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(out of 5)
Irresistible romantic comedy made under the strictures of the Dogma film code but just as effective, if not more so, at creating the “feel-good” atmosphere that we’re used to from Hollywood. A wide variety of characters, including a timid hotel manager, a fiery-tempered but sexy restaurateur, a passionate hairdresser, a repressed pastry chef and more all cross paths when they decide to take an Italian language course and inadvertently step into a romantic mess that is a delight to straighten out. The naturalistic lighting, digital video photography and undetectable performances only enhance the experience, making you wish that so-called “reality” television were more like this.
Directed by Lone Scherfig
Screenplay by Lone Scherfig
Cinematography by Jorgen Johansson
Produced by Ib Tardini
Production Design by Jette Lehmann
Costume Design by Malin Birch-Jensen
Film Editing by Gerd Tjur
Film Festivals: Berlin 2001, TIFF 2001
Cast Tags: Alex Nyborg Madsen, Alexander Noval, Anders W. Berthelsen, Anette Støvelbæk, Ann Eleonora Jørgensen, Armando Battiston, Bent Mejding, Carlo Barsotti,Claus Gerving, Elsebeth Steentoft, Henning Jensen, Jesper Christensen, Karen-Lise Mynster, Lars Kaalund, Lene Tiemroth, Martin Brygmann, Matteo Valese, Merete Voldstedlund, Peter Gantzler, Radu Zaplini, Rikke Wölck, Sara Indrio Jensen, Silvio Zanon, Steen Svare, Susanne Oldenburg
Berlin Film Festival Award
Jury Prize
European Film Award Nomination
Best European Film
Goya Award Nomination
Best European Film
