
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.
Top Billed 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
Featured Crew

Paolo Virzì
Director
Dario Ceruti
Casting
Tonino Zera
Production Design

Nicola Pecorini
Director of Photography

Carlo Virzì
Original Music Composer
Elisabetta Boni
First Assistant Director

Gabriella Pescucci
Costume Design

Francesco Piccolo
Screenplay
Simone Manetti
Editor
Marco Cohen
Producer
Ferdinando Bonifazi
Production Manager

Francesco Piccolo
Story