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.
Acting
Ensemble chemistry feels genuinely improvised
Direction
Scherfig masters Dogme 95's beautiful restrictions
Writing
Dialogue that stumbles exactly like real life
Director
Lone Scherfig
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
Jesper Christensen
Olympias far
Merete Voldstedlund
Andreas' mor
Henning Jensen
Leif
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot entirely on location in Copenhagen with no added lighting or props per Dogme rules—those Italian classes were real community education programs.
The first Dogme 95 film directed by a woman, it proved the movement's 'vow of chastity' could center emotional intimacy over masculine angst.
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