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Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: Abbas Kiarostami’s Certified Copy

For a while now, Kiarostami’s contribution to the world cinema scene has been limited to philanthropy and little seen docs and shorts — this film represents a new direction for the filmmaker as its the first film shot outside of his homeland, and the discourse will be a lot less politicized. Added bonus: my silver screen crush Juliette Binoche stars.

Eric Lavallée

Published on January 19, 2010

#17. Certified Copy

Director/Writer: Abbas Kiarostami
Producers: Angelo Barbagallo, Charles Gillibert, Marin Karmitz, Nathanaël Karmitz and Kiarostami
Distributor: Rights Available.

The Gist: This tells the story of an English author (William Shimell) finds himself in Italy to promote his latest book and give a lecture on the subject of the relationship between originals and copies in the world of art. At the lecture he meets a French gallery owner (Binoche) and they decide to waste a couple of hours in the alleyways of a village in the southern parts of Tuscany…(more)

Cast: Juliette Binoche and William Shimell.

Why is it on the list?: For a while now, Kiarostami’s contribution to the world cinema scene has been limited to philanthropy and little seen docs and shorts — this film represents a new direction for the filmmaker as it’s the first film shot outside of his homeland, and the discourse will be a lot less politicized. Added bonus: my silver screen crush Juliette Binoche stars.

Release Date/Status?: Cannes will have the red carpet all prepped up. This could go to a SPC or IFC type of company.

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Eric Lavallée

Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist and critic at IONCINEMA.com (founded in 2000). Eric is a regular at Sundance, Cannes and TIFF. He has a BFA in Film Studies at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013 he served as a Narrative Competition Jury Member at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson's This Teacher (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). In 2022 he served as a New Flesh Comp for Best First Feature at the 2022 Fantasia Intl. Film Festival. Current top films for 2022 include Tár (Todd Field), All That Breathes (Shaunak Sen), Aftersun (Charlotte Wells).