Movie Description
La Vie Commence Demain
(1950)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Nicole Védrès
- Producer : Edward Kingsley,Arthur Mayer,Armand Rubin
- Writer : Nicole Védrès
- Editor : Marinette Cadix
- Cast : Pablo Picasso,Jean-Pierre Aumont,Jean-Paul Sartre,Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris,Frédéric Joliot-Curie,Darius Milhaud,Charlie Chaplin,Albert Einstein,Franklin D. Roosevelt,George Bernard Shaw,Marie Curie,Joseph Stalin,Jacques Prévert,Jean Cau,Françoise Gilot,André Gide,Jean Rostand,André Labarthe,Daniel Lagache,Irène Joliot-Curie,Marcel Petiot
Cast
Self
The Man of Today
Self
Self
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (uncredited)
Self - Sartre's secretary (uncredited)
Self - Picasso's companion (uncredited)
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
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Facts
Original TitleLa Vie Commence Demain
Status Released
Release Information
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1950-09-13
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 27m
Homepagehttps://www.moma.org/calendar/events/6156
Production CompaniesSFP
Genres
- Documentary
- Drama
