Italian for Beginners, the sixth novel from chick lit author Kristin Harmel takes a trip into the past to gain self-discovery. Thirty-four-year-old accountant, Cat Connelly, has been stuck in a rut ...

[EDITOR’S NOTE: “Italian for Beginners” had its world premiere at the 2001 Berlin Film Festival. Following are excerpts from G. Allen Johnson’s review, first published by indieWIRE on Feb. 13, 2001.

ITALIAN FOR BEGINNERS is a funny, bitter-sweet Dogme film about six insecure, single and vulnerable people whose lives interweave one bleak Copenhagen winter when each signs up for an evening class in ...

To get started with basic Italian, learn essential phrases like "Ciao" (hello/bye), "Grazie" (thank you), and "Per favore" (please). Mastering common greetings and expressions of politeness is crucial ...

Lone Scherfig's mellow relationship comedy "Italian for Beginners" is a warm charmer about chance and the rhythms of life among working-class thirtysomethings in a Copenhagen suburb. Slow to get in ...

Several lonely hearts in a semi-provincial suburb of a town in Denmark use a beginner's course in Italian as the platform to meet the romance of their lives. The film, which unspools the connections ...

Italian For Beginners, which is set, oddly enough, in Copenhagen, focuses on a group of lonely singles who hope to spark their lives by taking Italian lessons. The film, written and directed by Lone ...