Italian for Beginners

Lone Scherfig
2000-12-07

Attendance optional. Passion required.
6.3
118 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Peter Gantzler Jørgen Mortensen Unowned
Ann Eleonora Jørgensen Karen Unowned
Anders W. Berthelsen Andreas Unowned
Anette Støvelbæk Olympia Unowned
Lars Kaalund Hal-Finn Unowned
Sara Indrio Jensen Giulia Unowned
Karen-Lise Mynster Real Estate Dealer Unowned
Rikke Wölck Nurse Unowned
Bent Mejding Reverend Wredmann Unowned
Elsebeth Steentoft Woman in Church Unowned
Lene Tiemroth Karen's Mother Unowned
Claus Gerving Klaus Graversen Unowned
Jesper Christensen Olympia's Father Unowned
Carlo Barsotti Marcello Unowned
Alex Nyborg Madsen Church Singer #1 / Sportsman #1 Unowned
Steen Svare Church Singer #2 / Sportsman #2 Unowned
Susanne Oldenburg Lady Unowned
Martin Brygmann Evening School Teacher Unowned