Certified copy is a film written and directed by abbas kiarostami. Kiarostamis first feature film made outside his native iran, is such a conspicuous leap from neorealism to european modernism, it sometimes feels like a dry comic. It does not certify that the primary document is genuine, only that it is a true copy of the primary document. It was released the following day in regular french cinemas through mk2. It stars juliette binoche, william shimell and jeanclaude carriere. Certified copy raises hundreds of absorbing and metaphysical questions, none of which will be answered for you at the end.
The story is set in tuscany and focuses on a french antiques dealer, who spends a day with the writer of a recentlypublished book on the value of. If you see this with your significant other or a friend, plan on dedicating the hour post film to declaring and defending your arguments on who the. For me, it is too clever by half, creating fullbodied characters but inserting them into a story that is thin soup. This starts out like my dinner with andre 1981, morphs into whos afraid of virginia woolf 1966, and ends up more like the quintessential french art film, the inscrutable last year at marienbad 1961. Kiarostami is one of my favorite living directors, a master of understatement and nuance. Certified copy is a 2010 art film by iranian writer and director abbas kiarostami, starring juliette.
Sep 02, 2010 the film is set in tuscany, where visiting british author james miller, played by newcomer william shimell, is giving a reading from his latest book, entitled certified copy. Played by ingrid bergman and a neverbetter george sanders, these voyagers were mocked by the simple emotions captured forever in the ancient artifacts they saw. The man is a british author who has just finished giving a lecture at a conference. A list of 114 films compiled on letterboxd, including drive 2011, the tree of life 2011, the girl with the dragon tattoo 2011, love exposure 2008 and shame 2011. What begins as a tour through tuscany with a visiting author william shimell and. That film, made close to 40 years ago, is even more masterful, one of his best. While it would be wrong to classify certified copy as a complete disappointment, it is hard to imagine there being much of an audience for a highfalutin film with nothing much to say. Yes, we can consider various explanations for what we see, and yes, the film s mystery is apparently its purpose. If the client brings the copy to you, inspect the copy closely and compare it to the original to assure the copy is a true copy. That discussion is there, through the movie, but dissolved in a captivating first date which turns into a failed marriage. Canadian film or video production tax credit 2011 and later. Asghar farhadi a separation terrence malick the tree of life steve mcqueen shame sion.
The movie certified copy ifc films had me at hello. Consider the tantalizing sequence that comes early in certified copy, his. In tuscany to promote his latest book, a middleaged english writer meets a french woman who leads him to the village of lucignano. Consider the tantalizing sequence that comes early in certified copy, his first europeanset film. Dec 28, 2011 senior editor chief film critic, indiewire off the top off my head, i can think of two movies i neglected to put on my top 10 list for 2011, and they couldnt be more dissimilar. Certified copy 2011 while touring tuscany, italy, promoting his new book, english author james william shimell meets french store owner elle juliette binoche, and the two hit it off. The film is set in tuscany, where visiting british author james miller, played by newcomer william shimell, is giving a reading from his latest book, entitled certified copy. Canadian film or video production certificate a or a copy issued by the canadian audiovisual certification office cavco. I enjoy puzzles like antonionis blow up or lavventura, with characters who dont. Juliette binoche won the best actress prize in cannes for her performance in this playful and provocative romantic drama from legendary auteur abbas kiarostami taste of.
Sep 02, 2010 certified copy is about a man and a woman. The rather more prestigious cannes best actress award went last year to juliette binoche, star of abbas kiarostamis certified copy 2010, artificial eye, 12, the first european feature for the. This is the story of a meeting between one man and one woman, in a small italian village in southern tuscany. The lovers on the bridge 1991, beyond the clouds 1995, like crazy 2011, a man and a woman 1966, alice and martin 1998. Wild about movies provides you the most uptodate 2011 movies information online. Iranian director abbas kiarostamis certified copy appears to tell a.
Certified copy invites us into an intriguing story and then strands us. The film breathes the air of freedom from outer constraints, and the story itselfan unusual one, in. Certified copy is cynical and postmodern and may be true to the reality of some. Set in tuscany, the film spans about half a day in the life of a couple who initially seem. Certified copy 2011 movie photos and stills fandango. Released march 11th, 2011, certified copy stars juliette binoche, william shimell, jeanclaude carriere, agathe natanson the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 46 min, and received a score of 82. Presented by sundance selects mar 11th, 2011 106 mins ur. View certified copy 2011 photos, movie images, film stills and cast and crew photos on fandango. Film comments end of year critics poll 2011 by film comment in the januaryfebruary 2012 issue the return of a revered filmmaker and the confinement of a persecuted fellow director drove passions high for the top released and unreleased picks in this years critics poll, now in its 12th edition.
But in 2011 it was made public that certified copy will be brought into iranian cinemas. One william shimell is a wellknown english essayist touring tuscany behind the italian translation of his latest book, a provocative culturalstudies piece about originality and reproduction whose subtitle sums up its argument. Click on any of the 2011 movie posters images for complete information about all 2011 movies in theaters, including trailers. But the product is not very true to the trailer, and those wanting to watch a positive and romantic film may find certified. Its a convoluted film about one day in the life of two.
Whatever else he might be, abbas kiarostami is the worlds greatest living director of scenes inside cars. Two people who, by all appearances, barely know each other decide to spend the day together in certified copy. Certified copy is iranian auteur abbas kiarostamis first feature filmed outside of his home country. Certified copy working for the first time outside his homeland, the acclaimed iranian director abbas kiarostami finds his true intentions somewhat lost in translation with certified copy. Below are the individual top ten lists published by the film critics regularly included in metacritics score calculations, as well as a few extra lists from additional prominent film sources.
