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[[Image:FRA.jpg|25px]] France<br /> | [[Image:FRA.jpg|25px]] France<br /> | ||
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|director = [[Jean-Pierre Jeunet]] | |director = [[Jean-Pierre Jeunet]] | ||
|date= October 27, 2004 | |date= October 27, 2004 | ||
|language = French<br /> German | |language = French<br /> German | ||
| + | |studio = 2003 Productions | ||
|distributor = Warner Independent Pictures | |distributor = Warner Independent Pictures | ||
|character1=Mathilde Donnay | |character1=Mathilde Donnay | ||
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| − | '''''A Very Long Engagement''''' | + | '''''A Very Long Engagement''''' is a 2004 French romantic World War I film directed by [[Jean-Pierre Jeunet]] (''[[Alien: Resurrection]]''). The film stars [[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]]. |
{{Film Title}} | {{Film Title}} | ||
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[[Image:AVLE 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|He takes the pistol to hit some rats with the [[Ruby Pistol]].]] | [[Image:AVLE 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|He takes the pistol to hit some rats with the [[Ruby Pistol]].]] | ||
| − | ==Mle 1892 Revolver== | + | ==MAS Mle. 1892 Revolver== |
French officers including Capitaine Favourier ([[Tchéky Karyo]]) are armed with [[Mle 1892 Revolver]]s. | French officers including Capitaine Favourier ([[Tchéky Karyo]]) are armed with [[Mle 1892 Revolver]]s. | ||
[[Image:Mle 1892.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Mle 1892 Revolver - 8 x 27mm]] | [[Image:Mle 1892.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Mle 1892 Revolver - 8 x 27mm]] | ||
| − | [[Image:AVLE 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|French officer murdered with a [[Mle 1892 Revolver]] in his hand.]] | + | [[Image:AVLE 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A French officer murdered with a [[Mle 1892 Revolver]] in his hand.]] |
==Webley Mk VI== | ==Webley Mk VI== | ||
A French medic ([[Patrick Paroux]]) owns a British [[Webley .455 Mk VI]] revolver that is taken by Manech Langonnet ([[Gaspard Ulliel]]). | A French medic ([[Patrick Paroux]]) owns a British [[Webley .455 Mk VI]] revolver that is taken by Manech Langonnet ([[Gaspard Ulliel]]). | ||
[[Image:Webley Mk VI.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Webley Mk VI - .455 Webley]] | [[Image:Webley Mk VI.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Webley Mk VI - .455 Webley]] | ||
| − | [[Image:AVLE-webley1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Manech | + | [[Image:AVLE-webley1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Manech examines the stolen Webley of the medic.]] |
[[Image:AVLE-webley2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|He uses it to blow a stone from a drum chamber.]] | [[Image:AVLE-webley2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|He uses it to blow a stone from a drum chamber.]] | ||
[[Image:AVLE-webley3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The medic gets back his Webley given by Julien Phillipot ([[Stéphane Butet]]).]] | [[Image:AVLE-webley3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The medic gets back his Webley given by Julien Phillipot ([[Stéphane Butet]]).]] | ||
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[[Image:Chamelot-Delvigne-Model-1873A.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Chamelot-Delvigne Model 1873 Revolver - 11 x 17mmR]] | [[Image:Chamelot-Delvigne-Model-1873A.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Chamelot-Delvigne Model 1873 Revolver - 11 x 17mmR]] | ||
[[Image:AVLE-Chamelot1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|After taking it out of the drawer Tina cocks the hammer of her revolver.]] | [[Image:AVLE-Chamelot1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|After taking it out of the drawer Tina cocks the hammer of her revolver.]] | ||
| − | [[Image:AVLE 8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|She holds the Chamelot-Delvigne Model 1873, about to spit on muzzle.]] | + | [[Image:AVLE 8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|She holds the Chamelot-Delvigne Model 1873, about to spit on the muzzle.]] |
==Smith & Wesson Fourth Model .32 DA Revolver== | ==Smith & Wesson Fourth Model .32 DA Revolver== | ||
A [[Smith & Wesson 4th Model]] is seen on Tina's belt. | A [[Smith & Wesson 4th Model]] is seen on Tina's belt. | ||
