British opera singer discusses acting with Binoche in a hushed voice Language barrier? What language barrier? To make the multilingual “Certified Copy,” a French actress, a British opera singer, an Iranian director, an Italian crew and a passel of translators gathered two years ago to shoot a relationship drama set in the picturesque hills of [...]

CHICAGO – In our latest romantic drama edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 admit-two passes up for grabs to the advance Chicago screening of “Certified Copy� starring Juliette Binoche from legendary auteur Abbas Kiarostami! The movie from IFC Films took best actress at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival and played well in Oct. [...]

Two films I would not have seen yet had I not attended the Cannes and Toronto International Film Festivals last year are Abbas Kiarostami’s Certified Copy starring  Juliette Binoche and William Shimell and Massy Tadjedin’s Last Night starring Keira Knightley, Sam Worthington, Eva Mendes and Guillaume Canet. Both are tremendous films and both will be [...]

AFTER a detour from the screen, Juliet Binoche tereturns in a new role, writes Andrew Fenton. JULIETTE Binoche’s theatrical presence fills every inch of the room. With swept-back hair, a black velvet smoking jacket and a white, open-collar shirt, she looks a little bit like a female dandy. The film star the French media likes [...]

A film that stole the hearts of the Playlist team at Cannes (review here) and the New York Film Festival last year, Abbas Kiarostami‘s “Certified Copy� might be the director’s most accessible, rewarding film to date. And after a run of festivals last year, it’s set to hit theaters courtesy of IFC this spring. We’re [...]