Italian for Beginners

2000 · 118 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 14,146 VOTES · DIR. Lone Scherfig

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,172 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:07 And this is it. Straight ahead.
00:03:27 My name is Jorgen Mortensen.
00:06:42 I do the receptionist there. Yes. He recommends you highly.
00:10:45 Help me ... Come on.
00:14:49 At the seminary.
00:18:35 Thank you very much! -Please very much.
00:22:11 In love. In every movement.
00:26:48 Thanks for the advice, Finn.
00:31:12 I know you don't like ... I'm sorry, dad, but ...
00:37:40 I can't send Giulia out for more with 50 people waiting, can l?
00:41:18 But that's not relevant right now. Ashtrays ...
00:47:05 Sit down and the pastor will come in a moment.
00:51:59 She was very ill, so ...
00:57:31 says that your mother told her she had two daughters.
01:01:46 You've sent me a few customers. Oh, yes, from the hotel.
01:05:42 Get a move on! - Sorry.
01:10:20 Maybe you'd like it? Thanks.
01:14:15 Do apply for the job. Thank you.
01:18:27 She could drink, man. She drank like a fish.
01:22:24 What for? For the church. The congregation.
01:26:20 Would you like to ...
01:31:10 But I don't want to go back.
01:35:25 Fine. I'll come, too.
01:41:22 I'll love you every day from when I wake up till we go to bed at night.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,172
Dialogue density9.9 lines / min
First line00:00:07
Final line01:41:22

Production Record

DirectorLone Scherfig
LanguageDanish
Budget$1,000,000
Revenue$16,350,876
IMDb votes14,146