Italian for Beginners
movie

Attendance optional. Passion required.
Released December 07, 2000
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
as
Andreas

Anette Støvelbæk
as
Olympia

Ann Eleonora Jørgensen
as
Karen

Peter Gantzler
as
Jørgen Mortensen

Lars Kaalund
as
Hal-Finn

Sara Indrio Jensen
as
Giulia

Karen-Lise Mynster
as
Ejendomsmægler

Rikke Wölck
as
Sygeplejerske

Elsebeth Steentoft
as
Kvinde i kirke

Bent Mejding
as
Pastor Wredmann

Lene Tiemroth
as
Karens mor

Claus Gerving
as
Klaus Graversen
Crew

Ib Tardini
as
Producer

Peter Aalbæk Jensen
as
Executive Producer
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Rune Palving
as
Original Music Composer

Lone Scherfig
as
Director

Gerd Tjur
as
Editor

Karen Bentzon
as
Line Producer

Jørgen Johansson
as
Director of Photography

Lone Scherfig
as
Screenplay

William Knuttel
as
Unit Production Manager

Gert Duve Skovlund
as
Executive Producer

Lars von Trier
as
Associate Producer
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Niels Reiermann
as
Assistant Director