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From acclaimed director Abbis Kiarostami (Taste of Cherry, The Wind Will Carry Us) comes the story of a couple's apparent chance meeting in beautiful Tusccany. He (William Shimell) is a British author in town to talk about his new book. She (Juliette Binoche) is a French gallery owner in search of originality. Together they tour the local galleries, cafes and museums and discover that nothing is quite what it seems and truth, like art, is always open to interpretation. A captivating film, Certified Copy marries post-modern reality games with mature romantic comedy in a single playful and provocative package.
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), French ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), Italian ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), English ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Making Of, Scene Access, Trailer(s), SYNOPSIS: ***ATTENTION***Film contains English subtitles; Audio is a mix of English, French and Italian languages***From acclaimed director Abbis Kiarostami (Taste of Cherry, The Wind Will Carry Us) comes the story of a couple's apparent chance meeting in beautiful Tusccany. He (William Shimell) is a British author in town to talk about his new book. She (Juliette Binoche) is a French gallery owner in search of originality. Together they tour the local galleries, cafes and museums and discover that nothing is quite what it seems and truth, like art, is always open to interpretation. A captivating film, Certified Copy marries post-modern reality games with mature romantic comedy in a single playful and provocative package. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Cannes Film Festival, ...Certified Copy (2010) ( Copie conforme ) ( Copia conforme )
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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One of the finest works of Abbas Kiarostami, Certified Copy is a story of eternal love and understanding between man and woman. Set in beautiful Italy, it's a film-voyage showing relationship between two strangers pretending to be living together all their lives as husband and wife. But, these are only the roles they are taking, in order to bring back painful memories and reveal universal truth of marriage. Original and copy are in constant exchange, thus producing the tension and suffering, similar to that one experience in love and life. The performances of Juliette Binoche and William Shimell are stunning. Kiarostami shows delicate feelings with ease specific to great film authors.
DVD contains film and trailer. It deserves more for next edition. Much more!
Certified Copy [DVD]
DVD contains film and trailer. It deserves more for next edition. Much more!
Certified Copy [DVD]
20 of 25 people found the following review helpful
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Kiarostami's first film in Europe unravels the shifting ambiguities in the relationship between its two main characters, played by Juliette Binoche and William Shimell. What might on the face of it appear to be a pedestrian, predictable, and frankly middle-aged character piece turns out to be a nuanced and absorbing reflection on our self perception and its interplay with those closest to us.
Though little actually takes place in the film, the scenes which follow their conversations over the course of an afternoon are kept taut by the masterful script and its interpretation at the hands of Binoche and Shimell. Dramatic tension is maintained throughout by the uncertain status of the relationship. Are they married? Divorced? Or meeting the first time? Different scenarios seem more plausible at different points in the film, but this mammoth ambiguity is toyed with so subtly that ultimately you enter into a blissful interzone of sublime illogic reminiscent of Lynch's better work.
Inviting the audience to question the characters in this way causes us to examine every inflection, every gesture, just as Binoche and Shimell themselves are trying to interpret the reactions and intentions of the other. Which in turn draws attention to the quality of the acting. Binoche is astounding as the busy middle-class mother - it's certain that she identifies very strongly with the character and she really carries the film while the more aloof and fallible Shimell keeps his distance. Only during one scene does the acting look a bit ropey, as Shimell has an entirely unconvincing fit of anger in a restaurant (this is his first film role, he's actually an opera singer by profession), but this is soon swept out of mind by further developments, including an endearing cameo by Luis Buñuel's cowriter, Jean-Claude Carrière.
On the whole, a very intelligent and engaging piece that, while not quite a career-defining moment like Close Up [2007] [DVD], shows that Kiarostami can work his curious magic wherever he takes his camera.
Though little actually takes place in the film, the scenes which follow their conversations over the course of an afternoon are kept taut by the masterful script and its interpretation at the hands of Binoche and Shimell. Dramatic tension is maintained throughout by the uncertain status of the relationship. Are they married? Divorced? Or meeting the first time? Different scenarios seem more plausible at different points in the film, but this mammoth ambiguity is toyed with so subtly that ultimately you enter into a blissful interzone of sublime illogic reminiscent of Lynch's better work.
