Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1963)
"Ieri, oggi, domani" (original title)

Stories about three very different women and the men they attract.

Director:

Vittorio De Sica

Writers:

Eduardo De Filippo (story), Eduardo De Filippo (screenplay),

Stars:

Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Aldo Giuffrè

Won 1 Oscar. Another 6 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Sophia Loren	...	Adelina Sbaratti / Anna Molteni / Mara
Marcello Mastroianni	...	Carmine Sbaratti / Renzo / Augusto Rusconi
Aldo Giuffrè	...	Pasquale Nardella (segment "Adelina")
Agostino Salvietti	...	Dr. Verace (segment "Adelina")
Lino Mattera	...	Amedeo Scapece (segment "Adelina")
Tecla Scarano	...	Verace's sister (segment "Adelina")
Silvia Monelli	...	Elivira Nardella (segment "Adelina")
Carlo Croccolo	...	Auctioneer (segment "Adelina")
Pasquale Cennamo	...	Chief Police (segment "Adelina")
Tonino Cianci	...	(segment "Adelina") (as Antonio Cianci)
Armando Trovajoli	...	Giorgio Ferrario (segment "Anna")
Tina Pica	...	Grandmother Ferrario (segment "Mara")
Gianni Ridolfi	...	Umberto (segment "Mara") (as Giovanni Ridolfi)
Gennaro Di Gregorio	...	Grandfather (segment "Mara")

Storyline

Three different stories of Italian social mores are presented. In "Adelina", unemployed Carmine Sbaratti and his wife Adelina Sbaratti survive through Adelina selling black market cigarettes on the street. They are unable to pay for the furniture they bought (which is under Adelina's name), but are able to avoid the bailiff when he comes for the money or to repossess. They come up with a longer term solution to avoid Adelina being prosecuted for non-payment, but that solution has a profound effect on the family, especially Carmine. In "Anna", Anna Molteni, the spoiled wife of a successful businessman, and an artist named Renzo are on the cusp of an affair. Anna is feeling neglected in the marriage, as her husband seems more concerned about success and money than her. But a car accident shows both Anna and Renzo if an affair with each other is really what they want. In "Mara", Mara is a prostitute who works out of her apartment. She befriends Umberto, a young man visiting his ...

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Plot Keywords:

jail | children | pregnant | prostitute | husband wife relationship | 

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Taglines:

Together! The Most Rib-Tickling Team Since Adam and Eve!

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

Italy France

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

17 March 1964 (USA)

Also Known As:

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Filming Locations:

Milan, Lombardia, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Compagnia Cinematografica Champion, Les Films Concordia

Technical Specs

Runtime:

119 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The limousine featured in part II ("Anna") was a 1963 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III Convertible.

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Goofs

As Anna and Renzo talk while driving, the windshield of her Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II shakes because the little side windows are gone, but the little side windows are intact in the wide shots.

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Connections

Featured in Marcello Mastroianni: I Remember (1997)

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Soundtracks

"E cerase"
Music by Nicola Valente
Lyrics by Salvatore Di Giacomo

User Reviews

Busy, Hot-tempered and Loud

Oscar-winning Italian film from Vittorio De Sica, wildly overrated in its day, now a faded piece of fluff. Three portraits of Italian womanhood, each featuring Sophia Loren in the lead: Adelina is a saleswoman on the black market who dodges the police through pregnancy (they can't lock her up if she's with child), resulting in seven bambinos and bambinas; Anna is the wealthy wife of an industrialist at an impasse with her frustrated lover; Mara is a prostitute who becomes involved in the troubles of her neighbors, which frustrates her horny client waiting in the bedroom. Marcello Mastroianni plays the men in Loren's lives, however the expected sparks between the two charismatic stars fail to arrive (this seems a perfunctory screen-combination). Giuseppe Rotunno's cinematography is especially pretty in the third chapter (by far the best of the lot), and Armando Trovajoli has composed a nice background score; otherwise, a surprisingly unfunny tease, with more shouting than lovemaking. ** from ****