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20th Nov 2004 Dogme # 12: Italiensk For Begyndere (Italian for Beginners) Directed by Lone Scherfig Produced by Ib Tardini, Zentropa  Here's Peter Bradshaw in The Guardian of Friday April 26 2002: 'We're so used to the unwritten Dogme rule that the films have to be about something horrible that it's difficult to believe that this one, Dogme #12, is a cheerful romantic comedy. A group of lonely people in early middle age, living and working in and around a leisure complex in a small Danish town, find love and happiness through going to elementary Italian lessons. And, really, that's it: no one accuses anyone of child abuse, or freaks out the bourgeoisie by pretending to have cerebral palsy. It's just a sweet-natured little tale, though as often with the Dogme series, dotted with tiny plot anomalies and implausibilities, almost certainly an effect of being devised through improvisation, with the actors' extempore jokes and ideas having to be incorporated into the finished storyline.' And Roger Ebert disarmingly writes: 'I was surprised how much I enjoyed Italian for Beginners, and made a mental note not to get all hung up on the Dogma movement in my review.' Which review is, as usual, excellent and worth reading in full. Here's the trailer at apple.com.  Photo: Lars Høgsted |
Italiensk For Begyndere
