The First Beautiful Thing

The First Beautiful Thing

122 mins | Drama, Comedy | Jan. 15, 2010

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.

The First Beautiful Thing

122 mins | Drama, Comedy | Jan. 15, 2010

The First Beautiful Thing
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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Medusa Film
Original title La prima cosa bella
Directors Paolo Virzì
Writers Francesco Bruni

Cast

Valerio Mastandrea

as Bruno Michelucci

Micaela Ramazzotti

as Anna Nigiotti in Michelucci - anni '70

Claudia Pandolfi

as Valeria Michelucci

Stefania Sandrelli

as Anna Nigiotti in Michelucci

Dario Ballantini

as Avvocato Cenerini

Marco Messeri

as Il Nesi

Fabrizia Sacchi

as Sandra

Roberto Rondelli

as Armando Mansani (as Bobo Rondelli)

Sergio Albelli

as Mario Michelucci

Aurora Frasca

as Valeria Michelucci - anni '70

Giacomo Bibbiani

as Bruno Michelucci - bambino

Emanuele Barresi

as Roberto Lenzi

Giulia Burgalassi

as Valeria Michelucci - adolescente

Francesco Rapalino

as Bruno - adolescente

Isabella Cecchi

as Zia Leda Nigiotti