Yes, we can consider various explanations for what we see, and yes, the films mystery is apparently its purpose. Guidelines for the certification of documents department. 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. However, anyone after the arthouse romantic comedy that the trailer alludes to will be sorely disappointed. Reza is a devoted notary public who tries to live a peaceful life without breaking the law. Doubtless kiarostami could still work in his native land if he was determined to, but since conditions for filmmakers there have grown more difficult in. Then there is the film itself, which like all films is an artificial representation of reality. Find out where certified copy is streaming, if certified copy is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. It does not certify that the primary document is genuine, only that it is a true copy of the primary. Rather, certified copy moves the couple, and the films spectators, almost imperceptibly between two present moments. For me, it is too clever by half, creating fullbodied characters but inserting them into a story that is thin soup. 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. 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.
The bank is unfamiliar with this and tells me it is not in the business of making certified copies. Kiarostami is like a magician who shows you how he does it and. That film, made close to 40 years ago, is even more masterful, one of his best. Elle juliette binoche is a french antique dealer who attends a lecture by english art critic james miller william shimell, who is in tuscany to talk about his book on art reproductions and their worth to the world. Highlights from the second weekend of the new york film. After the movie ended, my mom called all the kids down for sunday mass.
Certified copy is the latest story from master filmmaker abbas kiarostami of a meeting between one man and one woman in a small village in southern tuscany. Certified copy on dvd may 22, 2012 starring juliette binoche, william shimell. 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. A certified copy is often used in englishspeaking common law countries as a convenient way of providing a copy of documents. 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. Certified copy richard brody on the first film the late director abbas kiarostami made outside of his native iran. The great iranian director abbas kiarostami travels to tuscany for a luminous and provocative romance in which nothing is as it appears. However, things get difficult when his own cousin, masoud, secretly sets him up to make it look like he has committed a crime. At the beginning of the film she attends a lecture and book signing with her cheeky, precocious 10yearold son. 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 cherry, the wind will carry us, his first feature made outside of iran. The style of the performance is a kind of anguished improv which is certainly different. Certified copy is a 2010 art film by iranian writer and director abbas kiarostami, starring juliette binoche and the british opera singer william shimell, in. Copy and paste the link to a youtube video in the search field.
Certified copy hits theaters this friday, march 11. An ordinary story that could happen to anyone in any place. Certified copy movie official trailer 2011 hd youtube. Two people who, by all appearances, barely know each other decide to spend the day together in certified copy. A captivating film, certified copy marries postmodern reality games with mature romantic comedy in a single playful and provocative package. However, kiarostami goes a lot further to establish his film as a beautiful copy. March 11, 2011 academy awardrwinner juliette binoche gives one of the finest performances of her career for. Certified copy copie conforme 2011 rotten tomatoes. Certified copy, from 2010, starring juliette binoche. Certified copy was kiarostamis first narrative feature film since ten and the first he shot outside iran. Certified copy 2010, kiarostamis tuscan excursion, is a nonpolitical film only if you find no political meaning in its loudest unspoken implication. Certified copy invites us into an intriguing story and then strands us.
The following is a guide to help you prepare your certified documents correctly. James miller william shimell is an author whos visiting italy to talk about his new book on the idea of originality in art. Iranian movies certified copy by abbas kiarostami dvd. They told me to go to the bank and get a bankcertified copy. It does not certify that the primary document is genuine, only that it is a true copy of the primary document. In tuscany to promote his latest book, a middleaged british writer meets a french woman who leads him to the village of lucignano. That discussion is there, through the movie, but dissolved in a captivating first date which turns into a failed marriage. 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. A gallery owner living in a tuscan village attends a lecture by a british author on authenticity and fakery in. Irans awardwinning film director abbas kiarostami enters cannes competition on tuesday with certified copy starring juliette binoche. 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.
For this reason, documents should be placed in the middle of the glass when making a copy rather than on the edge to ensure that no part of the document is lost. But despite the films coy artiness and a lassitude that sometimes passes for soulfulness, certified copy is strangely haunting. The man william shimell is a british author who has just finished giving a lecture at a conference. Rent certified copy 2010 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. If cinema is considered a reflection, then certified copy is a heightened version of that opaque vision of ourselves and how we perceive others. The certified copies may still not be accepted if they are too light, illegible, or if part of the document does not shown in the copy. The woman the always perfect juliette binoche, from france, owns an art gallery. The film breathes the air of freedom from outer constraints, and the story itselfan unusual one, in which the man and the woman go on a drive to a. Certified copy retraces roberto rossellinis 1954 voyage in italy the film has plenty of a. I need to provide a certified copy of this document to the treasury department. A sensation at the 2010 cannes film festival, where juliette binoche won the best actress award, certified. Dfis amanda palmer speaks to opera singer william shimell about his first film role.
I enjoy puzzles like antonionis blow up or lavventura, with characters who dont. While there, a chance question reveals something deeper. The film is set in tuscany, and focuses on a british writer and a french antiques dealer, whose relationship undergoes an odd transformation over the course of a day. Munich international film festival czech republic 6 july 2010 karlovy vary international film festival armenia 10 july 2010 golden apricot international film festival poland 1 august 2010. Binoche plays a gallery owner living in a tuscan village who attends a lecture by a british author opera star william shimell on authenticity and. 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. 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. Heres the evolution of my thoughts after watching certified copy. Certified copy hits on all levels, offering a movie thats just as complex formally as it is emotionally. Another userfriendly website, genyoutube converts youtube videos to mp3 and other formats for audio and video. Treasury direct has repeated that they will only accept a bankcertified copy. Everything you need to know about certified copy movie.
One of the most interesting films of the 2010 cannes film festival is abbas kiarostamis tuscan romance certified copy starring juliette binoche. Certified copy is cynical and postmodern and may be true to the reality of some. In tuscany a gallery owner played by juliette binoche, who appeared in shirin invites an art historian william shimell to tour the countryside with her. Its been a decade since kiarostami directed a real feature film, having spent the. 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. Stay on top of the latest breaking film and tv news. While the pastor gave a metaphor about sheep and shepherds, i. The thoughtful, mysterious, extremely chic certified copy is, on the face of it. Certified copy is a skillfully made and wellacted filmmaking exercise. 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. Rent certified copy 2010 starring juliette binoche and william shimell on dvd and bluray.