The First Beautiful Thing

Name: The First Beautiful Thing
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2010-01-15
Duration: 2 h 2 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Valerio Mastandrea, Micaela Ramazzotti, Stefania Sandrelli, Claudia Pandolfi, Marco Messeri

2010·Movie·122 min·★ 7.2(533)

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.

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About The First Beautiful Thing

The First Beautiful Thing is a 2010 Italian-language comedy and drama film directed by Paolo Virzì. The cast is led by Valerio Mastandrea, Micaela Ramazzotti, Stefania Sandrelli. It has a runtime of 2h 2m. Viewers rate it 7.2/10 across 500 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla.

The First Beautiful Thing was produced by Medusa Film, Motorino Amaranto, and Indiana Production and made in Italy. It was released on January 15, 2010.

Director: Paolo Virzì
Writers: Paolo Virzì, Francesco Bruni, Francesco Piccolo
Release date: January 15, 2010
Original language: Italian
Status: Released
Country: Italy
Production: Medusa Film, Motorino Amaranto, Indiana Production

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The First Beautiful Thing cast & crew

The First Beautiful Thing was directed by Paolo Virzì and written by Paolo Virzì, Francesco Bruni, and Francesco Piccolo.

The cast features 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, and Fabrizia Sacchi as Sandra.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Carlo Virzì, cinematography is by Nicola Pecorini, and it was produced by Gabriele Muccino and Marco Cohen.

Is The First Beautiful Thing worth watching?

The First Beautiful Thing holds an audience score of 7.2/10 from 533 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed comedy films.

At 2h 2m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy comedy and drama, The First Beautiful Thing is worth a place on your watchlist.

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