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Italian for Beginners
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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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Synopsis
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.
More about Italian for Beginners
Cast
Anders W. BerthelsenAndreas
Anette StøvelbækOlympia
Ann Eleonora JørgensenKaren
Peter GantzlerJørgen Mortensen
Lars KaalundHal-Finn
Sara Indrio JensenGiulia
Karen-Lise MynsterEjendomsmægler
Rikke WölckSygeplejerskeCredits
- Directed by
- Lone Scherfig
- Written by
- Lone Scherfig, Maeve Binchy
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Danish
- Original title
- Italiensk for begyndere
- Budget
- $1M
- Box office
- $16.4M
Production
Zentropa EntertainmentsDenmark
DRDenmark
