The First Beautiful Thing

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.

Valerio Mastandrea

(Bruno Michelucci)

Micaela Ramazzotti

(Anna Nigiotti in Michelucci 1971-1981)

Stefania Sandrelli

(Anna Nigiotti in Michelucci 2009)

Claudia Pandolfi

(Valeria Michelucci)

Marco Messeri

(Il Nesi)

Fabrizia Sacchi

(Sandra)

Aurora Frasca

(Valeria Michelucci 1971)

Giacomo Bibbiani

(Bruno Michelucci 1971)

Giulia Burgalassi

(Valeria Michelucci 1981)

Francesco Rapalino

(Bruno Michelucci 1981)

Sergio Albelli

(Mario Michelucci)

Isabella Cecchi

(Zia Leda Nigiotti)

Emanuele Barresi

(Roberto Lenzi)

Dario Ballantini

(Avvocato Cenerini)

Paolo Ruffini

(Cristiano Cenerini)

Fabrizio Brandi

(Giancarlo 2009)

Jacopo Dini

(Giancarlo 1981)

Michele Crestacci

(Luciano Vallesi)

Roberto Rondelli

(Armando Mansani (as Bobo Rondelli))

Sirio Malfatti

(Professor Cerrai)

Alessio Colombini

(Anselmo Viani)

Paolo Giommarelli

(Conte Paoletti)

Alessia Innocenti

(Contessa Paoletti)

Giorgio Algranti

(Vicesindaco)

Claudio Marmugi

(Presentatore Miss Pancaldi)

Alessandra Cantini

(Elena Talini 1981)

Edoardo Ferrari

(Andrea Baldacci 1981)

Domenico Cirianni

(Andrea Baldacci 2009)

Elena Bernardini

(Giovane farmacista)

Isabelle Adriani

(Giuliana Cenerini 1971-1981)

Marcellina Ruocco

(Giuliana Cenerini 2009)

Marco Risi

(Dino Risi)

Raffaele Vannoli

(Fotografo di scena)

Diego Salvadori

(Aldo)

Alessio Silipo

(Sergio)

Lucilla Serchi

(Professoressa)

Giovanni Rindi

(Marcello Mastroianni)

Franca Antongiovanni

(Dirimpettaia)

Ada Antongiovanni

(Dirimpettaia)

Maria Pia Aricó

(Chiara, fidanzata Cristiano Cenerini)

Daniela Carrozzi

(Cuoca)

Toto Barbato

(Traslocatore)

Sara Mannucci

(Infermiera)