Friday, March 26, 2010

Today And Tomorrow (Hoy Y Mañana) Movie Review

A Movie About Principle And Valuable Moral Lessons


Mar 19, 2010 Ingrid Calderon A fierce look at an underground world of stakes and compromises: Director Alejandro Chomski takes us on an exhilarating yet saddening ride through impoverished Buenos Aires, Argentina in his movie Today and Tomorrow (Hoy y Mañana). Winner of the Havana Film Festival, Today and Tomorrow brings attention to a subject as taboo as prostitution and gives it a new light. Set in Buenos Aires, and starring Antonella Costa, Today and Tomorrow follows Paula, a struggling 24 yr. old actress, whom can’t get her rent paid or her bills in line.

While she is running around town stealing food while trying to ask for monetary favors from important men in her life, such as her father and uncle, coming up short. She is also propositioned in the theatre where she performs, from her mentor, whom sees her struggling to make ends meet, and asks Paula to sleep with him in order to pay some bills ... Click here to read more

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