Italian for Beginners

Lone Scherfig
2000-12-07

Attendance optional. Passion required.
6.393
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
Anders W. Berthelsen Andreas Unowned
Anette Støvelbæk Olympia Unowned
Ann Eleonora Jørgensen Karen Unowned
Peter Gantzler Jørgen Mortensen Unowned
Lars Kaalund Hal-Finn Unowned
Sara Indrio Jensen Giulia Unowned
Karen-Lise Mynster Ejendomsmægler Unowned
Rikke Wölck Sygeplejerske Unowned
Elsebeth Steentoft Kvinde i kirke Unowned
Bent Mejding Pastor Wredmann Unowned
Lene Tiemroth Karens mor Unowned
Claus Gerving Klaus Graversen Unowned
Jesper Christensen Olympias far Unowned
Merete Voldstedlund Andreas' mor Unowned
Henning Jensen Leif Unowned
Carlo Barsotti Marcello Unowned
Alex Nyborg Madsen Kirkesanger 1 / Sportsmand 1 Unowned
Steen Svare Kirkesanger 2 / Sportsmand 2 Unowned
Susanne Oldenburg Dame Unowned
Martin Brygmann Aftenskolelærer Unowned
Alexander Noval ? Unowned
Matteo Valese Marcello, italiensklærer Unowned
Silvio Zanon ? Unowned
Radu Zaplini ? Unowned