4 Movies Starring Peter Gantzler

Italian for Beginners

Italian for Beginners

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2002-05-10

Languages:

Danish, Italian, English

Countries:

Denmark, Sweden

Runtime:

112 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (11145 Reviews)

Director:

Lone Scherfig

Fullplot:

A young minister, a widower, is temporarily assigned to a church whose suspended pastor drove parishioners away; he stays at a hotel where he meets Jèrgen, who's alone approaching middle age. Jèrgen's friend Finn, a temperamental restaurant manager, may be about to be fired. Finn's assistant is Giulia, a lovely young Italian who prays for a husband. Olympia, a clumsy bakery clerk, has an ornery father; Karen, a hairdresser, has a mother who is very ill. The paths of these six characters cross at church, in the restaurant, at the hotel, and at an Italian class at the local adult school. Loneliness, grief, solace, romance, and love may meet 'nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita.'

The Boss of It All

The Boss of It All

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2006-12-08

Languages:

Danish, Icelandic, English, Russian

Countries:

Denmark, Sweden, France, Italy, Germany, Iceland

Runtime:

99 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (8499 Reviews)

Director:

Lars von Trier

Genres:

Comedy

Fullplot:

The owner of an IT firm wants to sell up. The trouble is that when he started his firm he invented a nonexistent company president to hide behind when unpopular steps needed taking. When potential purchasers insist on negotiating with the "Boss" face to face the owner has to take on a failed actor to play the part. The actor suddenly discovers he is a pawn in a game that goes on to sorely test his (lack of) moral fibre.

Just Like Home

Just Like Home

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-03-30

Languages:

Danish

Countries:

Denmark

Runtime:

97 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.5 (343 Reviews)

Director:

Lone Scherfig

Genres:

Comedy

Fullplot:

As the citizens of a secluded Danish town gradually lose their trust in one another, the sight of a naked man in the early morning hours sets off an unsettling wave of paranoia. Now, as a dedicated group of inhabitants set out to uncover the naked man's identity and re-establish their sense of community, they suddenly begin to realize that in assisting their neighbors they are simultaneously and inadvertently bettering themselves as well.

33 Scenes from Life

33 Scenes from Life

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-11-07

Languages:

Polish, English, German

Countries:

Germany, Poland

Runtime:

100 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (663 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Malgorzata Szumowska (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A successful artist, married to a famous composer, must suddenly deal with a number of crises, from the death of the family dog to the illness of her father and absence of her husband.

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