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.

　　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.

　　故事发生在1997年的巴黎，卡蜜尔（阿涅丝·夏薇依 Agnès Jaoui 饰）是一名风风火火的热情女子，她不仅当着兼职导游、正在撰写毕业论文，与此同时，她还揽下了帮助姐姐奥戴尔（萨宾·阿泽玛 Sabine Azéma 饰）寻找新房子的责任。一次偶然中，卡蜜尔撞见了默默流泪的男子马克（朗贝尔·维尔森 Lambert Wilson 饰），马克的眼泪让卡蜜尔怦然心动，巧合的是，马克正好是一名房产销售员。
　　漂亮的卡蜜尔身边不乏追求者，西蒙（安德烈·杜索里埃 André Dussollier 饰）就是其中的一员，然而，尽管他创造了很多和卡蜜尔接触的机会，但卡蜜尔对于他的殷勤似乎视而不见。一幢豪华公寓将这一干人等联系到了一起，摩擦出了灿烂的火花。

　　故事发生在1997年的巴黎，卡蜜尔（阿涅丝·夏薇依 Agnès Jaoui 饰）是一名风风火火的热情女子，她不仅当着兼职导游、正在撰写毕业论文，与此同时，她还揽下了帮助姐姐奥戴尔（萨宾·阿泽玛 Sabine Azéma 饰）寻找新房子的责任。一次偶然中，卡蜜尔撞见了默默流泪的男子马克（朗贝尔·维尔森 Lambert Wilson 饰），马克的眼泪让卡蜜尔怦然心动，巧合的是，马克正好是一名房产销售员。
　　漂亮的卡蜜尔身边不乏追求者，西蒙（安德烈·杜索里埃 André Dussollier 饰）就是其中的一员，然而，尽管他创造了很多和卡蜜尔接触的机会，但卡蜜尔对于他的殷勤似乎视而不见。一幢豪华公寓将这一干人等联系到了一起，摩擦出了灿烂的火花。

　　十七世纪的路易十四时代，在肮脏混乱小镇上的少女玛奇丝（苏菲•玛索 Sophie Marceau 饰）以一曲美丽的舞蹈打动了来此演出的莫里哀剧团，玛奇丝跟着剧团来到了巴黎，开始做起了绝世名伶的美梦。然而演员路并不像她想象的顺利，她大多时候只能出演木讷愚蠢的哑人，并且要靠出卖身体的代价来换取演出的机会。诗人拉辛（兰伯特•威尔逊 Lambert Wilson 饰）与宫廷贵族在看戏时看中了玛奇丝，她因此获得了去为路易十四国王表演的机会。并由此与拉辛相识，两人逐渐产生了感情。玛奇丝开始在剧团和拉辛之间徘徊不断，最终决定出演了拉辛的悲剧，并且大获成功，也获得了国王的青睐。而再次演出时她却抱病昏倒，代替她演出的侍女不但打破了她与拉辛之间关于剧目角色的约定，更让她怀疑自己的价值……

　　十七世纪的路易十四时代，在肮脏混乱小镇上的少女玛奇丝（苏菲•玛索 Sophie Marceau 饰）以一曲美丽的舞蹈打动了来此演出的莫里哀剧团，玛奇丝跟着剧团来到了巴黎，开始做起了绝世名伶的美梦。然而演员路并不像她想象的顺利，她大多时候只能出演木讷愚蠢的哑人，并且要靠出卖身体的代价来换取演出的机会。诗人拉辛（兰伯特•威尔逊 Lambert Wilson 饰）与宫廷贵族在看戏时看中了玛奇丝，她因此获得了去为路易十四国王表演的机会。并由此与拉辛相识，两人逐渐产生了感情。玛奇丝开始在剧团和拉辛之间徘徊不断，最终决定出演了拉辛的悲剧，并且大获成功，也获得了国王的青睐。而再次演出时她却抱病昏倒，代替她演出的侍女不但打破了她与拉辛之间关于剧目角色的约定，更让她怀疑自己的价值……