When providing a certified copy of a journal entry in texas, it is the notary who certifies the copy and attaches a completed certified copy of notarial record certificate. Are the stars of this film a real couple married for years. A photocopy of a document, judgment, or record that is signed and attested to as an accurate and a complete reproduction of the original document by a public official in whose custody the original has been placed for safekeeping. Juliette binoche plays a frenchwoman, an apparently single mother.
If cinema is considered a reflection, then certified copy is a heightened version of that opaque vision of ourselves and how we perceive others. Then there is the film itself, which like all films is an artificial representation of reality. A certified copy is often used in englishspeaking common law countries as a convenient way of providing a copy of documents. This was the simplest film for me to work oneven more simple than the work ive done on my shorts. In tuscany to promote his latest book, a middleaged english writer meets a. The married couple bickering narrative so closely resembles roberto rossellinis journey to italy that certified copy could be declared a sort of unofficial remake. Abbas kiarostami takes conventions of arthouse cinema and shoves those norms right in front of a fullbody mirror, forcing genre and normality to confront their own limitations and customs. In tuscany to promote his latest book, a middleaged british writer meets a french woman who leads him to the village of lucignano. Mar 18, 2011 let the certified copy debate begin continue.
Certified copy copie conforme 2011 rotten tomatoes. Juliette binoche won the best actress prize in cannes for her performance in this playful and. However, kiarostami goes a lot further to establish his film as a beautiful copy. Watch on ifc films unlimited with prime video channels. Some critics merely list ten films without ranking them in order. Certified copy director abbas kiarostami taste of cherry once said the best form of cinema is one which poses questions for the audience, and certified copy, his beguiling twist on the talky european relationship movie, leaves quite a puzzle to be solved. Directed by abbas kiarostami and stars juliette binoche and william shimell with jeanclaude. In his first western movie, iranian master abbas kiarostami tells the. Certified copy plays like a condensed version of the trilogy, and has some of the lost in a landscape bigger than themselves exploration of journey, yet this film never feels as in control or as vitally connected to its ideas as those films do. Scott and manohla dargis discuss their favorite movies of 2011, from those that embrace oldfashioned cinema to more cosmic fare.
Academy awardwinner juliette binoche gives one of the finest performances of her career for which she won the best actress award at cannes in certified copy, the first european film from abbas kiarostami taste of cherry. Indiewire film critic david ehrlichs list included certified copy 2010. What seems at first to be a straightforward tale of two peopleplayed by oscarwinning actress juliette binoche and opera singer william shimellgetting to know each other over the course of an afternoon gradually reveals itself as something richer. While there, a chance question reveals something deeper. Certified copy retraces roberto rossellinis 1954 voyage in italy the film has plenty of a. This is a common story that could happen to anyone, anywhere. Certified copy is a slighter but more ingratiating film and a chance to see a master filmmaker in uncharacteristic playful mode. Watch full film of copie conforme certified copy download. Our list of movies in theaters in 2011 is even more accurate than the imdb database. Certified copy is iranian director abbas kiarostamis first film set in europe and his return to narrative after a decade of experimental and documentary work.
A look at the team work from behind the scenes of abbas kiarostamis certified copy. Certified copy 2011 stream and watch online moviefone. Certified copy premiered on 18 may 2010 at the 63rd cannes film festival as part of the main competition. I couldnt help but flash on that, when somewhere around the halfway mark of certified copy, the latest film from iranian director abbas kiarostami, i had to ask myself.
Certified copy is certainly not false or pretentious art and kiarostamis rare and formerly thoughttobelost 2nd film the report, made in 1976 during the last years of the shahs iran, also included on the criterion bluray, is even less so. In its own low key and enigmatic ways, certified copy is rather profound a film that draws the audience in not through plot, but through character, theme, and most surprisingly, intellectual debate. Use the standard blackwhite setting on your copier. We provide the complete list of 2011 movie releases by week of release. Its an examination of ideals and beliefs, of how perception shapes reality. Do not make a copy in color that looks like the original. Certifying a document when you apply for something like a bank account or mortgage, you may be asked to provide documents that are certified as true copies of the original. As the couples wanderings through the ancient village become oddly tense, theres a complete, absolute change of direction. Copie conforme certified copy is a 2010 drama film by iranian writer and director abbas kiarostami, starring juliette binoche and the british opera singer william shimell, in his first film role. The style of the performance is a kind of anguished improv which is certainly different. Jeffs favorite film of 2011, certified copy, made my runnerup list, and i think its a very deserving film. Best movies of 2011 film comments 2011 critics poll. Abbas kiarostamis certified copy proves that auteurworship can blind producers, festival programmers and film critics into assuming that a film has qualities it does not.
A certified copy is a copy often a photocopy of a primary document that has on it an endorsement or certificate that it is a true copy of the primary document. Abbas kiarostami at an event for certified copy 2010 juliette binoche and abbas kiarostami in certified copy 2010 abbas. The indiewire team pick their top 10 films of 2011 indiewire. Mar 10, 2011 abbas kiarostamis certified copy march 10, 2011. Everything you need to know about certified copy movie 2011. Certified copy was released in 2011 on friday, march 11, 2011 in 5 theaters. Abbas kiarostamis certified copy is rich, absorbing. Aug 04, 2015 trouble is, the film runs 85 minutes think about that for a moment. Copia conforme is a 2010 art film by iranian writer and director abbas kiarostami, starring juliette binoche and the british opera singer william shimell, in his first film role. Yes, we can consider various explanations for what we see, and yes, the films mystery is apparently its purpose. The film is set in tuscany, and focuses on a british writer. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing certified copy near you. There were 8 other movies released on the same date. Certified copy discover the best in independent, foreign.