Italian for Beginners
Movie · 2000 · Comedy Drama Romance · 1h 58m · Director: Lone Scherfig
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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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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
Full cast and crew
- Directed byLone Scherfig
- Written byLone Scherfig
- Music byRune Palving
Starring
- AndreasAnders W. Berthelsen
- OlympiaAnette Støvelbæk
- KarenAnn Eleonora Jørgensen
- Jørgen MortensenPeter Gantzler
Also starring
- Hal-FinnLars Kaalund
- GiuliaSara Indrio Jensen
- EjendomsmæglerKaren-Lise Mynster
- SygeplejerskeRikke Wölck
- Kvinde i kirkeElsebeth Steentoft
- Pastor WredmannBent Mejding
- Karens morLene Tiemroth
- Klaus GraversenClaus Gerving
- Olympias farJesper Christensen
- Andreas' morMerete Voldstedlund
- LeifHenning Jensen
- MarcelloCarlo Barsotti
Details
- Released
- Dec 7, 2000
- Original title
- Italiensk for begyndere
- Original language
- Danish
- Directed by
- Lone Scherfig
- Written by
- Lone Scherfig, Maeve Binchy
- Music by
- Rune Palving
- Director of photography
- Jørgen Johansson
- Production companies
Zentropa Entertainments
DR
- Production countries
- Denmark
- Budget
- $1M
- Box office
- $16.4M