“Copie Conforme” is a lovely film on so many levels. “Certified Copy” [the English title] is directed by an Iranian, Abbas Kiarostami, stars France’s Juliette Binoche and Britain’s acclaimed baritone, William Schimmel and is filmed in Tuscany. The dialogue,
in English, Italian and French is a tete a tete, an extended conversation. It begins with an intellectual duel between an author and an antiques dealer about the value of originality in art. It then morphs into what appears to be a playful bit of role-playing. The role-playing gets complicated with phone calls and advice from people they meet on their afternoon excursion. As each character expresses their emotions when frustrated by the conversation, we wonder if they knew each other already; are they married, is this the beginning of or dissolution of a romance? It is a slow, languorous meditation on art, love and life.
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