Jean-Pierre Jeunet has confirmed the casting of Audrey Tautou in his next project, Un Long Dimanche de Fancailles (A Very Long Engagement).
The film is adapted from the book by Sebastien Japrisot and will be produced and distributed in France by the local Warner Bros. outpost.
Shooting on the project, which reunites Jeunet and Tautou after they worked box-office magic with Amelie, will begin in early August in Paris. The film will also bring together members of Jeunet's core crew from Amelie including Guillaume Laurant who again takes up co-scripting duties, set decorator Aline Bonetto, costume designer Madeline Fontaine and dop. Bruno Delbonnel.
The film carries a budget of Euros 46m making it the most expensive French-language film the Warner France has backed. The story hinges on a woman who desperately tries to find out what happened to her fiance who disappeared during the first World War. Release is slated for late 2004.
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