216:
midwife. Margherita and Luisa organize pre-baby courses in which a revolutionary method of painless childbirth is developed, a technique learned in the same hospital where they worked. One of the young women assisted by
Margherita is hospitalized in the ward where Pietro works and actually manages to give birth in conditions of relative serenity, transforming what mothers always considered "the worst moment" into the “most beautiful moment”: the episode comforts the doctor, who finally decides to marry Luisa and assist her in her maternity leave.
580:
558:
633:
31:
215:
The situation seems to get worse when Luisa realizes she is expecting a baby. Pietro, always irresolute, seems to be in favor of a clandestine abortion, a solution that the girl refuses to consider. Luisa leaves the hospital and moves to her former colleague
Margherita, who has set up on her own as a
203:, and was described as "clinically pure, informative, edifying and, on occasion, tenderly dramatic". Pietro is in love with a nurse; they keep their affair secret until she falls pregnant. Worried that marriage will affect his career, she prepares for the upcoming childbirth.
211:
In the maternity ward of a large Roman hospital, we witness the secret love between the young doctor Pietro Valeri and the nurse Luisa
Morelli. Pietro has difficulty in making a career and hesitates to marry Luisa as he does not know what future he could offer her.
348:
670:
617:
315:
729:
714:
514:
709:
704:
663:
610:
544:
414:
699:
561:
537:
744:
434:
356:
471:
439:
749:
656:
603:
497:
349:"Movie Review - Il Momento Piu Bello - Screen: Natural Birth; The Most Wonderful Moment' Bows - NYTimes.com"
739:
734:
719:
479:
724:
521:
325:
694:
644:
591:
261:
407:
446:
225:
88:
8:
689:
528:
400:
320:
279:
200:
387:
273:
106:
60:
255:
249:
179:
78:
68:
640:
587:
237:
231:
683:
267:
193:
54:
44:
30:
463:
579:
294:
288:
243:
381:
189:
423:
116:
64:
632:
392:
586:
This article related to an
Italian film of the 1950s is a
285:Vittorio André as Prof. Grimaldi (as Victor André)
681:
664:
611:
408:
639:This 1950s drama film-related article is a
308:
671:
657:
618:
604:
415:
401:
29:
682:
346:
396:
316:"NY Times: The Most Wonderful Moment"
627:
574:
730:Films with screenplays by Ugo Pirro
13:
14:
761:
375:
631:
578:
557:
556:
472:Il cappello di paglia di Firenze
715:Films directed by Luciano Emmer
340:
1:
710:Italian black-and-white films
422:
347:Weiler, A. H. (1 June 1959).
301:
705:1950s Italian-language films
643:. You can help Knowledge by
590:. You can help Knowledge by
7:
480:La notte di un nevrastenico
10:
766:
626:
573:
700:Films scored by Nino Rota
554:
506:
490:
455:
430:
383:The Most Wonderful Moment
175:The Most Wonderful Moment
163:
155:
145:
122:
112:
102:
94:
84:
74:
50:
40:
28:
24:The Most Wonderful Moment
23:
745:1950s Italian film stubs
318:. Movies & TV Dept.
219:
206:
131:21 March 1957
750:1950s drama film stubs
545:The Godfather Part III
324:. 2012. Archived from
199:This drama deals with
183:
538:The Godfather Part II
258:as Director of clinic
435:List of compositions
240:as Margherita Rosati
226:Marcello Mastroianni
188:) is a 1957 Italian
185:Il momento più bello
89:Marcello Mastroianni
740:1950s Italian films
735:Italian drama films
359:on 16 February 2013
252:as Ticket collector
720:Films shot in Rome
529:Speak Softly, Love
353:The New York Times
328:on 20 October 2012
321:The New York Times
291:as Matilde Fontana
280:Sergio Bergonzelli
201:natural childbirth
725:Films set in Rome
652:
651:
599:
598:
568:
567:
498:Trombone Concerto
282:as Mister Mancini
274:Giuliano Montaldo
171:
170:
107:Jolanda Benvenuti
61:Glauco Pellegrini
757:
695:1957 drama films
