The First Beautiful Thing
Released: 2010
Comedy, Drama
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.
Starring: Valerio Mastandrea, Micaela Ramazzotti, Claudia Pandolfi, Stefania Sandrelli, Dario Ballantini, Marco Messeri, Fabrizia Sacchi, Roberto Rondelli
Directed by: Paolo Virzì
Written by: Francesco Bruni
Language: Italian
Scenes
In a flashback to childhood, Valeria (apx. 8 years old) pees her pants while talking to her mother on the phone. Her older brother Bruno yells at her, but she claims the floor was already wet.