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.

Director: Paolo Virzì

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

A

Aurora Frasca

Valeria Michelucci 1971

G

Giacomo Bibbiani

Bruno Michelucci 1971