On January 9, 2011 Cineforum Italiano will be screening the highly anticipated new film by award-winning director Paolo Virzi, La prima cosa bella (The First Beautiful Thing). This brilliant comedy-drama won Best Actor (Valero Mastandrea), Best Actress (Micaela Ramazzotti) and Best Screenplay at the 2010 David di Donatello Awards, and has been selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards.

Title: La prima cosa bella (The First Beautiful Thing)
Director: Paolo Virzi'
Year: 2010
Length: 122 minutes
Genre: commedy/drama
Language: In Italian with English subtitles

Synopsis: Gorgeous Anna Nigiotti was named Miss Mamma of Livorno´s most famous bath house in 1971, and her son Bruno never got over the embarrassment. Burning all the bridges to his past, Bruno left home to make a living far away in Milan. But now that Bruno's mother (who's still a ball of fire) is terminally ill, his sister Valeria has convinced him he needs to come home to Livorno. This highly engaging family drama will make you laugh and cry, sometimes both the same time.

Note: This event is organized by The Italian Language Meetup Group. Membership is required for attendance. FREE membership is available online at http://www.meetup.com/italiano/join [4]