Overview
Three intertwining tales explore love, morality, and societal norms in mid-20th century Italy.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- sensual
- warm
- classic movie night
- date night
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as a breezy, sensual, cinematically assured comedy elevated by Sophia Loren and its portrait of Italian social life.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film divides into the distinct episodes Adelina, Anna, and Mara, with Loren and Mastroianni playing different roles in each.
The episodes turn black-market survival, marital neglect, and sexual propriety into broad but pointed comic scenarios.
Adelina, Anna, and Mara each exercise forms of agency within marriage, desire, or prostitution, while negotiating judgment from others.
The stories examine family survival, infidelity, prostitution, religion, consumer ambition, and public respectability in Italy.
Films like Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, and why
Marriage Italian Style
Shared Italian comedy, romantic entanglements, social satire, and charismatic star pairing
The Gold of Naples
Shared episodic structure, sensual comedy, and incisive observation of Italian social manners
La Dolce Vita
Shared sophisticated romantic comedy, infidelity themes, and mid-century European glamour
Movie Details
- Director
- Vittorio De Sica
- Release Date
- 1963-12-21
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 (484)
Cast
- Sophia Loren
- Marcello Mastroianni
- Aldo Giuffrè
- Agostino Salvietti
- Lino Mattera
- Tecla Scarano
- Silvia Monelli
- Carlo Croccolo
- Pasquale Cennamo
- Tonino Cianci
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Criterion Channel, Kino Film Collection
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow about?
- Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni play three pairs of identities across a lively triptych about desire, marriage, survival, and Italian social expectations.
- What is Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow as mild.
- What did critics think of Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow?
- Critics broadly regard the film as a breezy, sensual, cinematically assured comedy elevated by Sophia Loren and its portrait of Italian social life.
- Which films are like Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow?
- Films with a similar feel include Marriage Italian Style, The Gold of Naples, and La Dolce Vita.
- How long is Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow?
- Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow runs 119 minutes.
- Where can I watch Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow?
- In United States, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow streams on Criterion Channel, Kino Film Collection.
