Life Begins Tomorrow

Life Begins Tomorrow

La vie commence demain
🎞️ Movie 86 min FR
โ˜… 7.1 /10 1950

Documentary filmmaker Nicole Vedre's 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" (talk about typecasting!) Film clips of hospitals, schoolrooms, scientific laboratories, and even nightclubs are woven into Vedre's fascinating tapestry.

Cast

Jean-Pierre Aumont
Jean-Pierre Aumont
Man of Today
Jean-Paul Sartre
Jean-Paul Sartre
Self
Self
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Jean Rostand
Self
Self
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Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris
Self
Self
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso
Self
Self
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André Gide
Self
Self
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Darius Milhaud
Composer
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André Bac
Cinematographer
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Fred Langenfeld
Cinematographer
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Pierre Levent
Cinematographer
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Maurice Pecqueux
Cinematographer