Italian for Beginners 2000
Attendance optional. Passion required.
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.
Storyline
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.
Original title
Italiensk for begyndere
Release Date
2000-12-07
Runtime
1h 58m
Status
Released
Director
Lone Scherfig
Budget
$1,000,000
Revenue
$16,350,876
Production
Zentropa Entertainments
Language
Danish
Country
Denmark
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
