The First Beautiful Thing

– The film tells the story of the Michelucci family, from the nineteen-seventies to the present day: t..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.10 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 2 Minutes
Release Year:
2010
Original Name:
La prima cosa bella
The First Beautiful Thing (2010) - Also known as La prima cosa bella

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. Bruno ends up living in Milan after managing to escape from Livorno and his mother. He will return to his hometown at the end of the film to be at his mother’s side during her very last days.

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The First Beautiful Thing (2010) - Trailer

Release Date:

15 Jan 2010

Language:

Italian

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Paolo Virzì

Writer:

Francesco Bruni (story and screenplay), Francesco Piccolo (story and screenplay), Paolo Virzì (story and screenplay)

Main Actors:

Valerio Mastandrea, Micaela Ramazzotti, Stefania Sandrelli, Claudia Pandolfi

Plot:

A misanthropic professor returns to his hometown to assist his dying mother.

Awards:

23 wins & 33 nominations.

Production:

Palisades Media/Tartan Films

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
82%
Metacritic:
62%