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Part ghost story, part psychological thriller, part heart-wrenching love story, 'Creation' is the powerful story of Charles Darwin and the single most explosive idea in history.
'Creation' is based upon Randal Keynes’ book, ‘Annie’s Box’, about the life of his great great grandfather, the world’s pre-eminent scientist, Charles Darwin. He is played by acclaimed British actor Paul Bettany, and his wife Emma Darwin is played by his real-life partner, Academy Award winner Jennifer Connelly.
Darwin’s great, still controversial, book ‘On the Origin of Species’ depicts nature as a battleground. In 'Creation' the battleground is a man’s heart. Torn between his love for his deeply religious wife and his own growing belief in a world where God has no place, Darwin finds himself caught in a struggle between faith and reason, love and truth. This is not the grey-bearded old man that most imagine when they think of Darwin.
The Darwin we meet in 'Creation' is a young, vibrant father, husband, and friend, whose mental and physical health gradually buckles under the weight of guilt and grief for a lost child. Ultimately it is the ghost of Annie, his adored ten-year-old daughter, who leads Darwin out of darkness to reconnect with his wife and family. Only then is he able to create the book that changed the world.
Told in a dazzling collage of scenes from the past and present, laced with stories of exotic animals and the dark dreams of a troubled mind 'Creation' is a film that will provoke, entertain and ultimately deeply move you.
No single researcher since Darwin has matched his bearing on the natural and social sciences, from his theories of evolution and their impact on religion and politics through to cultural relations and philosophy. Over 125 years since his death, his work is still an inspiration in a world that continues to be shaped by his ideas.
The world celebrated Charles Darwin in 2009, the year marking the bicentenary of his birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his most famous work, ‘On the Origin of Species – By Means of Natural Selection’. This was an explosive book published at a time when church underpinned society and Man was believed to be God’s separate and most precious creation. It proposed a logical explanation for the diversity of species including the evolution of man, and was to forever change the way we view mankind and our place in the world, sparking controversy and debate that still rages today, even with the scientific evidence that now exists, such as DNA research and genetics.
Release Date : 25 Jun 2010