Abbas, who is 7 years old, has been shortlisted for the competition unit of Cannes Film Festival for three times. The participating films are Lover under the Olive Tree in 1994, Taste of Cherry in 1997 and Ten in 24, among which Taste of Cherry won the Palme d 'Or award that year. The new film "Legal Copy" is Abbas's first film shot in Europe, including English, French and Italian dialogue, and the shooting location is mainly in Tuscany, a famous Italian tourist destination.
From the plot of Legal Copy, it is not difficult to see that this film is completely different from Abbas's previous works on life, and it is clearly a literary romance. After watching the film, many film critics think that Abbas's inspiration probably comes from Before Sunrise and Before Sunset by American director Richard Lintlake, because the story of Legal Copy also happened in one day, and the film structure and narrative way are exactly the same as those of Lintlake's two works. It is not difficult to remind people of Woody Allen's representative works "Manhattan" and "annie hall", and the scene of the hero's big talk on his mobile phone can definitely make Woody Allen feel proud. However, relatively speaking, The Legal Copy is less wise and more profound. Abbas said that the film was actually inspired by the philosophy of German philosopher Nietzsche: "What matters is not how things are, but the way you look at things" and a Persian poem: "Imitation is the best originality". Abbas revealed that "Legal Copy" discusses what is value. "The value of a work of art depends on what angle you look at it. If you appreciate a copy from a certain angle, you will find that it is actually an original work. " I wonder if this view is that Abbas is defending himself for "stealing teachers". Binoche's role has no name from beginning to end. She seldom plays comedies and injects a lot of sense of humor into this role. However, Binoche was not confident that he could play this role well at first. "When I read the script, I said to Abbas,' This woman is completely crazy. How can I play her?' I also looked up the neurasthenia that tortured her on the Internet to better understand the role. It is worth mentioning that William Schmahl, who stepped onto the screen for the first time from the opera stage, performed very skillfully, and the rich baritone said complicated dialogues, which didn't make the audience feel boring at all.