The story
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.
Cast & crew
Pablo PicassoSelf
Jean-Pierre AumontThe Man of Today
Jean-Paul SartreSelf
Frédéric Joliot-Curie
Darius MilhaudSelf
Charlie ChaplinSelf (archive footage)
Albert EinsteinSelf (archive footage)
Franklin D. RooseveltSelf (archive footage)
George Bernard ShawSelf (archive footage)
Marie CurieSelf (archive footage)
Joseph StalinSelf (archive footage)Explore the crew
- Director
- Nicole Védrès
- Writer
- Nicole Védrès
- Producer
- Edward Kingsley
- Producer
- Arthur Mayer
- Producer
- Armand Rubin
- Editor
- Marinette Cadix
- Director of Photography
- André Bac
- Director of Photography
- Fred Langenfeld
- Director of Photography
- Maurice Pecqueux
- Director of Photography
- Pierre Levent
- Original Music Composer
- Darius Milhaud