The First Beautiful Thing

The First Beautiful Thing Italian La prima cosa bella is a 2010 Italian drama film directed by Paolo Virz, produced by Medusa Film, Motorino Amaranto and Indiana Production, released in Italy onJanuary 2010. The film stars Micaela Ramazzotti, Valerio Mastandrea, Claudia Pandolfi and Stefania Sandrelli.

The film tells the story of the Michelucci family, from the 1970s 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 Livornos most popular bathing establishment. Anna is unexpectedly crowned Most Beautiful Mother, unwittingly stirring the violent jealousy of her husband, a Noncommissioned officer of Carabinieri. 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. The whole movie is set when Bruno, a high school teacher who ended up living in Milan after managing to escape from Livorno and his mother, returns to his hometown to be at his mothers side during her very last days, remembering all those key episodes of his family life through a long series of flashbacks.The film was nominated forDavid di Donatello Awards, and won Best Screenplay Paolo Virz, Francesco Bruni, Francesco Piccolo, Best Actress Micaela Ramazzotti Best Actor Valerio Mastandrea.Silver Ribbon, Director of the best film Paolo Virz, Best screenplay, Best Actress Stefania Sandrelli and Micaela Ramazzotti, Best Costume Gabriella Pescucci. The film was nominated for the European Film Award for Best Director. It was selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards, but it didnt make the final shortlist. ........

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