[[Image:S&W 4th Model DA .32.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & wesson 4th Model DA - .32]] | [[Image:S&W 4th Model DA .32.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & wesson 4th Model DA - .32]] | ||
| − | [[Image:AVLE-Smith1.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | + | [[Image:AVLE-Smith1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|She cocks the hammer...]] |
| − | [[Image:AVLE 12.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | + | [[Image:AVLE 12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|... and straightens her belt which offers a view of the grip.]] |
=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
| − | ==Berthier 1907-15== | + | ==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 Launcher]]s. | + | 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 Launcher]]s. |
| − | [[Image:Fusil Mle 1907-15.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Fusil Mle 1907-15 Berthier Rifle - 8 x 50mmR]] | + | [[Image:Fusil Mle 1907-15.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Fusil Mle. 1907-15 Berthier Rifle - 8 x 50mmR]] |
| − | [[Image:AVLE-Berthier1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Benoît Notre-Dame opens the chamber to | + | [[Image:AVLE-Berthier1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Benoît Notre-Dame opens the chamber to insert a sharpened cartridge.]] |
| − | [[Image:AVLE 5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two French soldiers | + | [[Image:AVLE 5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two French soldiers waiting for the music clock to stop aiming each other for their hands.]] |
| − | [[Image:AVLE 6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Manech Langonnet | + | [[Image:AVLE 6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Manech Langonnet wields his Berthier Rifle during the attack on German lines.]] |
| − | [[Image:AVLE-Berthier2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Berthier lies next to a French soldier.]] | + | [[Image:AVLE-Berthier2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Berthier lies next to a French soldier desperately trying to build a provisional earth wall.]] |
| − | [[Image:AVLE-Berthier3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Thouvenel chambers his | + | [[Image:AVLE-Berthier3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|While Le corse menaçant ([[Eric Fraticelli]]) offering his surrender to the Germans Thouvenel chambers his Berthier.]] |
| − | [[Image:AVLE 10.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | + | [[Image:AVLE 10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Thouvenel takes a shot Le corse menaçant for being Corse not French.]] |
| − | [[Image:AVLE-Berthier4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|French soldiers affixing their Rosalie bayonets before going over the top.]] | + | [[Image:AVLE-Berthier4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|French soldiers affixing their "Rosalie" bayonets before going over the top.]] |
| − | ==Lebel Mle 1886== | + | ==Lebel Mle. 1886== |
| − | Despite the Berthier rifle is the most used rifle, some French soldiers can be seen | + | Despite the Berthier rifle is the most used rifle, some French soldiers can also be seen with [[Lebel 1886]] rifles. |
[[Image:Modele1886Lebel.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lebel Model 1886 - 8x50mmR Lebel]] | [[Image:Modele1886Lebel.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lebel Model 1886 - 8x50mmR Lebel]] | ||
| − | [[Image:AVLE-Lebel.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Lebel is seen on the right.]] | + | [[Image:AVLE-Lebel.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Lebel is seen on the right, leaning against the wall.]] |
==Mauser Gewehr 1898== | ==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. | 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. | ||
[[Image:Mauser g98.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92 x 57mm]] | [[Image:Mauser g98.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92 x 57mm]] | ||
| − | [[Image:AVLE 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German soldier ([[Gaspar Claus]]) | + | [[Image:AVLE 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A numbed German soldier ([[Gaspar Claus]]) points his Gewer 98 at Francis.]] |
| − | [[Image:AVLE-Gewehr1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Shoulder view of the scene.]] | + | [[Image:AVLE-Gewehr1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Shoulder view of the scene showing his opponent doing the same with the Berthier.]] |
