简介：BasedonanunknownSchönbergoperafrom1929,FromTodayUntilTomorrowexploresonenightinanotquitelovelessmarriageAhusbandandwifereturnfromapartywhereshehasflirtedwithanotherman,whilehehascastanappraisingeyetowardanattractive,fashionablydressedacquaintanceofhiswife’sThougheachdreams,briefly,ofleavingthemarriagefortheexcitementandmysteryofanewlover,intheendtheydecidestabilityandcomfortaremoreimportantthanthefleetingthrillofnewromanceDirectorsJeanMarieStraubandDanièleHuillet,whopreviouslycollaboratedontwootherfilmsaboutmusicTheChronicleofAnnaMagdalenaBach,1968,andMosesandAaron,1975,relyonlongfixedshotsinaustereblackandwhitesothatthefocusremainsonthemusicalbrillianceofSchönberg’satonalscore,performedhereby70musiciansThatSchönbergwouldchoosesucharelativelylightheartedmessageforhisnewlydiscoveredmusicallanguageremainsamystery,especiallysincetheconclusionreachedbythehusbandandwife—tostickwiththetriedandtrue—seemsdirectlyatoddswithSchönberg’sownphilosophyofcomposingItisjustthisjuxtaposition,however,coupledwithStraubandHuillet’sfaithfulpresentation,thatmakestheoperaacompellingadditiontotheSchönbergcanon—andthefilmsuchachallengingandintriguingexperience