The First Beautiful Thing (2010)

La prima cosa bella (original title)

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2h 2min
Comedy, Drama
15 Jan 2010 (Italy)
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A misanthropic professor returns to his hometown to assist his dying mother.

Director:

Paolo Virzì

Writers:

Francesco Bruni, Francesco Piccolo, Paolo Virzì

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Awards:

23 wins & 34 nominations.
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In a provincial Italian town in 1971, Anna, a beautiful mother of two young children, struggles to provide for her small family after the collapse of her marriage. With no career to fall back upon, she is desperate to find work and a new home. Despite the difficult times, Anna courageously teaches her kids to embrace the small joys of life and never loses her passion and optimistic nature, even after her beloved son ostracizes her. Years later, when she is diagnosed with a terminal disease, both children return to her bedside where following a series of startling revelations, the two finally come to understand their ever-unpredictable mother, their unconventional upbringing and also themselves

Still of Micaela Ramazzotti, Aurora Frasca and Giacomo Bibbiani in The First Beautiful Thing (2010)

Still of Micaela Ramazzotti and Claudio Marmugi in The First Beautiful Thing (2010)

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Cast

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	Valerio Mastandrea	...	Bruno Michelucci - 2009
	Micaela Ramazzotti	...	Anna Nigiotti in Michelucci - 1971-1981
	Stefania Sandrelli	...	Anna Nigiotti in Michelucci - 2009
	Claudia Pandolfi	...	Valeria Michelucci - 2009
	Marco Messeri	...	Il Nesi
	Fabrizia Sacchi	...	Sandra
	Aurora Frasca	...	Valeria Michelucci - Bambina
	Giacomo Bibbiani	...	Bruno Michelucci - Bambino
	Giulia Burgalassi	...	Valeria Michelucci - 1981
	Francesco Rapalino	...	Bruno Michelucci - 1981
	Sergio Albelli	...	Mario Michelucci
	Isabella Cecchi	...	Zia Leda Nigiotti
	Emanuele Barresi	...	Roberto Lenzi
	Dario Ballantini	...	Avvocato Cenerini
	Paolo Ruffini	...	Cristiano Cenerini
	Fabrizio Brandi	...	Giancarlo - 2009
	Jacopo Dini	...	Giancarlo - 1981
	Michele Crestacci	...	Luciano Vallesi
	Roberto Rondelli	...	Armando Mansani (as Bobo Rondelli)
	Sirlo Malfatti	...	Professor Cerrai
	Alessio Colombini	...	Anselmo Viani
	Paolo Giommarelli	...	Conte Augusto Paoletti
	Alessia Innocenti	...	Contessa Paoletti
	Giorgio Algranti	...	Vicesindaco
	Claudio Marmugi	...	Presentatore 'Miss Pancaldi 1971'
	Alessandra Cantini	...	Elena Talini - 1981
	Edoardo Ferrari	...	Andrea Baldacci - 1981
	Domenico Cirianni	...	Andrea Baldacci - 2009
	Elena Bernardini	...	Giovane Farmacista
	Isabelle Adriani	...	Giuliana Cenerini 1971-1981
	Marcellina Ruocco	...	Giuliana Cenerini - 2009
	Marco Risi	...	Dino Risi
	Raffaele Vannoli	...	Fotografo di Scena (as Lele Vannoli)
	Diego Salvadori	...	Aldo
	Alessio Silipo	...	Sergio
	Lucilla Serchi	...	Professoressa
	Giovanni Rindi	...	Marcello Mastroianni
	Franca Antongiovanni	...	Dirimpettaia
	Ada Antongiovanni	...	Dirimpettaia
	Maria Pia Aricó	...	Chiara
	Daniela Carrozzi	...	Cuoca
	Toto Barbato	...	Traslocatore
	Sara Mannucci	...	Infermiera
	Gabriele Bogi	...	Gruppo Miss Pancaldi 'Le Nuove Dimensioni'
	Valerio Casini	...	Gruppo Miss Pancaldi 'Le Nuove Dimensioni'
	Claudio Laucci	...	Gruppo Miss Pancaldi 'Le Nuove Dimensioni'
	Emanuele Vollani	...	Gruppo Miss Pancaldi 'Le Nuove Dimensioni'
	Carlo Virzì	...	Gruppo Musicale Festa Paoletti
	Valerio Fantozzi	...	Gruppo Musicale Festa Paoletti
	Matteo Pastorelli	...	Gruppo Musicale Festa Paoletti
	Massimo Gemini	...	Gruppo Musicale Festa Paoletti
	Ada Doria	...	Gruppo Musicale Festa Paoletti
	Glada Garrison	...	Musicoterapiste Hospice
	Johnny Grams	...	Musicoterapiste Hospice
	Caterina Vannucci	...	Musicoterapiste Hospice
	Alessandra Bechini	...	Alessandra Blue Orchestra
	Daniele Neri	...	Alessandra Blue Orchestra
	Andrea Veglini	...	Alessandra Blue Orchestra
	Simone Orsini	...	Alessandra Blue Orchestra
	Giovanni Mastromarino	...	Alessandra Blue Orchestra
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Dario Ceruti	...	Insegnante scuola alberghiera (uncredited)
	Guglielmo Favilla	...	Seminarista (uncredited)

