Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
- Sophia Loren: Adelina Sbaratti, Anna Molteni and Mara
- Marcello Mastroianni: Carmine Sbaratti, Renzo and Augusto Rusconi
- Giovanni Ridolfi: Umberto
- Tina Pica: Umberto grandmother
- Aldo Giuffrè: Pasquale Nardella
- Armando Trovaioli: Giorgio Ferrario
- Agostino Salvietti: Dr. Verace
- Lino Mattera: Amedeo scapece
- Carlo Croccolo: auctioneer
- Silvia Monelli: Elvira Nardelli
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow ( Original title: Ieri, oggi e domani ) is a film from 1963, which was directed by Italian Vittorio De Sica and consists of three short episodes. As is the center of Naples, Milan and Rome. In the episodes of three different female profiles from the "Yesterday ", the " Today " and the " morning " of Italy are presented.
Action
The first episode (Book: Eduardo De Filippo, employees Isabella Quarantotti ) tells the story of Adelina, who lives in the Neapolitan slums Forcella. Adelina is in contraband cigarettes, but can not pay despite all their debts, and the apartment of her husband Carmine and gives her her nothing would seize. You should be arrested so they can pay off the debt in prison. However, you find out that pregnant women should not be detained and subject to six months after giving birth to a grace period. After the birth of the seventh child but her husband is impotent, Adelina does not have an certificate and is now finally in jail. She turns for help to the Neapolitans, collect the money, to keep them out of jail. The episode ends with a big party for Adelina, her husband and seven children.
The second episode (Book: Cesare Zavattini and Billa Billa ) is based on Alberto Moravia's story Troppo ricca. Anna Molteni from the coming economic Milan is a bored wife of industrialist that has the young writer Renzo to the Beloved. During a joint tour with her luxury car that drives her lover, this differs from a street kid, while causing a fender bender. Anna insulted him, and Renzo realizes that Anna is dependent only on material goods and their talk was faked by a new meaning in their lives only. Anna goes to a rich gentleman back to Milan, while Renzo waiting for the installers of garage.
The third episode (Book: Cesare Zavattini ) plays in Rome. The lovely Mara works near Piazza Navona as a prostitute and the minister 's son Augusto Rusconi is their permanent guest. Umberto, a budding priest, Mara watched from the neighboring balcony, falls in love despite rumors to their way of life and begins to the chagrin of his grandmother, his vocation to think. Finally, Mara tells him again that she works as a prostitute. To bring Umberto back on the " right path " to Mara takes off a week-long vow of chastity for him and his grandmother. Rusconi tried after the interlude with Umberto to win Mara again for themselves, but must wait a week because of the vow.
Awards
The film won in 1964, together with Luigi Comencinis two days and two nights and Pietro Germi seduction in Italian Italian Film Award David di Donatello.
At the ceremony for the Golden Globes 1964, the film received the Samuel Goldwyn Award. At the Academy Awards in 1965 ( official census 1964) was Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Marcello Mastroianni won the British Film Academy Award for Best Foreign Actor.
Criticism
" The earlier exponents of neo-realism Zavattini and De Sica provide here largely inconsequential stories in a crudely superficial staging. "