Life Begins Tomorrow

No ratings yet

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.

Watch this film

Prime Video

Rent, buy, or stream

Amazon

DVD & Blu-ray

Apple TV

Rent, buy, or stream

Vudu

Rent or buy

Some links are affiliate links — I earn a small commission if you buy, at no extra cost to you. Learn more

Cast

Pablo Picasso actor Jean-Pierre Aumont actor Jean-Paul Sartre actor

🎭

Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris actor

🎭

Frédéric Joliot-Curie actor

🎭

Darius Milhaud actor Charlie Chaplin actor Albert Einstein actor Franklin D. Roosevelt actor George Bernard Shaw actor Marie Curie actor Joseph Stalin actor Jacques Prévert actor

🎭

Jean Cau actor Françoise Gilot actor André Gide actor Jean Rostand actor

🎭

André Labarthe actor

🎭

Daniel Lagache actor

🎭

Irène Joliot-Curie actor