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Thursday, January 26, 2012

VIDEO ESSAY — The Double Life of James and Juliette: Mysteries and Perceptions in Kiarostami's Certified Copy

Inspired by the recent wave of video criticism that has taken over blogs like Fandor and Press Play (both essential reading/viewing), I decided to try my own hand in writing, editing, and producing a video essay myself. The first, presented above, tackles my favorite film of 2011, Abbas Kiarostami’s Certified Copy. I hope you enjoy this, as I had a great time making the essay, and hope to do more throughout 2012. Any comments or feedback would be greatly appreciated, either in the comments below or by email.

About the Author

Peter Labuza is the host of The Cinephiliacs and the author of Approaching The End: Imagining Apocalypse in American Film. He has contributed to Variety, Reverse Shot, Little White Lies, Indiewire, The Playlist, In Review Online, and Press Play. He serves as an editor for To Be (Cont'd), a columnist for The Film Stage, and a booklet editor for the UK Blu-Ray distributor Masters of Cinema. He is a PhD candidate at the University of Southern California in the Critical Studies department where he is focusing on the late studio period of Hollywood between 1959-1966. Previously, Peter earned both a BA and an MA in Film Studies from Columbia University in New York City.

Here at this blog, he collects links to his various writing, and posts other things of interest when he has the time and passion. Day to day, you can find him either chatting away on Twitter or writing brief thoughts on films on Letterboxd. He lives in Los Angeles and is often found roaming the city's various repertory theaters. You can reach Peter by email (plabuza@gmail.com) for possible writing/podcast opportunities that may interest him.