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The First Beautiful Thing

The First Beautiful Thing (2010)

2h 2m | PG-13

⭐ 7.268 / 10

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.

Director: Paolo Virzì

Studio: Medusa Film

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Video: 720p

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Cast

Valerio Mastandrea

Valerio Mastandrea

as Bruno Michelucci

Micaela Ramazzotti

Micaela Ramazzotti

as Anna Nigiotti in Michelucci 1971-1981

Stefania Sandrelli

Stefania Sandrelli

as Anna Nigiotti in Michelucci 2009

Claudia Pandolfi

Claudia Pandolfi

as Valeria Michelucci

Marco Messeri

Marco Messeri

as Il Nesi

Fabrizia Sacchi

Fabrizia Sacchi

as Sandra

Reviews

By Andres Gomez

Good comedy/drama about a dysfunctional Italian family and the memories of the eldest son. Nice story, well told.