Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Set in the poorer Naples of 1953, Adelina (Loren) supports her unemployed husband Carmine (Mastroianni) and child by selling black market cigarettes. When she doesn't pay a fine, her furniture is to be repossessed. However her neighbours assist her by hiding the furniture. A lawyer who lives in the neighbourhood advises Carmine that as the fine and furniture is in Adelina's name, she will be imprisoned. However, Italian law stipulates that woman can not be gaoled who is pregnant or within six months after a pregnacy. As a result Adelina schemes to purposely stay pregnant. After seven children, Carmine is seriously exhausted and Adelina must make the choice of being impregnated by their mutual friend Pasquale (Aldo Giuffrè) or be incarcerated.