Life Begins Tomorrow (1950)

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Original Title: La Vie Commence Demain

Release Date: September 13, 1950

Runtime: 87 minutes

Budget: $0.0

Revenue: $0.0

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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Cast

Jean-Pierre Aumont

The Man of Today

Charlie Chaplin

Self (archive footage)

Albert Einstein

Self (archive footage)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

George Bernard Shaw

Self (archive footage)

Marie Curie

Self (archive footage)

Joseph Stalin

Self (archive footage)

Jean Cau

Self - Sartre's secretary (uncredited)

Françoise Gilot

Self - Picasso's companion (uncredited)

Crew

Darius Milhaud

Original Music Composer

Jacques Nahum

Assistant Director

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