Life Begins Tomorrow

Documentary filmmaker Védrès first semifictional feature was released in France in 1949 as La Vie Commence Demain The film made it to the US 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 JeanPierre Aumont plays The Man of Today Andre Labarthe is the Man of Tomorrow and JeanPaul 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