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Italian for Beginners (2002)
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1 hr 39 mins
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Comedy
,
Romance
,
Foreign
,
Romantic Comedy
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Released: 1/18/2002
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Box Office Total:
$4.4M
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Synopsis:
A relationship comedy about six thirty-somethings whose lives interweave one bleak Copenhagen winter. For these singles--in despair--in their small Danish town, their introductory Italian class is the catalyst that infuses their ordinary lives with passion and makes their dim futures significantly brighter. Andreas is a minister whose wife has recently died, and arrives in town to fill in for the suspended, spiteful pastor. Expecting to stay only for a short while, he is encouraged to take Italian lessons where he meets Olympia. While staying in a local hotel, he befriends the lonely concierge, who has a crush on an Italian waitress from the hotel cafe. She, meanwhile, must deal with her rude and aggressive boss. Two women in the class are both caretakers for their elderly parents, and both are having difficulties with their bad-tempered relatives. Family obligations, miscommunication and shaky self-esteem complicate these relationships.
Full Cast & Crew
Theatrical Release
1/18/2002
Director
Credit
Lone Scherfig
Director
Cast
Credit
Anders W Berthelsen
Andreas
Anette Stovelbaek
Olympia
Peter Gantzler
Jorgen Mortensen
Ann Eleonora Jorgensen
Karen
Lars Kaalund
Halvfinn
Karen-Lise Mynster
Real Estate Dealer
Rikke Wolck
Nurse
Elsebeth Steentoft
Kirketjener
Sara Indrio Jensen
Giulia
Bent Mejding
Reverend Wredmann
Claus Gerving
Klaus Graversen
Jesper Christensen
Olympia's Father
Carlo Barsotti
Marcello
Lene Tiemroth
Karen's Mother
Alex Nyborg Madsen
Sports Man
Alex Nyborg Madsen
Church Singer No 1
Steen Svare Hansen
Church Singer No 2
Steen Svare Hansen
Sports Man
Susanne Oldenburg
Lady
Martin Brygmann
Night School teacher
Production Credits
Credit
Ib Tardini
Producer
DR V/Marianne Mortizen
Producer - funding
Gert Duve Skovlund
Producer - funding
Production Companies
Credit
Mestiere Cinema Produzioni
Production Company production company
Zentropa Entertainment
Production Company
Det Danske Filminstitut
Production Company
DR TV
Production Company
Distribution Companies
Credit
Miramax Home Video
Domestic Video Distributor
Les Films du Losange
Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Miramax Records
Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Alfa Films
Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Zentropa Studios, Hvidovre, Copenhagen, Denmark
Writer
Credit
Lone Scherfig
Screenplay
Film Camera
Credit
TC Christensen
Photography - "B" photographer
Jorgen Johansson
Director of Photography
Lars Hogsted
Photography - stills photographer
Film Sales Financing
Credit
Trust Film Svenska
Foreign Distribution Sales
Production Management
Credit
Niels Reiermann
Assistant Director
Karen Bentzon
Production Manager
Charlotte Lange Poulsen
Script Supervisor
Enrico Ballarin
Location Manager
Helle Bonnelykke
Location Assistant
Ingrid Kofoed
Production Coordinator
Sound
Credit
Mikkel Groos
Sound - "B" sound
Kasper Munck-Hansen
Sound - sound assistant
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