Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Released Mar 17, 1964

1 hr. 59 min.

Comedy

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78%

9 Reviews

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80%

2,500+ Ratings

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Director Vittorio De Sica created this trilogy of romantic comedies set in different parts of Italy, with Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni starring in each story. In Naples, poor Adelina supports her husband by selling black market cigarettes. In Milan, wealthy Anna is having an affair with poor Renzo, whose infatuation is tested by a near-tragedy. In Rome, prostitute Mara seeks the help of her client Augusto to spurn the advances of her neighbor's infatuated grandson (Giovanni Ridolfi).

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The iconic Italian director Vittorio De Sica creates an Italian anthology comedy called Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow starring the beautiful and talented Sophia Loren. The acting performances were fantastic and top-notch from Marcello Mastroianni and especially Sophia Loren as the two put on wonderful chemistry in this anthology comedy. The art direction in this Vittorio De Sica motion picture was absolutely beautiful in this Italian neorealist film. The costume designs were also extremely beautiful. Last but not least, the film was very hilarious from beginning to the end. Overall, Vittorio De Sica's Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow is a hysterical and beautiful film. The film was fantastic when I saw it yesterday, it was fantastic when I saw it today, and it will be fantastic when I watch it tomorrow! Simply because Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow is such a great film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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I find the title of this film a bit puzzling, since the first two stories presented ("Yesterday" and "Today") may be quite effective and straightforward about what they want to say but the last one ("Tomorrow") could take place anytime and pales considerably in comparison.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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One ofthe sexiest striptease in film history, Also a very practical italian comedy

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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There is such a delightful playfulness to this trio of tales about relationships between men and women in Italy. Sophia Loren is in three different roles - a poor mother in Naples who keeps getting pregnant and having children to postpone being jailed for failing to pay debts on her furniture, a rich woman in Naples who has had a one-night stand while her husband is away at a conference and has picked him up the following day in her Rolls-Royce, and a high-class courtesan who does business out of her apartment overlooking Piazza Navone in Rome, attracting the attention of a young man studying to be a priest. I wouldn't say Loren has exceptional range, but she does turn in a solid performance, and plays feisty, haughty, seductive, angry, and bemused pretty well, all while being quite entertaining. Marcello Mastroianni is her counterpart in each tale (one of the clients in the last, not the young man), and is similarly engaging. It was nice to see him so light on his feet as he moved around in that last tale; his expressions were over-the-top (in a good way), and it was funny to see him ask Loren to dress up as a schoolgirl, and then watch her reaction. The movie feels quintessentially Italian, as the characters are animated and highly expressive. There is also a feeling of genuine humanity and community. There is an honesty here, as each of the stories quite openly acknowledges sexual urges in both men and women as being natural and a positive thing, which is quite refreshing. At the same time, it remains decent and acknowledges a sense of higher morality. In the first tale, Loren's character is tempted but does not sleep with her brother-in-law when her husband can't get her pregnant again, accepts going to jail, and talks to the prisoners there without an ounce of judgment about why they're there. In the second, Mastroianni's character realizes how shallow Loren's is when she's more concerned about damage to her car after they nearly run over a child. In the third, Loren's character realizes that despite an antagonistic relationship with the young man's grandmother (played fantastically by Tina Pica), she has common ground with her, and must persuade the boy to stay on his path. How nice it is that director Vittorio De Sica shows us that these things - lust and morality - can exist side by side, perfectly well.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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ashley h

Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow is a decent film. It is about the stories about three very different women and the men they attract. Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni give good performances. The screenplay is a little slow in places. Vittorio De Sica did an alright job directing this movie. I liked this motion picture because of the humor and romance.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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david l

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow is an okay movie with solid performances and a solid third story, but the second story is too short and the first one is forgettable. As an anthology movie, it doesn't work as it isn't thematically connected and not one of these stories is particularly interesting or meaningful.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Penelope Gilliatt

Observer (UK)

The actors sound like a load of people who have never met one another before and are trying not to let one another know they had garlic for lunch.

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

A somewhat dull and not very funny anthological comedy that, in the way i see it, only works as a trivial excuse to bring together the eternal couple made up of Marcello Mastroianni and Sophia Loren. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 5/10

Dec 24, 2020

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Mattie Lucas

From the Front Row

De Sica demonstrates his considerable versatility by showing that he is just as adept at light comedy as he is at tragic social commentary.

Rated: 3.5/4

Aug 5, 2019

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

Not at the same level as Bicycle Thieves or Umberto D., but it's another masterpiece all the same, bringing a much-needed humor, warmth, and sexuality to the director's work.

May 20, 2011

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

In a change of pace, De Sica directed this three-act comedy, which won the Best Foreign Language Oscar, featuring charming performances from Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni at their prime.

Rated: B+

Dec 28, 2010

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Anton Bitel

Film4

De Sica may seduce us with his breezy comedy but concealed beneath is his usual preoccupation with class, making the laughs in Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow delightfully brittle.

Jan 15, 2009

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Synopsis

Director Vittorio De Sica created this trilogy of romantic comedies set in different parts of Italy, with Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni starring in each story. In Naples, poor Adelina supports her husband by selling black market cigarettes. In Milan, wealthy Anna is having an affair with poor Renzo, whose infatuation is tested by a near-tragedy. In Rome, prostitute Mara seeks the help of her client Augusto to spurn the advances of her neighbor's infatuated grandson (Giovanni Ridolfi).

Director: Vittorio De Sica
Distributor: Embassy Pictures
Production Co: Compagnia Cinematografica Champion
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: Italian
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 17, 1964, Original
Release Date (Streaming): May 17, 2011

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