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The First Beautiful Thing

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Flashbacks reveal the reasons behind a sullen teacher's (Micaela Ramazzotti) estrangement from his family, especially his now-dying mother.

Critics Reviews

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Keith Uhlich Time Out 10/03/2023
2/5
This was Italy’s official submission for Best Foreign Film to the 2011 Academy Awards (a red flag more often than not), and, sure enough, there’s little here that rises above middlebrow. Go to Full Review Tom Keogh Seattle Times 08/25/2011
2.5/4
Virzi approaches mawkishness but he never crosses the line. Go to Full Review Ty Burr Boston Globe 06/09/2011
2.5/4
"The First Beautiful Thing'' is shameless, and, damn it, I cried anyway. Go to Full Review Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) 10/11/2022
Perhaps a bit too long with a tendency to lose itself in a labyrinth of flashbacks. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Brent Simon Shockya.com 07/14/2011
B
A warm and welcome foreign film treat about learning to cope with the fact that one's parents are actually people too. Go to Full Review Stan Hall Oregonian 07/07/2011
B+
The high-pitched emotions, gesticulations and occasional near-hysteria seem completely normal and genuine. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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07/13/2021 Carino, pero troppo sdolcinato See more 05/18/2020 Dramma familiare senza buoni ne cattivi; Mastrandrea e Ramazzotti promossi, cosi come la storia. Non molto chiari gli stacchi temporali e i costumi non aiutano particolarmente. See more 05/09/2016 Il film si apre con una scena che mi ricordava (seppur fosse solo un leggero rimando) alla prima scena de "I Vitelloni", penso che la cosa sia voluta dal regista. Per il resto il film si dipana come molti altri film italiani: una storia lunga che abbraccia più generazioni e che parla, niente di più e niente di meno, che della vita di ognuno di noi. A mio avviso la sceneggiatura non è abbastanza "forte" per far sì che questo film sia veramente bello, però alla fine non dispiace. See more 07/10/2014 Emotionally charged comedy drama about a strong willed mother and her children, evocative of powerful nostalgia about childhood and what it means to be a family. See more 03/13/2014 ok period piece looks at one woman's struggle to raise her kids. See more 11/14/2013 Good comedy/drama about a dysfunctional Italian family and the memories of the eldest son. Nice story, well told. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Paolo Virzì

Director

Micaela Ramazzotti

Anna Michelucci da giovane

Stefania Sandrelli

Anna Michelucci

Valerio Mastandrea

Bruno Michelucci adulto

Claudia Pandolfi

Valeria Michelucci adulta

Marco Messeri

Loredano Nesi

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Movie Info

Synopsis Flashbacks reveal the reasons behind a sullen teacher's (Micaela Ramazzotti) estrangement from his family, especially his now-dying mother.
Director
Paolo Virzì
Producer
Gabriele Muccino, Marco Cohen, Fabrizio Donvito, Benedetto Habib
Screenwriter
Paolo Virzì, Francesco Bruni, Francesco Piccolo
Production Co
Motorino Amaranto, Indiana Production, Medusa Film
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
Italian
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 26, 2020
Runtime
2h 2m