Certified Copy
Good morning,
ladies and gentlemen
I'm here to say a few words
to cut the waiting
we're waiting for James Miller,
who is a little late
he won't be able
to blame the trafic,
because he's just upstairs!
I hope he'll be here soon.
We're here for the presentation
of James' latest work,
''Certified Copy''
for which he just received
the prize of the best
foreign essay of the year.
That's it,
I have finished,
James just arrived!
Please everybody, take a sit,
Please wait the end of
the conference for dedications.
I won't introduce James to you,
he'll introduce himself,
probably better than anyboby.
Good morning!
I would like to thank my colleague
who did ''an'' translation...
... ''a'' perfect translation and...
he succeeded in rendering the spirit of it.
His work permitted the italian
publication and our meeting, here.
Congratulations and many thanks again.
- Would you like to take off the backpack?
- No, I'm fine.
It's too heavy.
Come on.
- You ordered a cheesebuger?
- Yes.
- Chips?
- Yes.
Double?
- I know you do not eat them.
- And the coke?
Could you look at me
when I'm talking to you?
Coke?
Yes
How many of those
books have you bought?
Six.
- Thank goodness you did not like them...
- I never said.
But I heard you
say it to Pierre.
I did not say that I liked them, I said that
I did not understand the steps.
Yes, but then he explained
them, and then...
Yes, he explained them,
but I was not convinced.
And why have you bought so many?
To talk about them and
give them away.
- To who?
- Marie, too.
But she has it already...
In fact I will give you
an autographed copy.
It's a good idea, no?
You're doing this only because you want
to see him again...
- Do you want to see the man again!
- Maybe...
And the others, who are they for?
- There's one for Alain.
- But you can not stand it!
I'll give a book that I do not
like to a person I do not like.
- I have the right, right?
- Yes, you have every right.
And I know what you
said to that guy?
- What guy?
- The friend of the writer.
No, look, you always
know everything?
But you always say that we are friends
and we have to tell everything.
But just because you said you wanted
me to tell you about Elisa, right?
- Never mind, I already knew everything!
- Very good!
I know very well that you like James, you've
decided to fall in love with him
and you gave your number to
his friend to call you.
But nothing!
Yes, I left my phone number,
but that's not why I did it.
I want to know a little more
about his book, it's my job,
I had no chance!
You didn't let me listen,
you didn't stop for a moment,
in the end we had to leave.
You weren't listening!
All the time whispering
- in the ear of that... Mark
- you were not even listening,
You didn't stop playing with
that thing for a moment!
At least I did, yes
I have played.
At least I've heard, but
you looked at him...
Why do not you mind your own business!
There is no reason to be angry then.
Here we are, me and you,
we chat a bit, eat something.
. .
Yes, we chat...
I really do not understand
why you take it so badly.
I do not take it badly,
you get on my nerves.
And you need to cut your
hair, this fringe!
Just tell me this, OK, last
question then I stop,
Just one thing...
Why you did not want to put...
- My last name in the dedication?
- Enough!
- You're really exaggerating!
- My name is... Julien.
- I'm Julien, I have a last name.
- I'm getting angry, stop.
A last name!
- Are you going out?
- Yes.
- Are you coming back for lunch?
- No, I don't think so.
Okay.
Tell Julien that he has rehearsals at two.
The teacher is coming.
All right.
- You'll tell him?
- Yes, of course.
''Better a good copy than the original. ''
Yes?
But no, that's not possible.
What?
Speak louder I can't hear you!
No, no, tell me later,
I can't talk now.
Yes, but I can not talk
right now, you know.
Listen, I do not know, and
I can't tell you if I do not know.
I'm not very far away.
Listen, listen, I don't know yet.
Okay?
Yes, after everything I say.
Now I can not, tell
us about yourself.
Okay? Till later anyway.
I don't understand.
The point is that...
they believed that this was the
original for many centuries,
ago that it was not.
But it was painted... I think
it was a fresco of Hercules...
dating back to Roman times.
Yes, the Roman era.
Because they wanted to have a great piece, ...
they wanted to be able to amaze and
then just as I was saying...
His coffee is cold, now.
He's like this, you know...
He's a good husband, I think.
What?
He's a good husband, I'm pretty sure.
How can you be so sure?
I can see it.
Where do you come from, lady?
I... come from France.
And how come you speak italian?
I live in Italy for 5 years.
Where?
First in Firenze, now in Arezzo.
Why do you speak english?
He... is english.
And he doesn't speak your language,
No, no.
... neither italian.
No.
- Actually he only speaks
his own language...
Yes, yes.
Congratulations.
- Yes, he has no interest
in foreign languages,
Actually, he's not interested
in anything,
only in himself and his work.
It's better like this :
a man must like his job.
And what about us, women?
Working keep them busy.
and we look after ourselves.
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