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Life Begins Tomorrow

6.2

1950•1h 27m

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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Cast

Photo of Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso

Self

Photo of Jean-Pierre Aumont

Jean-Pierre Aumont

The Man of Today

Photo of Jean-Paul Sartre

Jean-Paul Sartre

Self

Photo of Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris

Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris

Self

Photo of Frédéric Joliot-Curie

Frédéric Joliot-Curie

Self

Photo of Darius Milhaud

Darius Milhaud

Self

Photo of Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

Photo of George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Marie Curie

Marie Curie

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Joseph Stalin

Joseph Stalin

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Jean Cau

Jean Cau

Self - Sartre's secretary (uncredited)

Photo of Françoise Gilot

Françoise Gilot

Self - Picasso's companion (uncredited)

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