Italian Film Festival USA

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	THE FIRST BEAUTIFUL THING
	The story of family reconciliation. The final good-bye of Anna, a terminally-ill but still beautiful mother who continues to beam with an irresistible and contagious vitality, and her two adult children: Bruno e Valeria. It's an opportunity for Bruno, who for the past twenty years has lived elsewhere, to return to the small town where he was born and grew up, and to face his past--one that he had at all costs wanted to forget. The present is intertwined with memories of past family events.
Director:	Paolo Virzì
Cast:	Micaela Ramazzotti, Stefania Sandrelli, Valerio Mastandrea, Claudia Pandolfi, Marco Messeri, Dario Ballantini, Sergio Albelli, Isabella Cecchi, Paolo Ruffini, Fabrizia Sacchi, Roberto Rondelli, Emanuele Barresi, Paolo Giommarelli, Alessia Innocenti
Year:	2010
Length:	116 min.
Genre:	Drama
Awards:	8 awards & 12 nominations
	•Best Actress (Micaela Ramazzotti), Best Actor (Valerio Mastandrea), Best Screenplay: David Donatello; Best Director (Paolo Virzì), Best Actress (Micaela Ramazzotti), Best Actress (Stefania Sandrelli), Best Costumes, Best Screenplay: Nastri d'Argento della SNGCI •Nominated Best Film, Best Director (Paolo Virzì), Best Actress (Stefania Sandrelli), Best Supporting Actress (Claudia Pandolfi), Best Supporting Actor (Marco Messeri), Best Director of Photography: David Donatello; Best Actor (Valerio Mastandrea), Best Supporting Actor (Marco Messeri), Best Supporting Actress (Claudia Pandolfi), Best Photography, Best Editing, Best Sound: Nastri d'Argento della SNGCI •Italian canidate to the Oscar 2011- Best Foreign Film
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Trailer:	http://trovacinema.repubblica.it/film/trailer/la-prima-cosa-bella/385049
Showtimes:	April 1, 8 p.m.


Palisades Tartan