Inviting the audience to question the characters in this way causes us to examine every inflection, every gesture, just as Binoche and Shimell themselves are trying to interpret the reactions and intentions of the other. Which in turn draws attention to the quality of the acting. Binoche is astounding as the busy middle-class mother - it's certain that she identifies very strongly with the character and she really carries the film while the more aloof and fallible Shimell keeps his distance. Only during one scene does the acting look a bit ropey, as Shimell has an entirely unconvincing fit of anger in a restaurant (this is his first film role, he's actually an opera singer by profession), but this is soon swept out of mind by further developments, including an endearing cameo by Luis Buñuel's cowriter, Jean-Claude Carrière.
On the whole, a very intelligent and engaging piece that, while not quite a career-defining moment like Close Up [2007] [DVD], shows that Kiarostami can work his curious magic wherever he takes his camera.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Reading through the reviews here on Amazon shows that "Certified Copy" has divided opinion very sharply. Apart from the people who couldn't see it through to the end (it's very naughty to lodge a review if you couldn't do that and I know Sam Goldwyn said his butt started to hurt when a movie got too long but that's no excuse!) there is a very wide divergence and that feature alone suggests this is a complex movie whose meaning can remain difficult to grasp.
In fact this film yields up its many themes very subtly and slowly. Indeed it is one of those pictures that stays with you long after it has finished. For what it's worth I think "Certifed Copy" is at one level at least a ghost story. It's quite possible to believe that only one of the main characters is "real". I shall say no more but merely encourage anyone interested in film to try it. Strongly recommended.
In fact this film yields up its many themes very subtly and slowly. Indeed it is one of those pictures that stays with you long after it has finished. For what it's worth I think "Certifed Copy" is at one level at least a ghost story. It's quite possible to believe that only one of the main characters is "real". I shall say no more but merely encourage anyone interested in film to try it. Strongly recommended.
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Certified Copy
I like French films with English subtitles. I agree with previous review that the subtitles did not always work and that moments in the film are confusing in Italian in the cafe... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Mr. Alastair Burnett
not worth watching
I have watched many French films, including Juliette Binoche's films. This one was really poor, though
the premise of the film had potential to be a good film. Read more
the premise of the film had potential to be a good film. Read more
Published 9 months ago by jane austen
Certified Copy
Familiar theme - a marriage in need of repair. Stunning visuals. Pace and ambiance of film set in the redolent Tuscan countryside. Read more
Published 10 months ago by C. J. Roe
Boring!
I am afraid although I am a fan of Juliette Binoche - this fim was for me very slow and very boring - in fact I did not watch it until the end which is most unusual for me. Read more
Published 12 months ago by chrissie
Binoche is Beautiful
A fantastically intelligent film that isn't for everybody. The trilingual Binoche is wonderful in her role. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Frank
Certified Copy
Intriguing film! Many French films are very verbal,and as I'm not fluent in the language (although I love it), I miss many of the nuances, because subtitles cannot possibly capture... Read more
Published 13 months ago by JJJ
Much about very little
This film is about an art critic and the owner of a gallery who are mistaken for husband and wife and subsequently carry on playing out their assumed roles, talking about their... Read more
Published 15 months ago by E. Neumann
Observant but weak
Certified Copy
Director Abbas Kiarostami starring Juliette Binoche and William Shimell (2010)
French, Italian and English with English subtitles
Acclaimed Persian... Read more
Director Abbas Kiarostami starring Juliette Binoche and William Shimell (2010)
French, Italian and English with English subtitles
Acclaimed Persian... Read more
Published 16 months ago by J. R. Moss
Brilliant!
A masterpiece. Even Bergman couldn't compress more truth about the relations between men and women into a single film. Read more
Published 16 months ago by D. Dix
wonderful
I saw this film when it came out at the cinema. I think its funny, beautiful to look at, intense and well acted. Read more
Published 16 months ago by culpeper
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