A Very Long Engagement
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A Very Long Engagement Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Alien: Resurrection Audrey Tautou as Mathilde Donnay, a young woman whose desperate search for her fiancée leads to her subsequent discovery that he is one of five soldiers that have been convicted of self-mutilation in order to escape military service during World War I. They are condemned to face near-certain death in the no man's land between the French and German trench lines unarmed. It appears that all of them were killed in the subsequent Battle of The Somme, but Mathilde, the fiancée of one of the soldiers, refuses to give up hope and begins to uncover clues as to what actually took place on the battlefield. She discovers the brutally corrupt system used by the French Military to deal with those who tried to escape the front during her search and what happened to the other men who were sentenced to the no man's land as a punishment. The film's cast also includes Jodie Foster , Chantal Neuwirth, and Marion Cotillard .
The following weapons were used in the film A Very Long Engagement :
Pistols Ruby Pistol Bastoche (Jérôme Kircher ) accidentally wounds himself while trying to kill rats with a Ruby Pistol .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gabilondo Ruby - .32 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Startled by a few rats Bastoche hastily reaches for the Ruby lying next to the bed. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A slightly different view of the Ruby grabbed by him. Luger P08 Thouvenel (François Levantal ) is seen with a Luger P08 during a meeting with Tina Lombardi (Marion Cotillard ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luger P08 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Thouvenel readies his drawn Luger. Error creating thumbnail: File missing He confronts the mysterious women with the Luger after approaching her. Revolvers MAS Mle. 1892 French officers including Capitaine Favourier (Tchéky Karyo ) are armed with Mle 1892 Revolvers .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Revolver d'ordonnance modèle 1892 - 8x27mmSR Error creating thumbnail: File missing A French officer murdered with an Mle 1892 Revolver in his hand. Webley Mk. VI A French medic (Patrick Paroux ) owns a British Webley .455 Mk VI revolver that is taken by Manech Langonnet (Gaspard Ulliel ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Webley Mark VI - .455 Webley Error creating thumbnail: File missing Manech examines the stolen Webley of the medic. Error creating thumbnail: File missing He uses it to blow a stone from a drum chamber. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The medic gets back his Webley given by Julien Phillipot (Stéphane Butet ). Chamelot-Delvigne Mle. 1873 Tina Lombardi (Marion Cotillard ) uses a Chamelot-Delvigne Model 1873 Revolver.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chamelot-Delvigne Modèle 1873 - 11x17.8mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing After taking it out of the drawer Tina cocks the hammer of her revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing She holds the Chamelot-Delvigne Model 1873, about to spit on the muzzle. Smith & Wesson Fourth Model .32 DA A Smith & Wesson 4th Model is seen on Tina's belt.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & wesson 4th Model DA - .32 Error creating thumbnail: File missing She cocks the hammer... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and straightens her belt which offers a view of the grip. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another close-up of the revolver hidden under her clothes. Rifles Berthier Mle. 1907/15 The majority of French soldiers including Manech Langonnet (Gaspard Ulliel ), Benoît Notre-Dame (Clovis Cornillac ), Francis "Six-Sous" Gaignard (Denis Lavant ), Célestin Poux (Albert Dupontel ) and Thouvenel (François Levantal ) are armed with Berthier Mle 1907-15 rifles. The rifles are fitted with "Rosalie" bayonets or Viven-Bessières Rifle Grenade Launchers .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Berthier Fusil Modèle 1907/15 - 8x50mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing Benoît Notre-Dame opens the chamber to insert a sharpened cartridge. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two French soldiers waiting for the music clock to stop aiming at each other's hands. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Crouching Manech Langonnet wields his Berthier Rifle during the attack on German lines. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Berthier lies next to a French soldier desperately trying to build a provisional earth wall. Error creating thumbnail: File missing While Le corse menaçant (Eric Fraticelli ) offering his surrender to the Germans Thouvenel chambers his Berthier. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Thouvenel takes a shot Le corse menaçant for being Corse not French. Error creating thumbnail: File missing French soldiers affixing their "Rosalie" bayonets before going over the top. Berthier Mle. 1916 Carabine Some Berthier Model 1916 Carabines are also seen carried by French police officers and soldiers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Berthier Carabine modèle 1916 - 8x50mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two Gendarmerie officers block Benoît Notre-Dame the way. Lebel Mle. 1886 Despite the Berthier rifle is the most used rifle, some French soldiers can also be seen with Lebel 1886 rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lebel Fusil Modèle 1886 - 8x50Rmm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Lebel is seen on the right, leaning against the wall. Mauser Gewehr 1898 All German soldiers are seen with correct Mauser Gewehr 1898 rifles with fixed Seitengewehr 98/05 bayonets. Francis Gaignard (Denis Lavant ) briefly holds a Mauser taken from a German soldier.