Italian for Beginners

Italian for Beginners

2000
1h 58m
6.4

6.4/10

150 votes • View on IMDb

"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.

Status: Released

Budget: $1,000,000

Revenue: $16,350,876

Language: DA

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Quick Facts

Original Title Italiensk for begyndere
Release Date December 7, 2000
Status Released
Language DA
IMDb ID tt0243862

Cast

Anders W. Berthelsen
Anders W. Berthelsen

Andreas

Anette Støvelbæk
Anette Støvelbæk

Olympia

Ann Eleonora Jørgensen
Ann Eleonora Jørgensen

Karen

Peter Gantzler
Peter Gantzler

Jørgen Mortensen

Lars Kaalund
Lars Kaalund

Hal-Finn

Sara Indrio Jensen
Sara Indrio Jensen

Giulia

Karen-Lise Mynster
Karen-Lise Mynster

Ejendomsmægler

Rikke Wölck
Rikke Wölck

Sygeplejerske

Elsebeth Steentoft
Elsebeth Steentoft

Kvinde i kirke

Bent Mejding
Bent Mejding

Pastor Wredmann

Lene Tiemroth
Lene Tiemroth

Karens mor

Claus Gerving
Claus Gerving

Klaus Graversen

Key Crew

Lone Scherfig
Director
Peter Aalbæk Jensen
Executive Producer
Ib Tardini
Producer
Gert Duve Skovlund
Executive Producer
Vinca Wiedemann
Executive Producer
Marianne Moritzen
Executive Producer
Lone Scherfig
Screenplay