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Italian for Beginners(2000)
Status: Released
Date: 2000-12-07
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144 Votes
Time: 1h 58m
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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.
Languages: Danish, Italian.
Countries:
Denmark
Budget: $1,000,000.00
Revenue: $16,350,876.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Italian for Beginners
Top 10 Billed 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
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