Italian for Beginners

Dec 7, 2000

1h 58m

★ 6.4

Attendance optional. Passion required.

Overview

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.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Zentropa Entertainments

Italian for Beginners Trailers

Cast

Andreas

Anders W. Berthelsen

Olympia

Anette Støvelbæk

Karen

Ann Eleonora Jørgensen

Jørgen Mortensen

Peter Gantzler

Hal-Finn

Lars Kaalund

Giulia

Sara Indrio Jensen

Ejendomsmægler

Karen-Lise Mynster

Sygeplejerske

Rikke Wölck

Kvinde i kirke

Elsebeth Steentoft

Pastor Wredmann

Bent Mejding

Karens mor

Lene Tiemroth

Klaus Graversen

Claus Gerving

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