A Very Long Engagement Un long dimanche de fiançailles
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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 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 no man's land as a punishment.
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. 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 Parabellum Error creating thumbnail: File missing While approaching the mysterious woman, Thouvenel readies his drawn Luger. Error creating thumbnail: File missing He confronts the women with the Luger. 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 killed during the advance still holds his Mle 1892 Revolver in a death-grip. Webley Mk. VI A French medic (Patrick Paroux ) owns a British Webley .455 Mk VI 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 Webley stolen from the medic. Error creating thumbnail: File missing With the revolver broken open, he blows a stone out of the chamber. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The medic gets back his Webley from Julien Phillipot (Stéphane Butet ). Chamelot-Delvigne Mle. 1873 Tina Lombardi (Marion Cotillard ) uses a Chamelot-Delvigne Model 1873 .
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 Fusil Berthier Modèle 1907/15 - 8x50mmR Lebel 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 chime in order 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 earthen wall. Error creating thumbnail: File missing While Le corse menaçant (Eric Fraticelli ) offers his surrender to the Germans in the middle of No Man's Land, 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 Mousqueton Berthier Modèle 1892 Modifié 1916 - 8x50mmR Lebel Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two Gendarmerie officers block Benoît Notre-Dame's way. Lebel Mle. 1886 Despite the Berthier rifle being the most common rifle in the film, some French soldiers can also be seen with Lebel 1886s .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fusil Lebel Modèle 1886 - 8x50mmR Lebel Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Lebel is seen on the right, leaning against the wall. Mauser Gewehr 1898 Imperial German Army soldiers all use the correct Mauser Gewehr 1898 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 shellshocked German soldier (Gaspar Claus ) points his Gewehr 98 at Francis. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An over-the-shoulder perspective shows his opponent doing the same with a Berthier. Machine Guns Hotchkiss Mle. 1914 The Hotchkiss M1914 is the standard French machine gun.
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 58s mocked-up to resemble Maxim MG08s and Parabellum MG14s are used by German soldiers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing FN MAG 58 - 7.62x51mm NATO 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 standing in for an Albatros D.III two-seater biplane. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another FN MAG 58 mocked-up as an Maxim MG08/15 fired from a German bunker. Chauchat Mle. 1915 A French soldier is very briefly seen with a Chauchat .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chauchat Modèle 1915 - 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 a "sledge" mount. Hand Grenades Grenade Contre fil Barbelé 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 passes 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 is thrown away (seen to the right). Error creating thumbnail: File missing A good view of the flying 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 period-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 Modèle 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 Chobert Mle. 1917 An unused Chobert 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 drawn by horses.
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