The Most Wonderful Moment

The Most Wonderful Moment
Directed by	Luciano Emmer
Produced by	Giorgio Agliani
Written by	Sergio Amidei Luciano Emmer Glauco Pellegrini Ugo Pirro Vasco Pratolini
Starring	Marcello Mastroianni
Music by	Nino Rota
Cinematography	Luciano Trasatti
Editing by	Jolanda Benvenuti
Release date(s)	21 March 1957
Running time	92 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

The Most Wonderful Moment (Italian: Il momento più bello) is a 1957 Italian drama film directed by Luciano Emmer.^[1]

This drama deals with natural childbirth, and was described as "clinically pure, informative, edifying and, on occasion, tenderly dramatic". Pietro, a young champion of natural childbirth, is in love with a nurse; they keep their affair secret until she falls pregnant. Worried that marriage will affect his career, she participates in breathing exercises, physical training and lectures explaining the physiology of parturition.^[2]

Cast

• Marcello Mastroianni - Pietro Valeri
• Giovanna Ralli - Luisa Morelli
• Marisa Merlini - Margherita Rosati
• Bice Valori - Carla
• Memmo Carotenuto - Ticket collector
• Ernesto Calindri - Director of clinic
• Riccardo Garrone - Dr. Benvenuti
• Emilio Cigoli - Morelli
• Giuliano Montaldo - Don Grazini
• Sergio Bergonzelli - Mister Mancini
• Vittorio André - Prof. Grimaldi (as Victor André)
• Clara Bindi - Matilde Fontana
• Edda Soligo - Head of home
• Roswita Schmidt - Marcella Novelli
• Franco Orsini - Dr. Redi
• Rolfo Micalizzi - Anselmo Masucci

References

1. ^ "NY Times: The Most Wonderful Moment". NY Times.com. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/132809/Il-Momento-Piu-Bello/details. Retrieved 2009-03-21. 
2. ^ Weiler, A. H. (1959-06-01). "Movie Review - Il Momento Piu Bello - Screen: Natural Birth; The Most Wonderful Moment' Bows - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9A0DE2D6173DE73ABC4953DFB0668382649EDE. Retrieved 2009-03-21. ^{[dead link]}

External links

• The Most Wonderful Moment at the Internet Movie Database