Based on an unknown Schönberg opera from 1929, From Today Until Tomorrow explores one night in a not-quite loveless marriage. A husband and wife return from a party where she has flirted with another man, while he has cast an appraising eye toward an attractive, fashionably dressed acquaintance of his wife’s. Though each dreams, briefly, of leaving the marriage for the excitement and mystery of a new lover, in the end they decide stability and comfort are more important than the fleeting thrill of new romance. Directors Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet, who previously collaborated on two other films about music (The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach, 1968, and Moses and Aaron, 1975), rely on long fixed shots in austere black-and-white so that the focus remains on the musical brilliance of Schönberg’s atonal score, performed here by 70 musicians. That Schönberg would choose such a relatively lighthearted message for his newly discovered musical language remains a mystery, especially since the conclusion reached by the husband and wife—to stick with the tried and true—seems directly at odds with Schönberg’s own philosophy of composing. It is just this juxtaposition, however, coupled with Straub and Huillet’s faithful presentation, that makes the opera a compelling addition to the Schönberg canon—and the film such a challenging and intriguing experience.
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史蒂芬(威廉·鲍德温 William Baldwin 饰)和布莱恩(库尔特·拉塞尔 Kurt Russell 饰)是情同手足的兄弟,他们的父亲是一名消防员,在一场救火行动中不幸牺牲,虽然史蒂芬和布莱恩为他们的父亲感到骄傲,但同时亦对消防员这份职业多了几分埋怨。 长大之后 ,史蒂芬继承了父亲的遗志亦成为了一名消防员,受父亲的影响,史蒂芬每次执行任务时都不顾自己的死活,竭尽全力,他的不管不顾让他和妻子之间的关系变得非常的紧张。布莱恩和史蒂芬恰恰相反,因为曾经目睹了父亲的死亡,所以布莱恩对火非常的恐惧。城市里出现了一位恶名昭著的纵火犯,警官唐纳负责调查此案,布莱恩则成为了他得力的助手。