when f was here last weekend, we managed (apart from attending my old flatmate, Hannah's Wedding) to watch the one film i had been wanting to catch for ages... i was really glad that the FilmHouse was screening it too as i thought the screenings at Cameo would have ended by then. A Very Long Engagement was worth the 'long' wait... i really enjoyed it... and am glad f did too. and Audrey Tautou played a lovely strong-willed Mathilde whose quest to find the fate of her beloved Manech (played by Gaspard Ulliel) saw her learning about some of the horrific experiences of those who went through the war and the psychological scars left on those whose lives intertwined. those who loved Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Am?lie would find traces of his stylistic filmography rekindled in this production... particularly his sense of humor... mostly peppered by quirky characters e.g. Benedicte and her obsession with Chickpea's (The Dog) silly tendencies... The Postman (Jean-Paul Rouve), etc. and each their distinct idiosyncracies...
i'd love to watch it again... not only to be able to etch the storyline in my mind... to tell myself that i should learn to be more like Mathilde... who remained stubbornly cheerful despite all the challenges... but also to be reminded of the companionship i enjoyed last weekend...
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