Tautou2004$3,819,000$6,342,000(est)
Gaspard Ulliel2004$2,351,000$3,904,000(est)
Marion Cotillard2004$1,770,000$2,939,000(est)
Dominique Pinon2004$1,447,000$2,403,000(est)
Chantal Neuwirth2004$1,238,000$2,056,000(est)
André Dussolier2004$1,090,000$1,809,000(est)
Ticky Holgado2004$978,000$1,624,000(est)
Jodie Foster2004$891,000$1,479,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score79.0
RT critic review count146
Rotten Tomatoes audience score85.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating7.6
IMDb votes77,258

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2004$6,524,389$10,834,838
International2004$62,900,000$104,455,956
Worldwide2004$69,424,389$115,290,793

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2004$28,422,194$47,199,801
Digital Rentals ?2004$138,000$229,172
Digital Purchases ?2004$4,000$6,643
Physical Rentals ?2004$14,493,000$24,068,047
Physical Purchases ?2004$30,324,000$50,358,067
TV & Streaming Revenue2004$1,565,853$2,600,361
Total Revenues2004$74,947,048$124,462,091
Expenses
Budget ?2004$56,600,000$93,993,753
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2004$11,299,000 (est)$18,763,877 (est)
Participations2004$1,499,000$2,489,340
Residuals ?2004$3,389,000$5,628,001
Interest & Overhead2004$8,490,000$14,099,063
Total Expenses2004$81,277,000$134,974,033
Movie Net Profit or Loss2004$-6,329,952$-10,511,943

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