Life Begins Tomorrow
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.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Pablo PicassoSelf | Self |
 Jean-Pierre AumontThe Man of Today | The Man of Today |
 Jean-Paul SartreSelf | Self |
| CCharles-Édouard Jeanneret-GrisSelf | Self |
 Frédéric Joliot-CurieSelf | Self |
 Darius MilhaudSelf | Self |
 Charlie ChaplinSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Albert EinsteinSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Franklin D. RooseveltSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 George Bernard ShawSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Marie CurieSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Joseph StalinSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
| JJacques PrévertSelf (uncredited) | Self (uncredited) |
 Jean CauSelf - Sartre's secretary (uncredited) | Self - Sartre's secretary (uncredited) |
 Françoise GilotSelf - Picasso's companion (uncredited) | Self - Picasso's companion (uncredited) |
| AAndré GideSelf | Self |
| JJean RostandSelf | Self |
| AAndré LabartheSelf | Self |
| DDaniel LagacheSelf | Self |
| IIrène Joliot-CurieSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
| MMarcel PetiotSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |