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.
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Cast
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Valerio Mastandrea
Bruno Michelucci
Known for
The Place
Tear Along the Dotted Line
Micaela Ramazzotti
Anna Nigiotti in Michelucci 1971-1981
Known for
Like Crazy
The Best Years
Stefania Sandrelli
Anna Nigiotti in Michelucci 2009
Known for
The Key
Parthenope
Claudia Pandolfi
Valeria Michelucci
Known for
Baby
Ovosodo
Marco Messeri
Il Nesi
Known for
18 Presents
Have You Met Claudia?
Fabrizia Sacchi
Sandra
Known for
Melissa P.
Suspiria
Aurora Frasca
Valeria Michelucci 1971
No other roles listed
Giacomo Bibbiani
Bruno Michelucci 1971
No other roles listed
Giulia Burgalassi
Valeria Michelucci 1981
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Francesco Rapalino
Bruno Michelucci 1981
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Sergio Albelli
Mario Michelucci
Known for
The Monster of Florence
Like Crazy
Isabella Cecchi
Zia Leda Nigiotti
Known for
Ovosodo
La mia vita a stelle e strisce
Paolo Virzì Director · Francesco Bruni Screenplay Francesco Piccolo Screenplay
First release January 15, 2010 · Produced in Italy · Production Motorino Amaranto, Indiana Production
Production
Medusa Film
Production
Motorino Amaranto
Production
Indiana Production
Production
Italy
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Original title
La prima cosa bella
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · January 15, 2010
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Brazil
October 6, 2010 · Theatrical
France
June 29, 2011 · Theatrical
December 7, 2011 · Physical
Greece
June 16, 2011 · Theatrical
Hungary
July 11, 2013 · Digital
Portugal
January 2, 2011 · Theatrical
Switzerland
June 2, 2011 · Digital
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