Italian for Beginners

Italian for Beginners (2000) is a comedy, drama film directed by Lone Scherfig rated 6.4/10.

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

Anders W. Berthelsen

Andreas

Anette Støvelbæk

Olympia

Ann Eleonora Jørgensen

Karen

Peter Gantzler

Jørgen Mortensen

Lars Kaalund

Hal-Finn

Sara Indrio Jensen

Giulia

Karen-Lise Mynster

Ejendomsmægler

Rikke Wölck

Sygeplejerske

Elsebeth Steentoft

Kvinde i kirke

Bent Mejding

Pastor Wredmann

Lene Tiemroth

Karens mor

Claus Gerving

Klaus Graversen