Jodie Foster pops up in this French movie speaking the lingo fluently which is a lovely surprise. The title is perhaps not the best in the world (anything with "a very long" in it is asking for trouble). This looks terrific and is full of interesting little scenes and "bits" - eg lighting a match while seducing someone - and anything to do with World War One makes you angry and furious at the loss of life even if done only half-well, and this is much better than that. Occasionally the main drama gets lost with all the peripheral characters (though I understand why - they were aiming more for a novel-type kaleidoscope). The "clever bits" nature of the piece also adds to this.
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