Italian for beginners - Lone Scherfig

In a Danish town, a group of people is taking an Italian course: a hairdresser, the girl from the bakery, the manager of a restaurant, the director of the sports hall, the new vicar... They all find themselves alone in life; perhaps it is the hope for a touch of amore that drives them to grapple with the difference between a pizza and a piazza. During a trip to Venice, they have the opportunity to put their learning into practice – and the Italian sun gets the chance to bring people together. 

Lone Scherfig graduated from the National Film School of Denmark in 1984. Her debut film, The Birthday Trip (1990), won awards in Berlin and New York. Her subsequent films, On Our Own and Italian for Beginners, also achieved great success. Scherfig is primarily known for her romantic comedies. Her film An Education (2009) was nominated for three Oscars. Italian for Beginners is her contribution to the Dogme 95 movement.