The First Beautiful Thing
La prima cosa bella
Release: 2010-01-15
·Runtime: 122m
·★ 7.3
Comedy
Drama
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.
Production Countries
Italy
Production Companies
Medusa Film
Motorino Amaranto
Indiana Production
Cast
Valerio Mastandrea
as Bruno Michelucci
Micaela Ramazzotti
as Anna Nigiotti in Michelucci 1971-1981
Stefania Sandrelli
as Anna Nigiotti in Michelucci 2009
Claudia Pandolfi
as Valeria Michelucci
Marco Messeri
as Il Nesi
Fabrizia Sacchi
as Sandra
Sergio Albelli
as Mario Michelucci
Isabella Cecchi
as Zia Leda Nigiotti
Emanuele Barresi
as Roberto Lenzi
Dario Ballantini
as Avvocato Cenerini
Paolo Ruffini
as Cristiano Cenerini
Fabrizio Brandi
as Giancarlo 2009
Roberto Rondelli
as Armando Mansani (as Bobo Rondelli)
Giorgio Algranti
as Vicesindaco
Claudio Marmugi
as Presentatore Miss Pancaldi
Isabelle Adriani
as Giuliana Cenerini 1971-1981
Marco Risi
as Dino Risi
Raffaele Vannoli
as Fotografo di scena
Maria Pia Aricó
as Chiara, fidanzata Cristiano Cenerini
Crew
Paolo Virzì
Director
Mario Iaquone
Sound
Gabriella Pescucci
Costume Design
Nicola Pecorini
Director of Photography
Carlo Virzì
Original Music Composer
Gabriele Muccino
Producer
Francesco Piccolo
Screenplay
Francesco Piccolo
Story
Paolo Virzì
Screenplay
Paolo Virzì
Story
Francesco Bruni
Screenplay
Francesco Bruni
Story