

Italian for Beginners
2000-12-07 · 118 min · ★ 6.5
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.
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Production details
- Directors
- Lone Scherfig
- Production companies
- Zentropa Entertainments, DR
- Countries
- Denmark
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 1,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 16,350,876
Top Cast
Anders W. BerthelsenAndreas
Anette StøvelbækOlympia
Ann Eleonora JørgensenKaren
Peter GantzlerJørgen Mortensen
Lars KaalundHal-Finn
Sara Indrio JensenGiulia
Karen-Lise MynsterEjendomsmægler
Rikke WölckSygeplejerske
Elsebeth SteentoftKvinde i kirke
Bent MejdingPastor Wredmann
Lene TiemrothKarens mor
Claus GervingKlaus Graversen
Jesper ChristensenOlympias far
Merete VoldstedlundAndreas' mor
Henning JensenLeif
Alex Nyborg MadsenKirkesanger 1 / Sportsmand 1
Steen SvareKirkesanger 2 / Sportsmand 2
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