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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.

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Keith Uhlich Time Out 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. Rated: 2/5 Oct 3, 2023 Full Review Tom Keogh Seattle Times Virzi approaches mawkishness but he never crosses the line. Rated: 2.5/4 Aug 25, 2011 Full Review Ty Burr Boston Globe "The First Beautiful Thing'' is shameless, and, damn it, I cried anyway. Rated: 2.5/4 Jun 9, 2011 Full Review Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) Perhaps a bit too long with a tendency to lose itself in a labyrinth of flashbacks. [Full review in Spanish] Oct 11, 2022 Full Review Brent Simon Shockya.com A warm and welcome foreign film treat about learning to cope with the fact that one's parents are actually people too. Rated: B Jul 14, 2011 Full Review Stan Hall Oregonian The high-pitched emotions, gesticulations and occasional near-hysteria seem completely normal and genuine. Rated: B+ Jul 7, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Carino, pero troppo sdolcinato Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member ok period piece looks at one woman's struggle to raise her kids. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Good comedy/drama about a dysfunctional Italian family and the memories of the eldest son. Nice story, well told. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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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
Medusa Film, Indiana Production, Motorino Amaranto
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
Italian
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 26, 2020
Runtime
2h 2m