La prima cosa bella

Jan 15 2010 Not Rated 2h 2m
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.

Plot

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

Written by

Francesco Bruni, Francesco Piccolo, Paolo Virzì

Directed by

Paolo Virzì

Cast

Valerio Mastandrea, Micaela Ramazzotti, Stefania Sandrelli

Crew

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Production Countries

Italy

Production Companies

Medusa Film

Languages

Italiano

Awards

23 wins & 34 nominations

Trailers
First Beautiful Thing - Official Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
5,531
Average Rating
7 out of 10
Metascore
62
Popularity
NA