A Very Long Engagement (2004)

Pontoise, France

The scene : 35 minMathilde goes to the café of P'tit Louis.

Paris, France

The scene : 57 minCorporal Benjamin Gordes walks there with his wife and children.

Paris, France

The scene : 58 minTwo scenes under the nave of the museum: Corporal Benjamin Gordes takes a walk with his wife and children, and the scene where Benoît tries to convince Élodie to sleep with Bastoche.

Paris, France

Monumental bridge over the Seine, built for the 1900 World's Fair and adorned with golden sculptures; classified as a historical monument.

The scene : 1 hr 12 minOn the quay, at the foot of the bridge, Valentina Lombardi takes down Thouvenel.

Pleubian, France

Lighthouse built between 1834 and 1840 based on plans by Léonce Reynaud, listed as a historical monument.

The scene : Two children climb the ladder of the lighthouse, planted in the middle of the sea; the exteriors of the building were filmed here.

Crec'h Negaret (Plougrescant)

Plougrescant, France

The scene : The house where the film sets Mathilde's childhood, on the coast of Plougrescant: beach, sea, rocks, and the small house facing the open sea.

Lézardrieux, France

The scene : A scene with the two children, in the facilities of the Lighthouses and Beacons at the port.

Locronan, France

The scene : The final scene of the film, shot at the end of September 2003 in the garden of the old presbytery.

Locronan, France

The scene : The village square, the heart of the Breton village scenes.

Locronan, France

The scene : The street used for filming, with the village square, for the scenes set in the Breton village.

Penmarc'h, France

Lighthouse built in 1897 by architects Léon Bourdelles and Paul Marbeau, classified as a historical monument.

The scene : Children, Manech and Mathilde climb the stairs of the lighthouse to the top.

Plogonnec, France

The scene : The three letters "MMM" engraved on the church bell.

Montegrosso, France

The scene : The hamlet that serves as the Corsican village in the film.

Speloncato, France

The scene : Balagne village cited among the filming locations in Corsica, with no specific scene indicated by the sources.

Calvi, France

The scene : Some scenes were filmed in the vicinity of the city, without further details from the source.

Itancourt, France

The scene : The locomotive 140C-314 of the Vermandois tourist railway rushes down the track between Itancourt and Mézières-sur-Oise, filmed in aerial shots.

Mézières-sur-Oise, France

The scene : The locomotive 140C-314 of the Vermandois tourist railway speeds down the track between Itancourt and Mézières-sur-Oise, filmed in aerial shots.

Ribemont, France

The scene : Commune of Aisne mentioned among the filming locations of the movie, without a specific scene noted by the sources.

Saint-Quentin, France

The scene : The filming sheet from the CNC locations the shots in the countryside around Saint-Quentin, without specifying the scene.

Paris, France

National Art Museum located in the former Orsay railway station, building designed by Victor Laloux, opened to the public in 1986.

The scene : Parisian decor of the film; the sources that mention it do not specify the scene.

Paris, France

Terminus station opened on September 20, 1840, whose building, designed by Pierre-Louis Renaud, is registered as a historic monument.

The scene : Parisian train station mentioned among the filming locations, with no specific scene provided by the sources.

Paris, France

Inaugurated in 1864, the Gare du Nord owes its monumental facade to the architect Jacques Ignace Hittorff. As a terminal station, it combines the functions of a border station for international connections and an RER station, and it is listed as a historic monument.

The scene : Bastoche and Emilie in front of the station; the locomotive 140C-314 of the Vermandois railway also filmed a scene there.

Paris, France

The scene : The interiors of the restaurant, where a soldier reunites with his comrade's wife.

Paris, France

The scene : A scene filmed at the bottom of the vineyards, Saules Street, just a few steps from the cabaret Au Lapin Agile.

Paris, France

The scene : Montmartre square registered in the CNC filming registry, which spells it "Carrefour Dorgelès"; the registry does not specify any scene.

Paris, France

The scene : Montmartre location registered in the CNC shooting registry, with no specific scene mentioned.

Paris, France

The scene : The very first shots of Paris, at the opening of the film.

Paris, France

The scene : Seine quay registered in the CNC filming register, with no specified scene.

Paris, France

The scene : Seine quay listed in the CNC shooting register, without a specified scene.

Paris, France

The scene : Street registered in the CNC filming register, without specified scene or number.

Paris, France

The Eiffel Tower, a 330 m iron lady erected by Gustave Eiffel for the 1889 Exposition, on the Champ-de-Mars. Designed by Stéphen Sauvestre, this lattice and observation tower is classified as a historic monument.

The scene : Monument listed in the filming register of the CNC, without a specified scene.

Pavillon Baltard

Nogent-sur-Marne, France

The scene : The scenes supposed to take place at the Halles de Paris.

Bry-sur-Marne, France

Bry-sur-Marne cinema and television studios, former facilities of the SFP.

The scene : The set scenes of the film; no source specifies which ones or on which set.

Hangar Y

Meudon, France

The scene : The field hospital, where the helium-filled balloon explodes under bombardment.

Abbaye royale du Moncel

Pontpoint, France

In the early 14th century, Philippe le Bel transformed the manor known as the "château de Fécamp" into a royal residence; it was during a hunting expedition in the Halatte forest that a horse accident cost him his life in 1314. The site is listed as a historic monument and has been restored since 1984 by the Club du Vieux Manoir.

The scene : The hospital run by the nuns, where Mathilde finds P'tit Louis.

Auvers-sur-Oise, France

The inn where Vincent Van Gogh spent his last months.

The scene : The interiors of the inn, where the meeting with Célestin Poux takes place.

Place Saint-Lô (Théméricourt)

Théméricourt, France

The scene : The market in the village square, and the arrival in Bernay.

Cergy, France

The scene : The visit to the cemetery and, towards the end, Mathilde's car ride to a soldier who knew her fiancé.

Montmorillon, France

The scene : The trench scenes on the front, dug for filming on an old NATO army ground.

Plougrescant, France

The scene : The coastal place that the local press describes as the Breton setting for the film: "Pors Scaff offered the director's camera beach, sea, rock, a small house, and an exceptional landscape."