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nothing about Bausch and very little about dance, yet I left the fi lm
feeling as if I’d begun to understand, a little bit, what it means to those
who perform it. I left another exceptional documentary, How to Die in
Oregon, beginning to understand, a little bit, how people can make the
decision to end their lives, and what it means for a society to accept this.
And then there’s Certifi ed Copy, Abbas Kiarostami’s philosophical,
charming, playfully brilliant refl ection on originality, perception and
truth. “Refl ection,” like “meditation,” too often suggests “boring talky
talking piece,” and there’s a lot of talking in Copy, but the shifting
narrative, gorgeous scenery and exceptional performance from the
always-reliable Juliette Binoche make Copy into something truly
unexpected: a fi lm that satisfi es even as it offers you nothing defi nite,
nothing like resolution — nothing but questions. What is the truth of the
relationship between the main characters? What history do they share?
Does it matter? Does their conversation ring any less true if they’re
strangers? Does their relationship change depending on how they are
perceived by others?
Will you get something out of this fi lm other than what I did? Yes,
most likely. And that’s as it should be. The past year had its cinematic
frustrations, but it also had a bounty of fi lms that were beautiful, stunning,
revelatory, clever, funny and smart — and that refused to spell things out
for their audiences. They gave us questions and explorations, challenges
and inspirations. “Films have the power to capture dreams,” says a
character in Hugo. Idealistic? Yes. True? Also yes. Sometimes, all you
want from a fi lm is a pretty explosion. Sometimes you want a challenge.
Sometimes you get a little of both.
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