In the present (1960s), prosperity has killed passion. Love has become a negotiation. Segment 3: Mara of Rome (Tomorrow) The Plot The final episode is the most controversial and tender. Mara (Loren) is a high-class prostitute in Rome. Her neighbor, Augusto (Mastroianni), is a young seminarian who has given up the priesthood to be a gigolo. They are not lovers but business partners—until a young, wealthy client (played by a very young Armando Trovajoli) falls for Mara.
In 2000, the film was shown at the Cannes Film Festival as part of the "Tributes to Sophia Loren." Modern films like The Great Beauty (2013) owe a clear debt to De Sica’s episodic, socio-sexual satire. Conclusion: A Film That Transcends Time Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow is not just a comedy; it is a social document of a nation in flux. De Sica uses laughter to ask serious questions: Can love survive poverty? Can it survive wealth? Can it survive anything at all? fylm yesterday today and tomorrow 1963 mtrjm bjwdt alyt
In the past, survival depended on physicality and legal trickery. Segment 2: Anna of Milan (Today) The Plot The mood shifts abruptly. We are now in affluent, industrial Milan. Anna (Loren) is the bored, wealthy wife of a successful businessman. She drives a Rolls-Royce and is having an affair with a struggling writer named Renzo (Mastroianni). The episode is almost entirely set inside her sleek, modernist apartment and her car. There is no comedy here—only existential dread. In the present (1960s), prosperity has killed passion
Thus, she decides to stay perpetually pregnant. Carmine is exhausted, used as a stud to keep his wife out of jail. The episode climaxes with the famous —a comedic, teasing lap dance that Adelina performs for Carmine to re-energize him for another round of baby-making. Why It Matters This segment is a sharp critique of Italian law, poverty, and gender dynamics. De Sica shows that in "yesterday's" Italy, a woman’s only power is her body and her fertility. Loren’s performance is a masterclass in earthy, loud, magnetic comedy. The final shot of her laughing while covered in bubbles is one of cinema's most enduring images. Mara (Loren) is a high-class prostitute in Rome