673:
666:
659:
635:
628:
620:
613:
606:
582:
575:
560:
559:
515:Romeo and Juliet
507:Film soundtracks
417:
410:
403:
394:
393:
369:
368:
366:
364:
355:. Archived from
344:
338:
337:
335:
333:
312:
264:as Dr. Benvenuti
262:Riccardo Garrone
256:Ernesto Calindri
250:Memmo Carotenuto
234:as Luisa Morelli
228:as Pietro Valeri
138:
136:
98:Luciano Trasatti
33:
21:
20:
765:
764:
760:
759:
758:
756:
755:
754:
680:
679:
678:
677:
625:
624:
571:
569:
564:
550:
502:
486:
451:
426:
421:
378:
373:
372:
362:
360:
345:
341:
331:
329:
314:
313:
309:
304:
297:as Head of home
222:
209:
148:
141:
134:
132:
125:
79:Giorgio Agliani
69:Vasco Pratolini
67:
63:
59:
57:
36:
17:
12:
11:
5:
763:
753:
752:
747:
742:
737:
732:
727:
722:
717:
712:
707:
702:
697:
692:
676:
675:
668:
661:
653:
650:
649:
636:
623:
622:
615:
608:
600:
597:
596:
583:
566:
565:
555:
552:
551:
549:
548:
541:
534:
533:
532:
518:
510:
508:
504:
503:
501:
500:
494:
492:
488:
487:
485:
484:
476:
468:
459:
457:
453:
452:
450:
449:
444:
443:
442:
431:
428:
427:
420:
419:
412:
405:
397:
391:
390:
377:
376:External links
374:
371:
370:
339:
306:
305:
303:
300:
299:
298:
292:
286:
283:
277:
276:as Don Grazini
271:
265:
259:
253:
247:
241:
238:Marisa Merlini
235:
232:Giovanna Ralli
229:
221:
218:
208:
205:
169:
168:
165:
161:
160:
157:
153:
152:
149:
146:
143:
142:
140:
139:
128:
126:
123:
120:
119:
114:
110:
109:
104:
100:
99:
96:
95:Cinematography
92:
91:
86:
82:
81:
76:
72:
71:
52:
48:
47:
42:
38:
37:
34:
26:
25:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
762:
751:
748:
746:
743:
741:
738:
736:
733:
731:
728:
726:
723:
721:
718:
716:
713:
711:
708:
706:
703:
701:
698:
696:
693:
691:
688:
687:
685:
674:
669:
667:
662:
660:
655:
654:
648:
646:
642:
637:
634:
630:
629:
621:
616:
614:
609:
607:
602:
601:
595:
593:
589:
584:
581:
577:
576:
572:
563:
553:
547:
546:
542:
540:
539:
535:
530:
526:
525:
524:
523:
522:The Godfather
519:
517:
516:
512:
511:
509:
505:
499:
496:
495:
493:
489:
482:
481:
477:
474:
473:
469:
466:
465:
461:
460:
458:
454:
448:
445:
441:
438:
437:
436:
433:
432:
429:
425:
418:
413:
411:
406:
404:
399:
398:
395:
389:
385:
384:
380:
379:
358:
354:
350:
343:
327:
323:
322:
317:
311:
307:
296:
293:
290:
287:
284:
281:
278:
275:
272:
269:
268:Emilio Cigoli
266:
263:
260:
257:
254:
251:
248:
245:
242:
239:
236:
233:
230:
227:
224:
223:
217:
213:
204:
202:
197:
195:
194:Luciano Emmer
191:
187:
186:
181:
177:
176:
166:
162:
158:
154:
150:
144:
130:
129:
127:
121:
118:
115:
111:
108:
105:
101:
97:
93:
90:
87:
83:
80:
77:
73:
70:
66:
62:
58:Luciano Emmer
56:
55:Sergio Amidei
53:
49:
46:
45:Luciano Emmer
43:
39:
32:
27:
22:
19:
645:expanding it
638:
592:expanding it
585:
570:
543:
536:
520:
513:
478:
470:
464:I due timidi
462:
382:
361:. Retrieved
357:the original
352:
342:
330:. Retrieved
326:the original
319:
310:
214:
210:
198:
192:directed by
184:
174:
173:
172:
147:Running time
124:Release date
18:
447:Discography
440:film scores
295:Edda Soligo
289:Clara Bindi
244:Bice Valori
75:Produced by
41:Directed by
35:Film poster
690:1957 films
684:Categories
302:References
270:as Morelli
190:drama film
151:92 minutes
135:1957-03-21
51:Written by
491:Concertos
424:Nino Rota
117:Nino Rota
103:Edited by
65:Ugo Pirro
16:1957 film
562:Category
363:21 March
332:21 March
246:as Carla
164:Language
113:Music by
85:Starring
180:Italian
167:Italian
156:Country
133: (
483:(1959)
475:(1955)
467:(1950)
456:Operas
159:Italy
641:stub
588:stub
388:IMDb
365:2009
334:2009
220:Cast
207:Plot
386:at
686::
351:.
196:.
182::
672:e
665:t
658:v
647:.
619:e
612:t
605:v
594:.
531:"
527:"
416:e
409:t
402:v
367:.
336:.
178:(
137:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
