Italiensk for Begyndere [Italian for Beginners] (DVD)

Even though I work in a cinema and can see everything for free (sorry to rub it in!) I've never been interested in the one-week-wonders we get to satisfy the customers with an art-house preference. But after seeing this gem I couldn't thank the person who recommened it to me enough! I don't want to give away the plot because that'll spoil it for ya but the gist of the film is... Six characters who all live / work near each other in a small Danish town. Each of them has their own "weakness" if you like, one of them a belittling father who generally makes them feel worthless, another who desperately wants to go out with a woman ...

Do you have any idea what a Dogme film is?! No I didn't either, in fact I'd never come across the term until I was standing outside the Odeon Wardour Street cinema in London, desperately scanning the brief reviews they had outside for clues to what might be a good film to watch. We'd just missed the beginning of two other films, having forgot to check film times before going into a café to eat. So desperate not to waste cheapy Monday evening, we opted for the first film we could find that didn't seem to have started already. "It's a Dogme film," my friend informed me as we walked down a winding corridor to the cinema ...