Italian for Beginners

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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Peter Gantzler

Jørgen Mortensen

Lars Kaalund

Hal-Finn

Karen-Lise Mynster

Real Estate Dealer

Bent Mejding

Reverend Wredmann

Elsebeth Steentoft

Woman in Church

Lene Tiemroth

Karen's Mother

Claus Gerving

Klaus Graversen

Jesper Christensen

Olympia's Father

Carlo Barsotti

Marcello

Alex Nyborg Madsen

Church Singer #1 / Sportsman #1

Steen Svare

Church Singer #2 / Sportsman #2

Martin Brygmann

Evening School Teacher

Camera

Jørgen Johansson

Director of Photography

Directing

Lone Scherfig

Director

Niels Reiermann

Assistant Director

Editing

Gerd Tjur

Editor

Production

Ib Tardini

Producer

Peter Aalbæk Jensen

Executive Producer

Karen Bentzon

Line Producer

Gert Duve Skovlund

Executive Producer

Marianne Moritzen

Executive Producer

Vinca Wiedemann

Executive Producer

Lars von Trier

Associate Producer

William Knuttel

Unit Production Manager

Sound

Rune Palving

Original Music Composer

Writing

Lone Scherfig

Screenplay

Camera

Jørgen Johansson

Director of Photography

Directing

Lone Scherfig

Director

Niels Reiermann

Assistant Director

Editing

Gerd Tjur

Editor

Production

Ib Tardini

Producer

Peter Aalbæk Jensen

Executive Producer

Karen Bentzon

Line Producer

Gert Duve Skovlund

Executive Producer

Marianne Moritzen

Executive Producer

Vinca Wiedemann

Executive Producer

Lars von Trier

Associate Producer

William Knuttel

Unit Production Manager

Sound

Rune Palving

Original Music Composer

Writing

Lone Scherfig

Screenplay