Ieri, Oggi, Domani
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
(Italy/France, 1963, 118 minutes)
Three tales of Italian women. «Adelina»: in order to escape jail time for a minor smuggling affair, a Neapolitan peddler gets pregnant as many times as she possibly can. «Anna»: a wealthy Milanese wife has a weekend drive with a man she is delighted with. «Mara»: a Roman call-girl makes friends with the seminarist next door. Classic Italian comedy at its best in this lively compendium that was a deserved international success, with the two leads showing off their range in all three episodes.
Carlo Ponti presents a Compagnia Cinematografica Champion/Les Films Concordia co-production. Starring Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni; «Adelina» with Aldo Giuffre', Agostino Salvietti, Lino Mattera; «Anna» with Armando Trovajoli; «Mara» with Tina Pica, Giovanni Ridolfi, Gennaro di Gregorio. Directed by Vittorio de Sica; produced by Carlo Ponti; «Adelina» written by Edoardo de Filippo, with the collaboration of Isabella Quarantotti; «Anna» written by Cesare Zavattini and Billa Billa, based on the novella «Troppo Ricca» by Alberto Moravia; «Mara» written by Cesare Zavattini; music by Armando Trovajoli; director of photography, Giuseppe Rotunno; production designer, Ezio Frigerio; costume designer, Piero Tosi; film editor, Adriana Novelli.
(Italy/France, 1963, 118 minutes)
Three tales of Italian women. «Adelina»: in order to escape jail time for a minor smuggling affair, a Neapolitan peddler gets pregnant as many times as she possibly can. «Anna»: a wealthy Milanese wife has a weekend drive with a man she is delighted with. «Mara»: a Roman call-girl makes friends with the seminarist next door. Classic Italian comedy at its best in this lively compendium that was a deserved international success, with the two leads showing off their range in all three episodes.
Carlo Ponti presents a Compagnia Cinematografica Champion/Les Films Concordia co-production. Starring Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni; «Adelina» with Aldo Giuffre', Agostino Salvietti, Lino Mattera; «Anna» with Armando Trovajoli; «Mara» with Tina Pica, Giovanni Ridolfi, Gennaro di Gregorio. Directed by Vittorio de Sica; produced by Carlo Ponti; «Adelina» written by Edoardo de Filippo, with the collaboration of Isabella Quarantotti; «Anna» written by Cesare Zavattini and Billa Billa, based on the novella «Troppo Ricca» by Alberto Moravia; «Mara» written by Cesare Zavattini; music by Armando Trovajoli; director of photography, Giuseppe Rotunno; production designer, Ezio Frigerio; costume designer, Piero Tosi; film editor, Adriana Novelli.
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