Directed by

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Paolo Virzì

Written by

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Francesco Bruni	...	(story and screenplay) and
Francesco Piccolo	...	(story and screenplay) and
Paolo Virzì	...	(story and screenplay)

Produced by

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Ferdinando Bonifazi	...	line producer
Marco Cohen	...	producer
Fabrizio Donvito	...	producer
Lorenzo Gangarossa	...	assistant producer
Benedetto Habib	...	producer
Carlo Virzì	...	producer
Paolo Virzì	...	producer

Music by

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Carlo Virzì

Cinematography by

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Nicola Pecorini

Editing by

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Simone Manetti

Editorial Department

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Andrea Baracca	...	colorist
Elide Camberini	...	colorist
Pasquale Cuzzupoli	...	color timer
Dario Di Vito	...	post-production producer
Irma Misantoni	...	post-production coordinator
Ilario Pacinotti	...	first assistant editor
Claudio Pisano	...	first assistant editor
Erica Sacco	...	assistant editor

Casting By

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Elisabetta Boni
Dario Ceruti
Lorenzo Grasso

Production Design by

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Tonino Zera

Art Direction by

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Paolo Dore

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asst art director

Set Decoration by

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Donato Tieppo

Costume Design by

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Gabriella Pescucci

Makeup Department

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Massimo De Pellegrino	...	hair stylist
Massimo Gattabrusi	...	hair designer
Paola Gattabrusi	...	key makeup artist
Giulia Maran	...	additional makeup artist: extras
Daniela Tartari	...	hair stylist
Chiara Ugolini	...	makeup artist

Production Management

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Marco Malfi	...	post-production supervisor
Alessandro Mascheroni	...	production manager
Marco Mauti	...	post-production manager
Irma Misantoni	...	post-production supervisor
Christian Schiozzi	...	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Elisa Becchere	...	second assistant director
Elisabetta Boni	...	first assistant director
Dario Ceruti	...	first assistant director
Lorenzo Grasso	...	first assistant director
Laura Petruccelli	...	third assistant director

Art Department

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Marco Bagnoli	...	assistant art director
Giuseppe Cafagna	...	painter
Tommaso Dubla	...	head painter
Erminio Lauri	...	set finishing supervisor
Guido Zera	...	property master

Sound Department

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Paolo Amici	...	sound effects editor
Daniela Bassani	...	sound editor
Alberto Battocchi	...	boom operator
Italo Cameracanna	...	foley artist
Roberto Cappannelli	...	re-recording mixer
Enzo Diliberto	...	foley artist
Mario Iaquone	...	sound
Luigi Melchionda	...	boom operator
Daniele Quadroli	...	sound effects editor
David Quadroli	...	sound effects editor
Fabrizio Quadroli	...	sound effects editor
Marco Streccioni	...	sound engineer
Antonio Tavassi	...	assistant audio engineer

Special Effects by

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Massimiliano Bianchi

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special effects rigger

Visual Effects by

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Andrea Baracca	...	digital artist
Niccolò Barbero	...	digital compositor
Valentina Bologna	...	visual effects
Gaia Bussolati	...	visual effects supervisor
Stefano Camberini	...	digital restoration artist
Roberto D'Ippolito	...	digital compositor (as D'Ippolito Roberto)
Chiara Feriani	...	visual effects supervisor
Francesco Grisi	...	visual effects supervisor
Stefano Leoni	...	visual effects
Roberta Longo	...	visual effects
Mauro Moretti	...	visual effects
Gabriele Motta	...	visual effects
Alessandro Pantanella	...	digital compositor / title designer
Gianni Silvestri	...	visual effects
Andrea Zimbaro	...	visual effects

