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Feature film — 2000

Italian for Beginners (2000)

6.41h 58mComedy — 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.

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A high-signal pick with 161 votes.

Zentropa Entertainments / DR

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Director: Lone Scherfig

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Cast & crew

Anders W. Berthelsen as Andreas

Anders W. Berthelsen

Andreas

Anette Støvelbæk as Olympia

Anette Støvelbæk

Olympia

Ann Eleonora Jørgensen as Karen

Ann Eleonora Jørgensen

Karen

Peter Gantzler as Jørgen Mortensen

Peter Gantzler

Jørgen Mortensen

Lars Kaalund as Hal-Finn

Lars Kaalund

Hal-Finn

Sara Indrio Jensen as Giulia

Sara Indrio Jensen

Giulia

Karen-Lise Mynster as Ejendomsmægler

Karen-Lise Mynster

Ejendomsmægler

Rikke Wölck as Sygeplejerske

Rikke Wölck

Sygeplejerske

Elsebeth Steentoft as Kvinde i kirke

Elsebeth Steentoft

Kvinde i kirke

Bent Mejding as Pastor Wredmann

Bent Mejding

Pastor Wredmann

Lene Tiemroth as Karens mor

Lene Tiemroth

Karens mor

Claus Gerving as Klaus Graversen

Claus Gerving

Klaus Graversen

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