Italian for Beginners (2000)

6.5/10 • 118 min • Comedy Drama Romance

Overview

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

Jesper Christensen

Olympias far

Merete Voldstedlund

Andreas' mor

Henning Jensen

Leif

Alex Nyborg Madsen

Kirkesanger 1 / Sportsmand 1

Steen Svare

Kirkesanger 2 / Sportsmand 2

Martin Brygmann

Aftenskolelærer

Recommendations

A Little Romance
The Meddler
Toscana
Avanti!
Moonstruck
Elsa & Fred
Love Is All You Need
Love in Taipei
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her
Mambo Italiano
Which Brings Me to You
The Trip to Italy
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
The Bachelors
LOL
The History of Love
Under the Tuscan Sun
Happiness for Beginners
Jersey Girl
200 Cigarettes