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Certified Copy

Original title: Copie conforme
  • 20102010
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  • 1h 46m
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Juliette Binoche in Copie conforme (2010)
In Tuscany to promote his latest book, a middle-aged English writer meets a French woman who leads him to the village of Lucignano. Mistaken as husband and wife, the duo keep up the pretense, spending an afternoon behaving like a long-married couple.
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In Tuscany to promote his latest book, a middle-aged British writer meets a French woman who leads him to the village of Lucignano. While there, a chance question reveals something deeper.In Tuscany to promote his latest book, a middle-aged British writer meets a French woman who leads him to the village of Lucignano. While there, a chance question reveals something deeper.In Tuscany to promote his latest book, a middle-aged British writer meets a French woman who leads him to the village of Lucignano. While there, a chance question reveals something deeper.

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  • Director
    • Abbas Kiarostami
  • Writers
    • Abbas Kiarostami
    • Caroline Eliacheff(collaborating writer)
  • Stars
    • Juliette Binoche
    • William Shimell
    • Jean-Claude Carrière
Top credits
  • Director
    • Abbas Kiarostami
  • Writers
    • Abbas Kiarostami
    • Caroline Eliacheff(collaborating writer)
  • Stars
    • Juliette Binoche
    • William Shimell
    • Jean-Claude Carrière
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    • 96User reviews
    • 265Critic reviews
    • 82Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 10 wins & 28 nominations

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    Juliette Binoche
    Juliette Binoche
    • Elleas Elle
    William Shimell
    William Shimell
    • James Milleras James Miller
    Jean-Claude Carrière
    Jean-Claude Carrière
    • L'homme de la placeas L'homme de la place
    Agathe Natanson
    • La femme de la placeas La femme de la place
    Gianna Giachetti
    • La patronne du caféas La patronne du café
    Adrian Moore
    • Le filsas Le fils
    Angelo Barbagallo
    • Le traducteuras Le traducteur
    Andrea Laurenzi
    • Le guideas Le guide
    Filippo Trojano
    • Le mariéas Le marié
    • (as Filippo Troiano)
    Manuela Balsimelli
    • La mariéeas La mariée
    • (as Manuela Balsinelli)
    • Director
      • Abbas Kiarostami
    • Writers
      • Abbas Kiarostami
      • Caroline Eliacheff(collaborating writer)
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    Storyline

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    James Miller has just written a book on the value of a copy versus the original work of art. At a book reading, a woman gives him her address, and the next day they meet and take a country-side drive to a local Italian village. Here, they discuss various works of art found in the town, and also the nature of their relationship - which gets both more revealed and concealed as the day progresses. —napierslogs
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    • wine
    • anniversary
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    • Genres
      • Drama
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    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
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    • Trivia
      During a visit in Tehran by Juliette Binoche, Abbas Kiarostami told Binoche the synopsis of Certified Copy as a casual anecdote, which she said that she fully believed until he confessed to having made it up. According to Kiarostami, studying the reactions of Binoche as she listened to the story was a vital part of the film's further development.
    • Quotes

      James Miller: It seems to me that the human race is the only species who have forgotten the whole purpose of life, the whole meaning of existence is to have fun, to have pleasure. And here is someone who's found their own way to do it. We shouldn't judge them for it. If they're happy and enjoying life, we should congratulate them, not criticize them.

    • Connections
      Featured in Breakfast: Episode dated 31 August 2010 (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      O surdato 'nnamurrato
      Written by Aniello Califano (as A. Califano) and the music by Enrico Cannio (as E. Cannio)

    User reviews96

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    great Kiarostami deja vu
    If you have seen Under The Olive Tree, Kiarostami's master piece from 1994, you might find Certified Copy to be the continuation 25 years later on a different continent. Here he left Iran for Western Europe because Binoche could not have done this in Iran. A twisted, touching, thoughtful relationship story that plays with what is a copy and what is an original, what is reality and what is imagination. Beautifully filmed and Binoche is at her best. The many languages spoken between the protagonists - none from Iran - just confirmed for me the many levels of a relationship, the confusion and misunderstandings you are confronted with, no matter where you are. Definitely worth seeing and talking about with intelligent friends.
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    • iegg44
    • Jul 7, 2010

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 25, 2011 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Italy
      • Belgium
      • Iran
    • Official sites
      • Juliette Binoche: The Art of Being - Official Fansite
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • French
      • English
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Sao Y Bản Chính
    • Filming locations
      • Lucignano, Italy
    • Production companies
      • MK2 Productions
      • BiBi Film
      • France 3 Cinéma
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €7,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,373,975
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $77,937
      • Mar 13, 2011
    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,736,632
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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