The First Beautiful Thing (2010)

Original title

La prima cosa bella

Directed by

Paolo Virzì

Genre

drama film, comedy film, comedy drama

Country

Italy

Runtime

2h 02m

Rated

e 12

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 524 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A son recalls his beautiful, free-spirited mother and the complicated family life she created as she faces a final illness. The story moves between his childhood memories and the present day.

nostalgicbittersweetwarmcomedictendergentlereflectiveloving

What happens

The First Beautiful Thing (Italian: La prima cosa bella) is a 2010 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Paolo Virzì, produced by Medusa Film, Motorino Amaranto and Indiana Production, released in Italy on 15 January 2010. The film stars Micaela Ramazzotti, Valerio Mastandrea, Claudia Pandolfi and Stefania Sandrelli. On 9 November 2010 the film opened at the Cinema Italian style Film Festival in Los Angeles. Although selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards, it was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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