http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C06E4DD123DF931A35753C1A9679C8B63

The above link will take you to a movie review written in the New York Times. It explains the movie in terms of its characters and gives a brief synopsis. The article also speaks briefly about the director. It is important for me to mention as well that Italian for Beginners was shown at the New York Film Festival in 2001, which this article eludes to.
Here are pictures of scenes from the film too:

http://movies.maxupdates.tv/wp-contents/uploads/2010/01/ItalianForBeginners.jpg


http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2002/02/01/dd_italian.jpg




http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMjA5MTQzMzQ0Nl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwNzc5NDU3._V1._SX450_SY296_.jpg