Lone Scherfig was the first of a number of women directors to take up the challenge of Dogme; the back-to-basics; manifesto-based; rule-governed; and now globalized film initiative introduced by Danish filmmakers Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg in 1995. Entitled Italiensk for begyndere (Italian for Beginners); Scherfigs Dogme film transformed this already accomplished filmmaker into one of Europes most noteworthy women directors. Danish and international critics lavished praise on Scherfig and her film; and their reactions harmonized with those of festival juries.Battered by life; but by no means defeated or destroyed; the characters in Italian for Beginners are all in touch at some deep intuitive level with the truth that is the films basic message: that happiness and a sense of self-worth are sustained by love--whether romantic love or that of a community of like-minded people. The film struck an important chord with viewers precisely because it took Dogme in a new direction; one that reflects Scherfigs sensibilities and preferences as a woman.The book includes the Dogme manifesto and draws on interviews with the filmmaker as well as with the cast and crew.Watch the book trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk7SGfrIHGA
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