French actress Juliette Binoche, who is working on a new film with celebrated Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami, is visiting Iran in order to deepen her knowledge of the country. "When you work with someone you have to know them," Binoche told ISNA about Kiarostami, who won the 1997 Palme d'Or at Cannes for his Taste of Cherry.

The Iranian auteur is working on his new picture The Certified Copy in Italy and has cast Binoche as a gallery owner enjoying a brief encounter with a British writer. It will be his first feature since 2002's Ten.

"I would like to get to know Iran, the Iranian way of life, its history and philosophy," said Binoche after visiting the historic town of Kashan in central Iran, "Iranians have come to the West for years, it's about time Westerners came to Iran and got to know it."

The actress won an academy award for her 1996 performance in English Patient.

Source: Yahoo News