=Machine Guns= | =Machine Guns= | ||
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==Hotchkiss M1914== | ==Hotchkiss M1914== | ||
[[Image:M1914Hotchkiss.jpg|thumb|none|400px|1914 Hotchkiss Machine Gun - 8 x 50mmR]] | [[Image:M1914Hotchkiss.jpg|thumb|none|400px|1914 Hotchkiss Machine Gun - 8 x 50mmR]] | ||
| − | [[Image:AVLE 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|French soldier firing | + | [[Image:AVLE 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A French soldier firing the Hotchkiss Machine Gun in a shelter.]] |
==FN MAG 58== | ==FN MAG 58== | ||
Anachronistic [[FN MAG|FN MAG-58 Machine Gun]]s are used by German soldiers to resemble [[Maxim MG08]]s and [[Parabellum MG14]]s. | Anachronistic [[FN MAG|FN MAG-58 Machine Gun]]s are used by German soldiers to resemble [[Maxim MG08]]s and [[Parabellum MG14]]s. | ||
| − | [[Image:FNMAG58.jpg|thumb|none|400px|FN MAG-58 | + | [[Image:FNMAG58.jpg|thumb|none|400px|FN MAG-58 - 7.62 x 51mm]] |
| − | [[Image:AVLE 9.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | + | [[Image:AVLE 9.jpg|thumb|none|600px|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.]] |
| − | [[Image:AVLE 11.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | + | [[Image:AVLE 11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Anothther FN MAG-58 mocked up as a Maxim MG08/15 fired from a German bunker.]] |
| − | ==Chauchat Mle 1915== | + | ==Chauchat Mle. 1915== |
| − | A French soldier is briefly seen with a [[Chauchat]] light machine gun. | + | A French soldier is very briefly seen with a [[Chauchat]] light machine gun. |
| − | [[File:Chauchat.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Chauchat | + | [[File:Chauchat.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Chauchat Mle 1915 with Anti-Arcraft sights - 8x50mmR Lebel]] |
| − | [[File:AVLE_chau1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The drinking soldier | + | [[File:AVLE_chau1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The drinking soldier to the right keeps the Chauchat in the left arm.]] |
==Maxim MG08== | ==Maxim MG08== | ||
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==Barbelé grenade== | ==Barbelé grenade== | ||
A Grenade Contre Fil Barbelé can be seen in the French trench. | A Grenade Contre Fil Barbelé can be seen in the French trench. | ||
| − | [[File:AVLE-Barbelé1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The grenade | + | [[File:AVLE-Barbelé1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The grenade is seen on the wooden roof next to Manech on the left.]] |
| − | [[File:AVLE-Barbelé2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The same grenade as he passed by.]] | + | [[File:AVLE-Barbelé2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The same untouched grenade as he passed by.]] |
==Citron Foug modèle 1916== | ==Citron Foug modèle 1916== | ||
A Citron Foug modèle 1916 grenade is used by Caporal Kléber Bouquet ([[Jérôme Kircher]]) to destroy the German "Albatros". | A Citron Foug modèle 1916 grenade is used by Caporal Kléber Bouquet ([[Jérôme Kircher]]) to destroy the German "Albatros". | ||
[[File:Citron1916-1st.jpg|thumb|none|150px|Citron Foug modèle 1916 with 1st Model cap.]] | [[File:Citron1916-1st.jpg|thumb|none|150px|Citron Foug modèle 1916 with 1st Model cap.]] | ||
| − | [[Image:AVLE-Citron.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The prepared grenade in his hand | + | [[Image:AVLE-Citron.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The prepared grenade in his hand; the 1st model cap thrown way ( seen to the right).]] |
| − | [[Image:AVLE_c16.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | + | [[Image:AVLE_c16.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A good view of the grenade floating in mid-air.]] |
==Pétard Grenade== | ==Pétard Grenade== | ||
Some Pétard Grenades can be seen in the French trench. | Some Pétard Grenades can be seen in the French trench. | ||
[[File:PetardGre.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Pétard Grenade or Third Army Grenade]] | [[File:PetardGre.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Pétard Grenade or Third Army Grenade]] | ||
| − | [[Image:AVLE-Pétard1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two grenades | + | [[Image:AVLE-Pétard1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two grenades on the left as Favart ([[Philippe Duquesne]]) calls the names of the condemned.]] |
