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Life Begins Tomorrow

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Documentary filmmaker Védrès' first semi-fictional feature was released in France in 1949 as La Vie Commence Demain. The film made it to the U.S. in 1952 as Life Begins Tomorrow. Made in cooperation with UNESCO, the film speculates on the future of mankind after the advent of Atomic Energy. Many prominent French artists and intellects contribute to the narration: Jean-Pierre Aumont plays The Man of Today, Andre Labarthe is the Man of Tomorrow, and Jean-Paul Sartre, Daniel Agache, Jean Rostand, Le Corbusier, Pablo Picasso and Andre Gide are respectively seen as "The Existentialist," "The Psychiatrist,' "The Biologist," "The Architect," "The Artist" and "The Author". Film clips of hospitals, schoolrooms, scientific laboratories, and even nightclubs are woven into Védrès' fascinating tapestry.

Directed byNicole Védrès

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 27m
Language
FR
Released
September 13, 1950
Studios
SFP

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso

Self

Jean-Pierre Aumont

Jean-Pierre Aumont

The Man of Today

Jean-Paul Sartre

Jean-Paul Sartre

Self

Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris

Self

Frédéric Joliot-Curie

Frédéric Joliot-Curie

Self

Darius Milhaud

Darius Milhaud

Self

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin

Self (archive footage)

Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein

Self (archive footage)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw

Self (archive footage)

Creative team
Directed by
Nicole Védrès
Nicole Védrès
Written by
Nicole Védrès
Nicole Védrès
Produced by
Edward Kingsley
Arthur Mayer

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