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The First Beautiful Thing

Original title: La prima cosa bella

  • Movie
  • 2010
  • 2h 2m

Directed by Paolo Virzì

7.2

TMDB audience rating
7.2 out of 10 from 533 votes

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Overview

The film tells the story of the Michelucci family, from the nineteen-seventies to the present day: the central character is the stunningly beautiful Anna, the lively, frivolous and sometimes embarrassing mother of Bruno and Valeria. Everything begins in the Summer of 1971, at the annual Summer beauty pageant held at Livorno’s most popular bathing establishment. Anna is unexpectedly crowned “Most Beautiful Mother”, unwittingly stirring the violent jealousy of her husband. From then on, chaos strikes the family and for Anna, Bruno and his sister Valeria, it is the start of an adventure that will only end thirty years later.

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Cast and crew

  • Valerio Mastandrea

    Valerio MastandreaBruno Michelucci

  • Micaela Ramazzotti

    Micaela RamazzottiAnna Nigiotti in Michelucci 1971-1981

  • Stefania Sandrelli

    Stefania SandrelliAnna Nigiotti in Michelucci 2009

  • Claudia Pandolfi

    Claudia PandolfiValeria Michelucci

  • Marco Messeri

    Marco MesseriIl Nesi

  • Fabrizia Sacchi

    Fabrizia SacchiSandra

  • Aurora FrascaValeria Michelucci 1971

  • Giacomo BibbianiBruno Michelucci 1971

  • Giulia BurgalassiValeria Michelucci 1981

  • Francesco RapalinoBruno Michelucci 1981

  • Sergio Albelli

    Sergio AlbelliMario Michelucci

  • Isabella Cecchi

    Isabella CecchiZia Leda Nigiotti

  • Emanuele Barresi

    Emanuele BarresiRoberto Lenzi

  • Dario Ballantini

    Dario BallantiniAvvocato Cenerini

  • Paolo Ruffini

    Paolo RuffiniCristiano Cenerini

  • Fabrizio Brandi

    Fabrizio BrandiGiancarlo 2009

  • Jacopo DiniGiancarlo 1981

  • Michele CrestacciLuciano Vallesi

Director
Paolo Virzì
Writer
Francesco Piccolo, Paolo Virzì and Francesco Bruni
Music
Carlo Virzì
Cinematography
Nicola Pecorini