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From acclaimed director Abbas Kiarostami (Taste of Cherry, The Wind Will Carry Us) comes the story of a couple’s apparent chance meeting in beautiful Tuscany.

James Miller (William Shimel) is a British author who is in Italy to promote his controversial art book. He contends that copies are often as good as the original and challenge us to see creativity in a fresh way. As he speaks, an unnamed woman (Juliette Binoche) arrives late with her bored son (Adrian Moore). She is a gallery owner eager to talk about art. The woman leaves her number.

They meet the next day and drive to Lucignano where original art and copies abound. He autographs several copies of his book and then she takes him for a coffee. When Miller exits to talk on his cell phone, the coffee shop proprietor assumes that he is her husband and begins a lecture on the mysteries of love and the challenges of marriage. When Miller returns, the woman speaks of him as her husband of 15 years. He does the same and soon we are wondering, Are they really husband and wife? Has their meeting as strangers been a concocted drama to bring some adventure to their marriage ?

Captivating and hugely entertaining, this romantic tale playfully and provocatively blurs the lines between reality and imagination.

Director: Abbas Kiarostami
Cast: Juliette Binoche, William Shimell, Jean-Claude Carriere, Agathe Natanson, Adrian Moore
Country: France, Italy, Belgium
Genre: Drama, Romance

Certified Copy (2010) Artificial Eye
BD25, DVD9 | 1080p AVC, PAL | 01:46:27 | 21.7 Gb, 7.06 Gb + 3% rec
Language: Francais
Subtitles: English

Extras:

• The Making of Certified Copy - a standard featurette, produced by MK2 and Bibi Film, with plenty of raw footage from the shooting of the film in Italy, as well as various cast and crew interviews. In English, French, Italian, and Persian, with optional English subtitles. (53 min, 720p).

• Trailer - the original UK theatrical trailer for Certified Copy. In English, not subtitled. (2 min, 1080p).

Certified Copy (2010) Criterion Collection
BD50, 2xDVD9 | 1080p AVC, NTSC | 01:46:49 | 43 Gb, 6.54 Gb + 6.82 Gb + 3% rec
Language: Francais
Subtitles: English

Extras:

• The Report (1977) - a very rare film by Abbas Kiarostami about a tax collector who faces a number of serious dilemmas at work and at home. According to Criterion, the film was encoded from the only surviving element which they have been able to locate: an old analog video master made from a subtitled theatrical print that was damaged from heavy use. According to director Abbas Kiarostami, the original negative was destroyed during the Iranian Revolution. In Persian, with printed English subtitled. (110 min, 1080p).

• Abbas Kiarostami - in this exclusive video interview, the acclaimed Iranian director discusses the inspiration behind Certified Copy, the film's structure and the complex relationship between the two characters, his interaction with Juliette Binoche before and during the shooting of the film, etc. The interview was recorded in Paris in 2012. In Persian, with optional English subtitles. (16 min, 1080p).

• Let's See "Copia conforme" - this is the same making-of documentary that appeared on the Artificial Eye Blu-ray release of Certified Copy. The documentary features interviews with director Abbas Kiarostami and actors Juliette Binoche and William Shimell, as well as plenty of raw footage from the shooting of the film. In English, French, Italian, and Persian, with optional English subtitles. (53 min, 1080i).

• Trailer - original theatrical trailer for Certified Copy. In English, not subtitled. (2 min, 1080p).