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    Italian for Beginners

    Lone Scherfig 2000 Denmark Fiction color 112min Danish/ Italian/ Eng 35mm
    Italian for Beginners is a cheerful story about six insecure, single and vulnerable people who are subjected to a series of coincidences one winter in the suburb of Hvidovre where they have signed up for a night-school course in Italian.
    As time goes by Andreas, Olympia, Karen, Halvfinn and Jorgen Mortensen get a chance to change their lives in an unexpected, yet happy way.

    Director

    Lone Scherfig

    Lone Scherfig was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. After attending film studies at The Institute of Film & Media Science at Copenhagen University from 1976 through 1980, Lone Scherfig entered the National Film School in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1980, from which she graduated as a Film Director in 1984. Lone Scherfig has written and directed a number of short films, radio plays/drama and televisions series. Her feature film debut THE BIRTHDAY TRIP （1990）established her as an important director. The film was selected to participate in the Panorama section at the Berlin International Film Festival. Scherfig's second feature ON OUR OWN （1998）was the recipient of the Grand Prize at the Montreal Film Festival. the Cinekid Award in Amsterdam and participated in the Children Section at the Berlin International Film Festival. Her third feature, ITALIAN FOR BEGINNERS (2001),which is the 5th Danish Dogma film, has been a gig success with film critics and moviegoers worldwide. The film has won a number of awards at various festivals worldwide including Silver Bear for Best Director and FIPRESCI International Film Critics Award. Her latest feature,WILBUR WANTS TO KILL HIMSELF(2003) is an English language film, shot partially Scotland and Denmark.

    Lone Scherfig

     

    • 1991 The Birthday Trip
    • 1998 On Our Own
    • 1998 Quiet water parts 14-26
    • 2001 Italiensk for begyndere
    • 2002 Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
    • 2007 Hjemve
    • 2009 名媛教育
    • 2011 真愛挑日子
    • 2014 高富帥俱樂部
    • 2016 他們的美好時光

    Director/ Lone Scherfig

    Director of Photography/ Joergen Johansson

    Editor/ Gerd Tjur

    Screenwriter/ Lone Scherfig

    Producer/ Ib Tardini

    Production Company/ Zentropa Entertainments

    Co-Financed/ The Danish Film Institute 

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