Life Begins Tomorrow
1950, French. Directed by Nicole Védrès.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Nicole VédrèsDirector
- Pablo PicassoSelf
- Jean-Pierre AumontThe Man of Today
- Jean-Paul SartreSelf
- Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-GrisSelf
- Frédéric Joliot-CurieSelf
- Darius MilhaudSelf
- Charlie ChaplinSelf (archive footage)
- Albert EinsteinSelf (archive footage)
- Franklin D. RooseveltSelf (archive footage)
- George Bernard ShawSelf (archive footage)
- Maria Skłodowska-CurieSelf (archive footage)
- Joseph StalinSelf (archive footage)
Details
- Released
- 13 September 1950
- Original title
- La Vie Commence Demain
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Nicole Védrès
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Life Begins Tomorrow runs 87 minutes (1h 27m).
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Life Begins Tomorrow isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 13 September 1950. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Life Begins Tomorrow?
Life Begins Tomorrow (1950) was directed by Nicole Védrès and stars Pablo Picasso, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Jean-Paul Sartre.