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7.0/10
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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.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.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.
- Awards
- 21 wins & 22 nominations
Merete Voldstedlund
- Andreas' mother
- (scenes deleted)
Henning Jensen
- Leif
- (scenes deleted)
Steen Svare
- Sportsman
- (as Steen Svare Hansen)
- …
- Director
- Writers
- Maeve Binchy(uncredited)
- Lone Scherfig
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn May 2010 it was revealed that Zentropa Productions officially acknowledged plot similarities to Maeve Binchy's novel "Evening Class". Writer-director Lone Scherfig 'borrowed' part of her plot from the Irish novel without giving any credit to the original author. Binchy was not credited in the original release of the film as Zentropa had determined they were not in breach of copyright, but after Binchy's representatives approached them they paid a non-disclosed compensation and added a credit for her in later releases.
- GoofsWhen Karen turns the dial of the IV, she reduces the dose instead of increasing it.
- Quotes
Olympia's Father: That sounds disgusting.
- Alternate versionsThere are two different versions of the film with different editing and sequencing. The original version shown at the Berlin film Festival and in several european countries ran 118 minutes; theatrical version shown in the US ran 112 minutes.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Bodilfesten 2001 (2001)
Featured review
Bravo!
This is a very intimate and enjoyable film. It shows every day characters in their own surroundings interacting in a manner that is very naturalistic and true. Director Lone Scherfig has directed with a sure hand and the situation is believable.
The ensemble cast plays well, as it is with the majority of the Dogme95 films. At times, they make us forget that we are watching a film, as it struck me, that I was just intruding in the life of a bunch of people in that town in Denmark.
What is amazing is that the film doesn't become an Italian travelogue as it would have been the case had this story been done by a non-Scandinavian director with pressures from studio heads. It has the right amount ingredients and it makes a delicious minestrone for all to enjoy.
Bravi a tutti!
The ensemble cast plays well, as it is with the majority of the Dogme95 films. At times, they make us forget that we are watching a film, as it struck me, that I was just intruding in the life of a bunch of people in that town in Denmark.
What is amazing is that the film doesn't become an Italian travelogue as it would have been the case had this story been done by a non-Scandinavian director with pressures from studio heads. It has the right amount ingredients and it makes a delicious minestrone for all to enjoy.
Bravi a tutti!
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- Mar 20, 2002
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- Countries of origin
- Official site
- Languages
- Also known as
- Yeni başlayanlar için İtalyanca
- Filming locations
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Box office
- Budget
- $1,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $4,544,753
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $66,047
- Jan 21, 2002
- Gross worldwide
- $16,350,876
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