Italy-France (1963): Comedy

Each of the episodes in this three-part film stars Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni. In "Adelina-Naples", Loren assists husband Mastroianni in his contraband-cigarette racket. Each time the authorities close in, Loren eludes capture by revealing a swollen belly; back in 1964, Italian law forbade the arrest of a pregnant woman. In "Anna," Loren is the pampered wife of industrialist Mastroianni. So obsessed is she with material possessions that she's willing to walk out on her husband when her smashes her sports car. And in "Mara," high-priced prostitute Loren throws over her best customer Mastroianni to save the soul of a pious client. While the first episode is the funniest, it was the last episode which received the most press-coverage, thanks to Loren's "striptease" scene, revealing La Loren in skimpy bra and panties. Though the title Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow has absolutely no relation to the film at hand, it is a far more appealing cognomen than the film's British release title, She Got What She Asked For. Vittorio De Sica directs. (CCC-Concordia/Embassy) (Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide)

· Best Foreign Language Film 1964: (Italy) (Carlo Ponti - Producer.)

1 nomination, 1 Award