Recently I saw a refreshing new movie by the Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami ' Certified Copy (French: Copie conforme)'. Being a Kiarostami movie we could have expected it to be an Iranian movie rather the film was was set in Tuscany, Italy with English being the major spoken language. The cast was also a surprise with French actress Juliette Binoche and British operatic singer (baritone) William Shimell in the lead. The movie just revolved around the interaction that happens in a day between these two middle aged characters. The film portrays the tussle and the adjustment that these two distinct personalites undergo just within a days meeting. The film reminded me of an earlier hollywood movie that I had watched long back 'Before Sunset' where also the movie revolved around the interaction between the two characters but the difference was that the characters had somewhat synchronous tastes. Certified Copy is much more subtle and portrays the inconsistency and tension that can occur between couples of diverse tastes. It is a good critical take on relations which can happen naturally without the proper understanding of each others tastes. Juliette Binoche is brilliant as ever with her portrayal of a single mother who is searching and yearning to fill her emotional vacuum with someone whereas William Shimell portrays a character who enjoys his solitude and is not ready to squeeze anyone new into his life. The film ends without a clear conclusion as in most of Kiarostami's movies in the style of 'Waiting for Godot' where the interpretation is kept open which in a sense makes the audience more involved towards the end.
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