Monday, April 22, 2013

Italian For Beginners

Italian For Beginners (Lone Scherfig, 2000)
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Rating: Q=5, P=4 / Average OJ
Scale 1=2, Scale 2=3, Scale 3=3, Scale 4=1

Danish, Grief, Love, Complex Relationships, Coping

I love the simplicity of this film. The concept, camerawork, setting--all simple and yet the individual stories and characters are all quite complicated. A reminder that life changes can seem devastating but somehow we all manage... sometimes the little things are enough to make everything better. A shoulder to cry on, a stranger to confide in, a language barrier that allows the truth to be spoken...

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