A Very Long Engagement vs The English Patient
A Very Long Engagement and The English Patient are tied on audience score (7.3/10). A Very Long Engagement is the shorter watch at 2h 13m compared with 2h 42m. The English Patient is the older of the two (1996 against 2004). Both are drama, romance, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Very Long Engagement
The English Patient| A Very Long Engagement | The English Patient | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.3/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 1996 |
| Length | 2h 13m | 2h 42m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance, War | Drama, Romance, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Jean-Pierre Jeunet | Anthony Minghella |
| Main cast | Jodie Foster, Denis Lavant, Marion Cotillard, Audrey Tautou, Ticky Holgado | Naveen Andrews, Willem Dafoe, Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Jürgen Prochnow |
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.
The English Patient
In the 1930s, Count Almásy is a Hungarian map maker employed by the Royal Geographical Society to chart the vast expanses of the Sahara Desert along with several other prominent explorers. As World War II unfolds, Almásy enters into a world of love, betrayal, and politics.
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