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing A numbed German soldier (Gaspar Claus ) points his Gewer 98 at Francis. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The following shoulder view of the scene showing his opponent doing the same with the Berthier. Machine Guns Hotchkiss Mle. 1914 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hotchkiss Modèle 1914 - 8x50mmR Lebel Error creating thumbnail: File missing A French soldier firing the Hotchkiss Machine Gun in a shelter. FN MAG 58 Anachronistic FN MAG-58 Machine Guns are used by German soldiers to resemble Maxim MG08s and Parabellum MG14s .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing FN MAG-58 - 7.62 x 51mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing An FN MAG mocked up as an MG14 mounted on a German aircraft which is actually a Boeing-Stearman Model 75 acting as an "Albatros" two-seater biplane. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Anothther FN MAG-58 mocked up as a Maxim MG08/15 fired from a German bunker. Chauchat Mle. 1915 A French soldier is very briefly seen with a Chauchat light machine gun.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chauchat Mle 1915 with Anti-Arcraft sights - 8x50mmR Lebel Error creating thumbnail: File missing The drinking soldier to the right keeps the Chauchat in his left arm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The soldier charges with his light machine gun. Maxim MG 08 A genuine Maxim MG08 can be briefly seen in the German trench.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim MG 08 - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Maxim in the background behind Francis "Six-Sous" Gaignard (Denis Lavant ). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another with of the 'sledge' mount. Hand Grenades Barbelé grenade A Grenade Contre Fil Barbelé can be seen in the French trench.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The grenade is seen on the wooden roof next to Manech on the left. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The same untouched grenade as he passed by. Citron Foug Mle. 1916 A Citron Foug modèle 1916 grenade is used by Caporal Kléber Bouquet (Jérôme Kircher ) to destroy the German "Albatros".
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Citron Foug modèle 1916 with 1st Model cap Error creating thumbnail: File missing The prepared grenade in his hand; the 1st model cap thrown way (seen to the right). Error creating thumbnail: File missing A good view of the floating grenade in mid-air. Pétard Grenade Some Pétard Grenades can be seen in the French trench.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pétard Grenade aka Third Army Grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two grenades on the left as Favart (Philippe Duquesne ) calls the names of the condemned. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Side view of a grenade between the two French soldiers in the background. Model 24 Stielhandgranate Anachronistic Model 24 Stielhandgranates are seen lying in a German trench and No Man's Land. At least, they are equipped with drilled belt clips to resemble correct Model 17s .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Model 24 Stielhandgranate Error creating thumbnail: File missing A bunch of Stielhandgranaten between the French soldiers in the cleared out German trench. The one in the foreground, between the Minenwerfer and the kneeling soldier, is seen fitted with a belt clip. Model 17 Eierhandgranate Several accurate Model 17 Eierhandgranates can briefly be seen on a crate in the same scene.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Model 17 Eierhandgranate alter Art ("Old Model") Error creating thumbnail: File missing The egg grenades lie on the crate under the remains of a G98. Wurfgranate 15 Like the M24, several Wurfgranate 15 for the Granatwerfer 16 Mortar can be seen on the battlefield.
Wurfgranate 15 mounted on to a Granatenwerfer 16 spigot mortar Error creating thumbnail: File missing A grenade in front of the Barbed Wire. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another Wurfgranate in No Man's Land beneath the mortar. Other 7.58 cm Minenwerfer A 7.58 cm Minenwerfer stands in the German trench at the beginning of the movie.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Leichter Minenwerfer neuer Art - 75.8 mm (2.99 in) Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mortier de 58 mm type 2 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mortier de 58 mm type 2, also known as the Crapouillot or "little toad" Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Canon de 155 C, mle 1917 Schneider Canon 155mm Mle. 1917 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Renault FT Error creating thumbnail: File missing Renault FT light tank Error creating thumbnail: File missing Viven-Bessières rifle grenade launcher Some Berthier Rifles are fitted with Viven-Bessières Rifle Grenade Launchers .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lebel Mle 1886 rifle with Tromblon VB.Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pistolet Lance-Fusée Mle. 1917 An unused Pistolet Lance-Fusée Modèle 1917 flare gun is briefly seen lying in the Bingo Crepuscule shelter.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The flare gun is seen on the left. Field Guns Two different French field guns are seen in the movie.
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