Friday, June 22, 2012

On this day in 1940, Iranian filmmaker and poet Abbas Kiarostami was born in Tehran.  While Kiarostami has made more than 40 films, 2010's Certified Copy starring Juliette Binoche was the first movie he shot outside of Iran.  The film is a puzzle, about marriage, about identity, and not every critic loved it, but I thought Stephen Holden had it right when he called it a "delicious brain tickler" and "an endless hall of mirrors."  And if, as I am, you are a ginormous fan of Juliette Binoche, the movie is a must for your Netflix queue.  Here's the link to Holden's review:  http://movies.nytimes.com/2011/03/11/movies/juliette-binoche-in-kiarostamis-certified-copy-review.html

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