The First Beautiful Thing

The story

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.

Cast & crew

Valerio MastandreaBruno Michelucci

Micaela RamazzottiAnna Nigiotti in Michelucci 1971-1981

Stefania SandrelliAnna Nigiotti in Michelucci 2009

Claudia PandolfiValeria Michelucci

Marco MesseriIl Nesi

Fabrizia SacchiSandra

Aurora Frasca

Aurora FrascaValeria Michelucci 1971

Giacomo Bibbiani

Giacomo BibbianiBruno Michelucci 1971

Giulia Burgalassi

Giulia BurgalassiValeria Michelucci 1981

Francesco Rapalino

Francesco RapalinoBruno Michelucci 1981

Sergio AlbelliMario Michelucci

Isabella CecchiZia Leda Nigiotti