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Life Begins Tomorrow

Life Begins Tomorrow

Sep 13, 1950 1h 27m
6.2
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Synopsis

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.

Title Life Begins Tomorrow
Companies SFP
Countries France
Keywords dystopia
Jean-Pierre Aumont

Jean-Pierre Aumont

The Man of Today
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)
Marie Curie

Marie Curie

Self (archive footage)
Joseph Stalin

Joseph Stalin

Self (archive footage)
Jacques Prévert

Jacques Prévert

Self (uncredited)
Jean Cau

Jean Cau

Self - Sartre's secretary (uncredited)
Françoise Gilot

Françoise Gilot

Self - Picasso's companion (uncredited)
Irène Joliot-Curie

Irène Joliot-Curie

Self (archive footage)
Marcel Petiot

Marcel Petiot

Self (archive footage)