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Mar 22, 2017RoyalJellyIII rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This is an odd film- I think that you pretty much have to watch it twice to appreciate what is going on between the two leads. It is an interesting movie that feels like the ground underneath you is constantly shifting. It might not be…
Mar 22, 2017lindy919 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Beautifully filmed and well acted but, at the end of the day, this is about a middle-aged couple arguing in 3 languages about their failing marriage for 106 minutes. If this had been an American film made in America with American actors,…
Marinetti
Dec 27, 2016Marinetti rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
The Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami’s delicious brain tickler, “Certified Copy,” is an endless hall of mirrors whose reflections multiply as its story of a middle-aged couple driving through Tuscany carries them into a metaphysical…
Aug 12, 2016ArapahoeAlison rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
A truly gorgeous film. Every frame looks like a Renaissance painting. If you like clear resolutions, this movie will drive you nuts. But if you can kick back and spend time with this couple as the nature of their relationship unfolds, it's…
Apr 27, 2016multcolib_karene rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
A fascinating film that will make you think.
nycounsel
Oct 02, 2015nycounsel rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Interesting movie with excellent dialogue and good actors, to me it traced the evolving relationship of a couple from courtship to 15 years into a marriage.
Green_Bird_203
Jan 13, 2015Green_Bird_203 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Disc 2 contains Kiarostami's 2nd feature "The Report" made before the Iranian Revolution. The film featured Academy Award-nominated Iranian actress Shohreh Aghdashloo without chador. This was her 2nd film and she showed her talent and…
Aug 16, 2014ncs1961 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
interesting and not entirely likable characters, beautiful scenes.
Aug 11, 2014Ron@Ottawa rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Iranian director Kiarostami told a story which happened in a small Tuscan village, between a British man and a French woman. However, the relationship between the two is confusing and never explained fully. An OK film for me. In French,…
Sep 16, 2013eusebius rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Kiarostami is a fascinating director, and Certified Copy is a wonderful film. Binoche is at the top of her form, and Shimell (although not a professional actor) does very well with his part. Great experience. The second disk is full of…
Aug 01, 2013WormsBookChief rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
I read a few reviews of this, and love both actors, but was incredibly disappointed. The story was very slow moving, and I felt very little for the characters or their situation. After an hour, I was so bored, I wondered why I'd wasted the…
Jul 15, 2013uncommonreader rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
Boring and somewhat pretentious.
Apr 28, 2013
Despite the accolades Copie Conforme received from the critics--not to mention the delux Criterion Collection treatment--I came away mostly underwhelmed. The theme of copy vs. original is not filmic but novelistic-cerebral. So what we get…
Apr 01, 2013d2013 rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
It was a disappointment. Although I do enjoy Juliette Binoche as an actress. For me it was too slow and confusing at times.
Mar 31, 2013macierules rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Low action film - if you are in the right mood, it is interesting.
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Mar 18, 2013love_my_library_card rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
The entire point of this movie went right over my head, but it's always nice to see Juliette Binoche perform. It seemed like an lengthy excuse for Juliette's character to complain (to a surrogate husband) about her marriage. Pourquoi? …
Feb 25, 2013Herve Monier rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
Tellement ennuyant... aucune action.
Feb 03, 2013LaimaA rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
The conceit is a bit annoying (As if anyone would believe these two are strangers - if a stranger treated me the way Binoche's character treats the writer, I would run for the hills), but Juliette Binoche's slightly melodramatic…
Jan 21, 2013badgirls rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
Certifiably boring and confused.
MissPiggy13
Oct 10, 2012MissPiggy13 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Fascinating, enigmatic film about authenticity in art as well as relationships. Lots to ponder and discuss.
Aug 27, 2012sdelao rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Loved it! Juliette Binoche plays a woman who meets a famous author at a lecture he gives. They meet later up to talk of authenticity of art (isn't an original piece of work, such as the Mona Lisa, a copy of the woman who sat for it? Is any…
btmslt
Jun 12, 2012btmslt rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
A more sophisticated love story which is confusing. The question is whether the film maker knew what to say. In the beginning, the main characters met for what appears to be a first date and engage in conversations which demonstrate how…
chad6273
Jun 11, 2012
The Iranian-writer director Abbas Kiarostami has always been enthralled by the shifting planes of fantasy and reality. His latest film, Certified Copy, is his fullest expression of that entrancement. Peter Rainer Christian Science Monitor
Jun 05, 2012MissLissy rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Absolutely loved this movie. I am a complete sucker for curious and odd movies and this did not disappoint. There is a complete ah ha moment in this movie when you begin to understand the metaphor of "Certified Copy". Great acting,…
inna137
May 31, 2012inna137 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Very good European-style movie