Stunts

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Ottaviano Dell'Acqua

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master of arms

Camera and Electrical Department

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Giampaolo Bagala	...	key grip
Cristiano Bagalà	...	grip
Roberto Bagalá	...	grip
Daniele Cafolla	...	gaffer
Paolo Ciriello	...	still photographer (as Paolo Cigliello) / still photographer
Francesco Di Giacomo	...	camera operator / cinematographer: second unit
Marco Emidi	...	grip
Emanuele Leurini	...	first assistant camera: b camera
Marco Lubrano	...	grip
Stefano Palla	...	camera volunteer
Francesco Pintore	...	first assistant camera: "a"camera (as Francisco Pintore)
Antonio Veracini	...	video assist
Francesco Carini	...	second unit cinematographer (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Elisa Becchere	...	casting assistant
Gianfilippo Spoletini	...	extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Massimo Cantini Parrini	...	assistant costume designer
Maria Cristina La Parola	...	set costumer
Rossano Marchi	...	costume assistant
Carolina Paterni	...	wardrobe assistant
Allegra Mori Ubaldini	...	wardrobe assistant
Laura Vannoli	...	set costumer

Music Department

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Antonello Navarra	...	music producer
Davide Settembrino	...	music consultant
Marco Streccioni	...	score recording engineer & mixer
Antonio Tavassi	...	assistant music engineer
Giuseppe Tortora	...	musician
Paola Vanoni	...	music licensing / music production assistant

Script and Continuity Department

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Giulia Contino

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script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Morena Amato	...	production assistant
Alberta Aureli	...	production assistant
Andrea Buchetti	...	labour department
Costanza Coldagelli	...	production coordinator
Federica De Vita	...	payroll accountant
Ester Ligori	...	production coordinator
Mauro Monachini	...	financial controller
Simone Moraca	...	backstage
Alga Pastorelli	...	post production co-ordinator
Livia Pastorelli	...	accountant
Miuta Paterni	...	production secretary
Salvatore Ricciardi	...	conform supervisor
Giampaolo Rossi	...	dialogue transcriptor
Marco Ruggieri	...	finishing
Marco Spagnoli	...	labour department
Marco Spoletini	...	permissions

Thanks

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Francesca Cima	...	thanks
Nicola Giuliano	...	thanks
Viola Prestieri	...	thanks

Production Companies

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Distributors

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ADS Service (2013) (Hungary) (theatrical)
CDI Films (2011) (Argentina) (theatrical)
Cinéart (2011) (Belgium) (theatrical)
Cinéart (2011) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
Medusa Distribuzione (2009) (Italy) (theatrical)
Palisades Tartan (2011) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
Seven Films (2011) (Greece) (theatrical)
Film1 (2012) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
Rete 4 (2016) (Italy) (tv)
Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2012) (Argentina) (DVD)
Twin Pics (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD)
Wild Bunch Distribution (2011) (France) (tv)
Wild Bunch (2011) (Spain)

Special Effects

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Effetti Digitali Italiani (EDI) (visual effects)

Other Companies

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D-Vision Movie People (camera equipment provided by)
D-Vision Movie People (grip and lighting equipment)
M&R Europe Mina Rotelli Lanfranconi Avvocati Associati (legal advisor)
Sud Ovest Records (music production)
Tirelli Costumi (costumes)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	Plot Synopsis
Plot Keywords	italy mother fairy-floss ambulance beauty-pageant See All (16) »
Genres	Comedy Drama
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Argentina:13 France:Tous publics Hungary:16 Italy:T Netherlands:12 Singapore:NC-16 Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) United States:Not Rated

Additional Details

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Also Known As	The First Beautiful Thing (World-wide, English title) The First Beautiful Thing (United States) The First Beautiful Thing (United Kingdom) 最美丽的事物 (China, Mandarin title) Gördüğüm En Güzel Kadın (Turkey, Turkish title) See more »
Runtime	122 min
Official Sites	Official site
Country	Italy
Language	Italian
Color	Color
Aspect Ratio	1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Dolby Digital
Filming Locations	Livorno, Tuscany, Italy See more »

Box Office

Budget

EUR7,788,176 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia	Kim Rossi Stuart was originally cast as Bruno. He was subsequently replaced by Valerio Mastandrea, who ended up winning a David Di Donatello for his role. See more »
Movie Connections	Referenced in Paul y Los Pingüinos del Sr. Popper (2011). See more »
Soundtracks	La prima cosa bella See more »
Crazy Credits	There are family photographs of Anna, Mario, Bruno and Valeria shown interspersed in the credits. See more »

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