Italian for the Beginner
2004, Italian. Directed by Lucas Kazan.
Mathieu didn't know what Italy had in store for him... and it wasn't the arts! Sent abroad by his mom, young Mathieu Laffite sets out to study Italian and to practice photography. He's bound to learn more than a foreign language and to bring home more than pictures. A coming-of-age story from director Lucas Kazan, sensuously filmed in and around Verona, Italian for the Beginner boasts five full-length scenes as well as an international cast, led by LKP exclusive Matthias Vannelli (topping Hungarian fave Roberto Giorgio), and two studly newcomers: Venezuelan Jean Franko and Brazilian Leon.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
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- 1 January 2004
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Italian for the Beginner runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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Italian for the Beginner isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 2004. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Italian for the Beginner?
Italian for the Beginner (2004) was directed by Lucas Kazan and stars Daniel Nicolaus, Giorgio Salieri, Eric Flower.