Italian for Beginners

1h 58min

Comedy

Drama

Romance

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.

Production Companies

Zentropa Entertainments

DR

Cast

Peter Gantzler

Peter Gantzler

Jørgen Mortensen
Lars Kaalund

Lars Kaalund

Hal-Finn
Karen-Lise Mynster

Karen-Lise Mynster

Ejendomsmægler
Rikke Wölck

Rikke Wölck

Sygeplejerske
Elsebeth Steentoft

Elsebeth Steentoft

Kvinde i kirke
Bent Mejding

Bent Mejding

Pastor Wredmann
Lene Tiemroth

Lene Tiemroth

Karens mor
Claus Gerving

Claus Gerving

Klaus Graversen
Jesper Christensen

Jesper Christensen

Olympias far
Alex Nyborg Madsen

Alex Nyborg Madsen

Kirkesanger 1 / Sportsmand 1
Steen Svare

Steen Svare

Kirkesanger 2 / Sportsmand 2
Martin Brygmann

Martin Brygmann

Aftenskolelærer
Matteo Valese

Matteo Valese

Marcello, italiensklærer

Release date

7th Dec 2000

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Dansk, Italiano