{French Film Festival} A Very Long Engagement

As part of the First French Film Festival, we are honored to host a special screening at the iconic National WWI Museum and Memorial.

🎬 A Very Long Engagement (Un long dimanche de fiançailles)
📅 Saturday, May 9th at 2:00 PM
🎟 Ticket: $10 (All proceeds will be donated to the Museum)
📍At the National WWI Museum and Memorial - 2 Memorial Dr, Kansas City, MO 64108

Set against the backdrop of World War I, A Very Long Engagement is a sweeping, visually stunning romantic drama starring Audrey Tautou and Gaspard Ulliel.
The film follows a young woman’s unwavering quest to uncover the truth about her fiancé, who has gone missing at the front—blending love, mystery, and the harsh realities of war into a deeply moving story.
If you were captivated by the whimsical universe of Amélie, you will be delighted to rediscover the poetic and imaginative style of director Jean-Pierre Jeunet, who brings the same visual artistry and emotional depth to this unforgettable film.

You can also purchase the Festival Package, which includes all 7 films of the festival (6 of them screened at the Glenwood Arts Theater), for the full French cinema experience.

Join us for this beautiful and meaningful screening in a truly historic setting. 🇫🇷✨

You can either buy one ticket for this movie here or buy the Festival package

It's 1919 and Mathilde is 19 years old. Two years earlier, her fiance Manech left for the Somme where, like thousands of others, he "died on the field of honor." The official notification of his death clearly states this, black ink on white paper. And yet, Mathilde refuses to accept this evidence. If Manech was dead, she would know. She clings on to her intuition as though to a last stretched cord linking her to her lover. A former sergent may insist that Manech died in the no man's land of a trench called Bingo Crépuscule, accompanied by four other soldiers condemned to death for willful mutilation, the message doesn't get through. Mathilde refuses to let go, clings ever more tightly to her convictions and sets out on her own investigation. Despite false hopes and incertitudes, little be little she reveals the truth about what happened to Manech and his four camarades. The path is full of stumbling blocks and traps, but Mathilde is not afraid. Anything can be overcome by those who choose to challenge fate...