"Attendance optional. Passion required."
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 and family drama shared between the students, complies with several aesthetic principles of Dogme 95 movement.
Andreas

Olympia

Karen

Jørgen Mortensen

Hal-Finn

Giulia

Ejendomsmægler

Sygeplejerske

Kvinde i kirke

Pastor Wredmann

Karens mor

Klaus Graversen

Olympias far

Andreas' mor

Leif

Marcello
Kirkesanger 1 / Sportsmand 1

Kirkesanger 2 / Sportsmand 2

Dame
Aftenskolelærer

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Marcello, italiensklærer
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