Italian for Beginners
“Attendance optional. Passion required.”
2000•1h 58m•6.5•Released
ComedyDramaRomance
Several lonely hearts in a semi-provincial suburb of a town in Denmark use a beginner's course in Italian as the platform to meet the romance of their lives. The film, which unspools the connections and family drama shared between the students, complies with several aesthetic principles of Dogme 95 movement.
Director
Lone Scherfig
Writer
Lone Scherfig
Budget
$1M
Revenue
$16M
Languages
Danish, Italian
Studio
Zentropa Entertainments
Cast
Anders W. Berthelsen
Andreas
Anette Støvelbæk
Olympia
Ann Eleonora Jørgensen
Karen
Peter Gantzler
Jørgen Mortensen
Lars Kaalund
Hal-Finn
Sara Indrio Jensen
Giulia
Karen-Lise Mynster
Ejendomsmægler
Rikke Wölck
Sygeplejerske
Elsebeth Steentoft
Kvinde i kirke
Bent Mejding
Pastor Wredmann
Lene Tiemroth
Karens mor
Claus Gerving
Klaus Graversen
Jesper Christensen
Olympias far
Merete Voldstedlund
Andreas' mor
Henning Jensen
Leif
Production
Company
Zentropa Entertainments
Company
DR
Producer
Ib Tardini
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