A Very Long Engagement vs Head in the Clouds

A Very Long Engagement has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 5.9/10 for Head in the Clouds). Head in the Clouds is the shorter watch at 2h 1m compared with 2h 13m. Both are drama, romance, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.

A Very Long Engagement posterA Very Long Engagement2004 VS Head in the Clouds posterHead in the Clouds2004
A Very Long EngagementHead in the Clouds
Audience score★ 7.3/10★ 5.9/10
Year20042004
Length2h 13m2h 1m
GenresDrama, Romance, WarDrama, Romance, War
Country––
DirectorJean-Pierre JeunetJohn Duigan
Main castJodie Foster, Denis Lavant, Marion Cotillard, Audrey Tautou, Ticky HolgadoCharlize Theron, Thomas Kretschmann, Penélope Cruz, Stuart Townsend, Steven Berkoff

Synopsis

A Very Long Engagement

Young Frenchwoman Mathilde searches for the truth about her missing fiancé, lost during World War I, and learns many unexpected things along the way. The love of her life is gone. But she refuses to believe he's gone forever — and she needs to know for sure.

Head in the Clouds

Gilda Bessé shares her Paris apartment with an Irish schoolteacher, Guy Malyon, and Mia, a refugee from Spain. As the world drifts toward war, Gilda defiantly pursues her hedonistic lifestyle and her burgeoning career as a photographer. But Guy and Mia feel impelled to join the fight against fascism, and the three friends are separated.

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