
“Attendance optional. Passion required.”
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.
Release Date: 12/7/2000
Runtime: 118 minutes
Languages: Danish, Italian
Director: Lone Scherfig
Budget: $1.0M
Revenue: $16.4M
Companies: Zentropa Entertainments, DR
Countries: Denmark
Karen

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

Lene Tiemroth
Karens mor

Claus Gerving
Klaus Graversen
2009