Italiensk for begyndere

Italian for beginners
Director
Lone Scherfig
Country
Denmark
Year
2000
Genre
Fiction
Scriptwriters
Lone Scherfig
Cast
Anders W. Berthelsen / Anette Støvelbæk / Ann Eleonora Jørgensen / Lars Kaalund / Peter Gantzler / Sara Indrio Jensen
Production
Zentropa Entertainments
http://www.zentropa.dk

Storyline

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 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.

Festivals & Academy awards and others

San Sebastián International Film Festival 2007
Cold Fever
Berlin International Film Festival 2001
Competition
Jury Prize Silver Bear

Releases

Spain (21 of December 2001)
France (19 of December 2001)
Denmark (18 of December 2000)

Call for proposals Distribution Selective
Year 2002
Call number 21/2001
Media support 617,000.00

Distribution territories:
Iceland / France / Finland / Spain / United Kingdom / Sweden / Portugal / Norway / Netherlands / Italy / Ireland / Czech Republic / Austria

Call for proposals Distribution Automatic
Year 2003
Call number 20/2003
Media support 257,663.70

Distribution:

Sandrew Metronome (Denmark)
Golem Distribucion (Spain)
Les Films du Losange (France)