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Certified Copy

Certified Copy

Drama · Romance · 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.

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Certified Copy

2010 Drama · Romance 1h 46m

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7.0 / 10

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In Tuscany to promote his latest book, a middle-aged English writer meets a French woman who leads him to the village of Lucignano.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Abbas Kiarostami

Written by

Abbas Kiarostami

Juliette Binoche

Juliette Binoche

Elle

William Shimell

William Shimell

James Miller

Jean-Claude Carrière

Jean-Claude Carrière

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Agathe Natanson

Agathe Natanson

The Woman at the Square

Gianna Giachetti

Gianna Giachetti

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Adrian Moore

Adrian Moore

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Angelo Barbagallo

Angelo Barbagallo

The Translator

Court is in session

Put Certified Copy on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.