[[Image:AVLE-Pétard2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Side view of a grenade between the two French soldiers in the background.]] | [[Image:AVLE-Pétard2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Side view of a grenade between the two French soldiers in the background.]] | ||
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Anachronistic [[Model 24 Stielhandgranate]]s 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 17 Stielhandgranate|Model 17]]s. | Anachronistic [[Model 24 Stielhandgranate]]s 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 17 Stielhandgranate|Model 17]]s. | ||
[[File:M24handgrenade.JPG|thumb|none|300px|Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" High-Explosive Fragmentation Hand Grenade]] | [[File:M24handgrenade.JPG|thumb|none|300px|Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" High-Explosive Fragmentation Hand Grenade]] | ||
| − | [[Image:AVLE-Stielhandgranate.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | + | [[Image:AVLE-Stielhandgranate.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A bunch ofStielhandgranaten 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== | ==Model 17 Eierhandgranate== | ||
| − | + | Several accurate [[Model 17 Eierhandgranate]]s can briefly be seen on a crate in the same scene. | |
[[File:M17-Ehg.jpg|thumb|none|150px|Model 17 Eierhandgranate alter Art ("Old Model").]] | [[File:M17-Ehg.jpg|thumb|none|150px|Model 17 Eierhandgranate alter Art ("Old Model").]] | ||
[[Image:AVLE-Eierhandgranate.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The egg grenades lie on the crate under the remains of a G98.]] | [[Image:AVLE-Eierhandgranate.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The egg grenades lie on the crate under the remains of a G98.]] | ||
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A Very Long Engagement is a 2004 French romantic World War I film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Alien: Resurrection). The film stars 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:
Handguns
Ruby Pistol
Bastoche (Jérôme Kircher) accidentally wounds himself while trying to kill rats with a Ruby Pistol.
He takes the pistol to hit some rats with the Ruby Pistol.
MAS Mle. 1892 Revolver
French officers including Capitaine Favourier (Tchéky Karyo) are armed with Mle 1892 Revolvers.
A French officer murdered with a 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).
The medic gets back his Webley given by Julien Phillipot (Stéphane Butet).
Chamelot-Delvigne Model 1873 Revolver
Tina Lombardi (Marion Cotillard) uses a Chamelot-Delvigne Model 1873 Revolver.
Smith & Wesson Fourth Model .32 DA Revolver
A Smith & Wesson 4th Model is seen on Tina's belt.
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.
While Le corse menaçant (Eric Fraticelli) offering his surrender to the Germans Thouvenel chambers his Berthier.
Lebel Mle. 1886
Despite the Berthier rifle is the most used rifle, some French soldiers can also be seen with Lebel 1886 rifles.
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.
A numbed German soldier (Gaspar Claus) points his Gewer 98 at Francis.
Machine Guns
Hotchkiss M1914
FN MAG 58
Anachronistic FN MAG-58 Machine Guns are used by German soldiers to resemble Maxim MG08s and Parabellum MG14s.
Chauchat Mle. 1915
A French soldier is very briefly seen with a Chauchat light machine gun.
Maxim MG08
A genuine Maxim MG08 can be briefly seen in the German trench.
The Maxim in the background behind Francis "Six-Sous" Gaignard (Denis Lavant).
Hand Grenades
Barbelé grenade
A Grenade Contre Fil Barbelé can be seen in the French trench.
Citron Foug modèle 1916
A Citron Foug modèle 1916 grenade is used by Caporal Kléber Bouquet (Jérôme Kircher) to destroy the German "Albatros".
Pétard Grenade
Some Pétard Grenades can be seen in the French trench.
Two grenades on the left as Favart (Philippe Duquesne) calls the names of the condemned.
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.
Model 17 Eierhandgranate
Several accurate Model 17 Eierhandgranates can briefly be seen on a crate in the same scene.
Wurfgranate 15
Like the M24, several Wurfgranate 15 for the Granatwerfer 16 Mortar can be seen on the battlefield.
Other
7.58 cm Minenwerfer
A 7.58 cm Minenwerfer stands in the German trench at the beginning of the movie.
Mortier de 58 mm type 2
Canon de 155 C, mle 1917 Schneider
Renault FT
Viven-Bessières rifle grenade launcher
Some Berthier Rifles are fitted with Viven-Bessières Rifle Grenade Launchers.
Lebel Mle 1886 rifle with Tromblon VB.
