Life Begins Tomorrow

Life Begins Tomorrow

1950
1h 27m
6.6

6.6/10

5 votes • View on IMDb
Documentary Drama
Overview

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.

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Status: Released

Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies
SFP
Production Countries
France
Spoken Languages
French

Keywords

dystopia

Quick Facts

Original Title La Vie Commence Demain
Release Date September 13, 1950
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt0140679
Website Visit Site

Cast

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
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)

Maria Skłodowska-Curie
Maria Skłodowska-Curie

Self (archive footage)

Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin

Self (archive footage)

Key Crew

Nicole Védrès
Writer
Nicole Védrès
Director
Edward Kingsley
Producer
Arthur Mayer
Producer
Armand Rubin
Producer
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