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.

　　夜总会女二流歌手迪劳丽丝（胡比•戈德堡）因意外目睹一桩谋杀被黑帮头目追杀，为逃脱杀手追击，她求助于警方，警方为保护她这个现场证人，安排她躲进世界上最安全的地方——一所修女院。
　　修女院沉寂冷清的生活令一向好动的迪劳丽丝难以忍受，遂晚上趁人不备跑出去唱歌跳舞，院长（玛吉·史密斯）担心她出事，将她安排到唱诗班里，她又嫌唱诗班异常糟糕，决定动手改造，于是在做弥撒时，唱诗班高唱起流行歌曲，不过歌词改成了赞美天主，谁想，此举竟受到教友的热烈欢迎，并引来教宗的专程前来欣赏。如此好玩的新闻，电视台岂肯放过？可是电视上一曝光，迪劳丽丝也被宣告要再次逃命。

　　一位乐团指挥，怀疑自己的妻子和男秘书有染，将愤怒和失落融进了自己的指挥中

　　弗洛拉（伊芙·休森 Eve Hewson 饰）是一位住在都柏林的年轻母亲，很久以前就失去了抱负，在努力抚养儿子麦克斯（奥伦·金兰 Orén Kinlan 饰）的同时，她要兼顾一份维持生计的托儿工作，并与不友善的前任进行令人忧虑的共同抚养孩子的安排。 母子俩关系紧张，在相互理解的过程中挣扎，弗洛拉伪装成自私之人来寻求自主和自爱，麦克斯渴望独立和自我表达 ，走上了犯罪之路，成为一个小偷。 警察鼓励弗洛拉为麦克斯寻找一门爱好，弗洛拉送给儿子一把被丢弃的二手吉他作为生日礼物，但被后者拒绝，她决定自己通过Zoom向一位热爱音乐的老师学习。在母子两人建立关系的过程中，麦克斯自己的音乐天赋显露出来，音乐将让生活重新充满活力，唤醒沉睡已久的梦想，并让孤立环境成长的人建立新的联系。