This fifth Danish Dogme film is about six vulnerable individuals whose lives are interwoven. In a city suburb, a young minister arrives to take up duties at a local church. He is persuaded by his assistant to join an Italian night school class, and he soon becomes the centre of a group of people to whom fate has dealt quite serious blows. Gradually each one in the group manages to overcome his/her predicament and find a happy solution.
| Original title | Italiensk for begyndere |
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| Danish title | Italiensk for begyndere |
| Other titles | Dogme #12 |
| Director | Lone Scherfig |
| Screenplay | Lone Scherfig |
| Producer | Ib Tardini |
| Director of Photography | Jørgen Johansson |
| Editor | Gerd Tjur |
| Appearance | Anders W. Berthelsen, Ann Eleonora Jørgensen, Anette Støvelbæk, Peter Gantzler |
| Production country | Denmark, Sweden |
| Production company | Zentropa Entertainments |
| Domestic distribution | Sandrew Metronome |
| International sales | TrustNordisk |
| Technical info | 3072 meter, 35 mm, 1,37:1 Academy, color, Dolby |
| Danish theatrical release | 08.12.2000 |
| Cinemas | Dagmar, Palads, Palladium, Lyngby, Scala, Gladsaxe Bio, BioCity (Tåstrup), Kastrup Bio, Albertslund Bio, CinemaxX samt 50 biografer i provinsen. |
| DFI subsidy | Konsulentstøtte |
| Danish rating | Not recommended for children under 7 |
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| Production company | Zentropa Entertainments |
| Domestic distribution | Sandrew Metronome |
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Instruktion |
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| Direction | Lone Scherfig |
| Assistant director | Niels Reiermann |
| Casting: extras | Nicola Minghetti |
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| Script | Lone Scherfig |
| Script supervisor | Charlotte Lange Poulsen |
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Produktion |
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| Producer | Ib Tardini |
| Executive producer | Peter Aalbæk Jensen |
| Executive producer | Gert Duve Skovlund |
| Executive producer | Vinca Wiedemann |
| Line producer | Karen Bentzon |
| Associate producer | Lars von Trier |
| Production manager | William Knuttel |
| Location manager | Enrico Ballarin |
| Location manager | William Knuttel |
| Post-producton coordinator | Anne Katrine Andersen |
| Post-production assistant | Helle Tang |
| Producer's assistant | Troels Asmussen |
| Production assistant | Marco Cadò |
| Production assistant | Sarita Christensen |
| Production assistant | Silvia Donati |
| Production assistant | Marco Zanon |
| Consultant | Jasper Veissman |
| Consultant | Niels Reiermann |
| Production coordinator | Ingrid Kofoed |
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| Cinematography | Jørgen Johansson |
| Camera assistant | Michael Tøt |
| First assistant camera | Thomas Holm Christensen |
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Stills |
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| Stills | Lars Høgsted |
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| Editing | Gerd Tjur |
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Produktionsdesign |
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| Consultant | Jette Lehmann |
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Kostumer |
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| Consultant | Malin Birch-Jensen |
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| Sound editor | Rune Palving |
| Supervising sound editor | Dan Edelstein |
| Boom operator | Mikkel Groos |
| Sound assistant | Kasper Munck-Hansen |
| Dolby consultant | Graham Edmondson |
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Medvirkende |
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| Andreas, nyuddannet præst | Anders W. Berthelsen |
| Karen, frisør | Ann Eleonora Jørgensen |
| Olympia, bagerjomfru | Anette Støvelbæk |
| Jørgen Mortensen | Peter Gantzler |
| Hal-Finn | Lars Kaalund |
| Giulia, servitrice | Sara Indrio Jensen |
| Kirketjener | Elsebeth Steentoft |
| Sygeplejerske | Rikke Wölck |
| Kirsten, bankfunktionær | Karen-Lise Mynster |
| Pastor Wredmann | Bent Mejding |
| Karens mor | Lene Tiemroth |
| Olympias far | Jesper Christensen |
| Klaus Graversen | Claus Gerving |
| Marcello | Carlo Barsotti |
| Ulrik, aftenskolelærer | Martin Brygmann |
| Sportsmand og kirkesanger | Alex Nyborg Madsen |
| Sportsmand og kirkesanger | Steen Svare |
| Dame i frisørsalon | Susanne Oldenburg |
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Awards and nominations
| Award | Year | Festival |
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| Golden Spike | 2001 | Valladolid International Film Festival 2001 |
| Public's Prize, 2nd place | 2001 | Valladolid International Film Festival 2001 |
| Best Male Actor | 2001 | Valladolid International Film Festival 2001 |
| Audience Vote, 20th Place | 2001 | Sao Paulo Int. Film Festival 2001 |
| Best Film | 2001 | Hamptons Film Festival 2001 |
| Audience Award | 2001 | Warsaw International Film Festival 2001 |
| Ecumenical Prize | 2001 | Berlinale 2001 |
| FIPRESCI Award | 2001 | Berlinale 2001 |
| Silver Bear | 2001 | Berlinale 2001 |
Festival screenings
| Festival | Festival date |
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| Göteborg International Film Festival | 2017-01-27 |
| Zagreb Motovun Film Festival | 2015-07-25 |
| Zlin Int. Film Festival for Children & Youth | 2013-05-27 |
| Göteborg International Film Festival | 2012-01-27 |
| Reykjavik Film Festival | 2011-09-22 |
| Les Arcs European Film Festival | 2010-12-11 |
| Sevilla Festival de Cine | 2008-11-07 |
| San Sebastian International Film Festival | 2007-09-20 |
| Lithuania Scanorama Film Forum | 2003-11-10 |
| Istanbul Int. Film Festival | 2002-04-13 |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | 2002-01-01 |
| Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | 2001-12-01 |
| Busan International Film Festival | 2001-11-09 |
| Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage | 2001-11-01 |
| Los Angeles, AFI Int. Festival | 2001-11-01 |
| Valladolid International Film Festival | 2001-10-25 |
| Sao Paulo Int. Film Festival | 2001-10-19 |
| Hamptons Film Festival | 2001-10-17 |
| Cairo International Film Festival | 2001-10-09 |
| Ghent Flanders Int. Film Festival | 2001-10-08 |
| Warsaw International Film Festival | 2001-10-04 |
| Rio de Janeiro Film Festival | 2001-09-27 |
| Haugesund, Den Norske Filmfestivalen | 2001-08-27 |
| Zagreb Motovun Film Festival | 2001-07-31 |
| Moscow Int. Film Festival | 2001-06-21 |
| Berlinale | 2001-02-07 |
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