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Italian for Beginners
Italian for Beginners

Italian for Beginners

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ComedyDramaRomance

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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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Budget

$1000000

Revenue

$16350876

Status

Released

Original Language

Danish

Runtime

118 mins

Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

07 December 2000

Country

Denmark

Cast

Peter Gantzler

Peter Gantzler

Jørgen Mortensen

Ann Eleonora Jørgensen

Ann Eleonora Jørgensen

Karen

Anders W. Berthelsen

Anders W. Berthelsen

Andreas

Anette Støvelbæk

Anette Støvelbæk

Olympia

Lars Kaalund

Lars Kaalund

Hal-Finn

Sara Indrio Jensen

Sara Indrio Jensen

Giulia

Karen-Lise Mynster

Karen-Lise Mynster

Real Estate Dealer

Rikke Wölck

Rikke Wölck

Nurse

Bent Mejding

Bent Mejding

Reverend Wredmann

Elsebeth Steentoft

Elsebeth Steentoft

Woman in Church

Lene Tiemroth

Lene Tiemroth

Karen's Mother

Claus Gerving

Claus Gerving

Klaus Graversen

Jesper Christensen

Jesper Christensen

Olympia's Father

Carlo Barsotti

Carlo Barsotti

Marcello

Alex Nyborg Madsen

Alex Nyborg Madsen

Church Singer #1 / Sportsman #1

Steen Svare

Steen Svare

Church Singer #2 / Sportsman #2

Susanne Oldenburg

Susanne Oldenburg

Lady

Martin Brygmann

Martin Brygmann

Evening School Teacher

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