| 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]