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The First Beautiful Thing

La prima cosa bella

20102h 2mComedy · Drama
directed by Paolo Virzì
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7.2 / 10
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7 / 10
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62 / 100
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74%

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Synopsis

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.

Cast

Valerio Mastandrea·Bruno Michelucci
Micaela Ramazzotti·Anna Nigiotti in Michelucci 1971-1981
Stefania Sandrelli·Anna Nigiotti in Michelucci 2009
Claudia Pandolfi·Valeria Michelucci
Marco Messeri·Il Nesi
Fabrizia Sacchi·Sandra
Aurora Frasca·Valeria Michelucci 1971
Giacomo Bibbiani·Bruno Michelucci 1971
Giulia Burgalassi·Valeria Michelucci 1981
Francesco Rapalino·Bruno Michelucci 1981