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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.
Danmarks Radio, Det Danske Filminstitut, Zentropa Entertainments
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
Toronto International Film Festival 2001
