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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2000-12-07
Runtime: 118 mins
Director: Lone Scherfig
Spoken language: Dansk, Italiano
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original title: Italian for Beginners
Production Companies: Zentropa Entertainments, DR
Production Countries: Denmark
Cast
Anders W. Berthelsen
Anette Støvelbæk
Ann Eleonora Jørgensen
Peter Gantzler
Lars Kaalund
Sara Indrio Jensen
Karen-Lise Mynster
Rikke Wölck
Elsebeth Steentoft
Bent Mejding
Lene Tiemroth
Claus Gerving
Jesper Christensen
Merete Voldstedlund
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