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Certified Copy (2010)

Certified Copy poster
Original title
Copie conforme
Directed by
Abbas Kiarostami
Genre
drama film, romance film, art film
Country
Iran, France, Italy, Belgium
Runtime
1h 46m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 448 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A British writer and a French antiques dealer spend a day together in Tuscany. Their conversation shifts from intellectual debate to an unexpected personal dynamic that blurs the line between strangers and a long-married couple.

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What happens

Certified Copy (French: Copie conforme) is a 2010 art film written and directed by Abbas Kiarostami. Set in Tuscany, the film focuses on a British writer (William Shimell) and a French antiques dealer (Juliette Binoche), whose relationship undergoes an odd transformation over the course of a day. The film is a co-production of France, Italy and Belgium. The dialogue is in English, French and Italian. Certified Copy premiered at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, where Binoche won the Best Actress award for her performance. Critically acclaimed, the film is considered to be among the best of the year and the decade. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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