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  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Palisades Tartan
  • 2 h 2 m
  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Palisades Tartan
  • 2 h 2 m
The First Beautiful Thing

Summary The First Beautiful Thing is Italy′s 2010 Academy Award® submission. The film follows a strong and optimistic mother raising her two children against all odds. Throughout grief and pain she teaches her family to remain open and loving and to cherish the little joys in life. This beautiful and touching comedic drama from acclaimed...

Directed By: Paolo Virzì

Written By: Francesco Bruni, Francesco Piccolo, Paolo Virzì

  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Palisades Tartan
  • 2 h 2 m
  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Palisades Tartan
  • 2 h 2 m

The First Beautiful Thing

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
62
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings
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Summary The First Beautiful Thing is Italy′s 2010 Academy Award® submission. The film follows a strong and optimistic mother raising her two children against all odds. Throughout grief and pain she teaches her family to remain open and loving and to cherish the little joys in life. This beautiful and touching comedic drama from acclaimed...

Directed By: Paolo Virzì

Written By: Francesco Bruni, Francesco Piccolo, Paolo Virzì

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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70% Mixed
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0% Negative
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70% Mixed
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90
Apr 14, 2011
Comedy and poignancy weave together in Mr. Virzì's hands, but the maudlin meter only occasionally goes into the red zone. And Ms. Pandolfi gives such an exquisitely understated performance that you don't realize until the very end that the film was as much about her character as it was about Bruno and Anna.
By Neil Genzlinger FULL REVIEW
63
Jun 9, 2011
The First Beautiful Thing is the kind of movie - that escapes the sick room to cavort at carnivals and eat cotton candy until the inevitable relapse.
By Ty Burr FULL REVIEW
60
Apr 29, 2011
Italian audiences are bound to like it and the broadness of plot and appeal suggests casual fans of foreign film should, too.
By Sara Maria Vizcarrondo FULL REVIEW
60
Apr 12, 2011
Spans four decades of a troubled family with enough gentle pathos and sly humor to compensate for a less than original storyline.
By Natasha Senjanovic FULL REVIEW
60
Apr 12, 2011
Virzì's delicate touch and the cast's uniformly captivating performances make that reckoning a lovely, charmingly melancholy thing to watch.
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50
Apr 12, 2011
Occasionally affecting but unremarkable, the picture's emotional moments are designed to pluck local heartstrings.
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40
Apr 12, 2011
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.
By Keith Uhlich FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Motorino Amaranto, Medusa Film, Indiana Production, Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali (MiBAC)
Release Date Apr 15, 2011
Duration 2 h 2 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website http://www.thefirstbeautifulthing.com/
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Awards

David di Donatello Awards
• 3 Wins & 18 Nominations
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
• 4 Wins & 10 Nominations
Golden Ciak Awards
• 2 Wins & 7 Nominations

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