Ieri, oggi, domani (1963)

Director:

Vittorio De Sica

Writers:

Eduardo De Filippo (story) (segment "Adelina") and
Eduardo De Filippo (screenplay) (segment "Adelina") ...

Release Date:

17 March 1964 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

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

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Actor Playing Multiple Roles | Rome Italy | Italy | Commedia All'italiana | Actress Playing Multiple Roles

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 4 wins & 1 nomination

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")

Also Known As:

Hier, aujourd'hui et demain (France)
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (USA)

Runtime:

Argentina:118 min | France:118 min | Netherlands:117 min | USA:119 min

Country:

Italy | France

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Compagnia Cinematografica Champion

Goofs:

Continuity: The handle of Umberto's suitcase breaks when Augusto tries to take it from him. In the next shot the handle is intact again.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Salomè (1972)

Soundtrack:

E cerase

uneven but worth seeing

This movie is made up of three separate vignettes starring Sophia Loren and Morcello Mastrianni playing three different couples. Each segment differs greatly as far as their length and quality.

The first is the longest, and for me, the least interesting. It's about a woman who continues to have baby after baby after baby in order to stay out of prison for a petty crime. Considering she ultimately had 7 kids in the process, the story seems to drag on and on. She could have done it once or twice or even three times, but the skit went on and on with not nearly enough payoff.

The second is by far the shortest and is about a selfish spoiled rich brat. It's mildly interesting but that's about all.

The final skit makes the movie. If it weren't for this one, the movie might have been scored a 4 or 5. It's about a prostitute who has turned the head of a young man in training to be a priest. At the same time, Mastriani is a customer who is again and again and again thwarted in his goal of bedding Loren. It may not sound funny based on the description, but it's very entertaining and her striptease is very sexy to say the least! My overall impression of the movie is only fair. I think that's because I am a BIG fan of the earlier Neo-Realistic films directed by DeSica. They are almost totally different from this movie--having none of the expensive production values or polished actors. However, they were simply better movies. If you compare UMBERTO D., MIRACLE IN MILAN or any of his other Neo-Realistic films of the 40s, they show the director at the top of his form. Ieri, oggi, domani just looks contrived and ordinary in comparison.