Italian for Beginners (2000)
Original title: Italiensk for begyndere
Italian for Beginners is a 2000 Danish-language comedy movie directed by Lone Scherfig, with a running time of 1h 58m. It stars Anders W. Berthelsen, Anette Støvelbæk and Ann Eleonora Jørgensen.
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. Berthelsen as Andreas
- Anette Støvelbæk as Olympia
- Ann Eleonora Jørgensen as Karen
- Peter Gantzler as Jørgen Mortensen
- Lars Kaalund as Hal-Finn
- Sara Indrio Jensen as Giulia
- Karen-Lise Mynster as Ejendomsmægler
- Rikke Wölck as Sygeplejerske
- Elsebeth Steentoft as Kvinde i kirke
- Bent Mejding as Pastor Wredmann
- Lene Tiemroth as Karens mor
- Claus Gerving as Klaus Graversen