Creation

[andrews]

The film is based on the book ‘Annie’s Box:: Darwin, His Daughter, and Human Evolution’ by British conservationist and author and a great-great-grandson of Charles Darwin, Randal Keynes. It explores the relationship between Darwin and his daughter Annie whose early death deeply affected him and his views on religion.

Charles Darwin and his wife are played by husband and wife duo Paul Bettany & Jennifer Connelly, in this film which brings to light the little-known private life of the scientist explorer.
The film portrays Darwin as a doting husband and father, torn between his love for his deeply religious wife and his own growing belief in evolutionary theory, which he would later print in his book On the Origin of the Species.

Writer Randal Keynes was a production consultant for the film.

Creation will be released in UK cinemas this September.


Trailer: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film ... ailer.html

This looks to be a fine set piece period drama, starring Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly. It looked fairly powerful on the big screen, with an excellent cast, and costumes. I hope there will be some preview screenings for us to watch.

[phunkygal]

Does anyone get the Guardian? In todays paper and Sundays Observer theres details to win tix to a preview screening of this but thats all the details I have, it could be a code or a comp really

[andrews]

Creation Opens Toronto Film Festival. (source:FemaleFirst Helen Earnshaw)

Creation kicked off the Toronto Film Festival as Oscar excitement once again gripped the event.

Over recent years movies such as Juno and last year's Slumdog Millionaire have all bee uncovered by the festival and went on to Academy Award success.

Starring Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly the film is a powerful story of Charles Darwin and the single most explosive idea in history.

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.

And everyone knows that the Academy love a good biopic turn come awards season and Paul Bettany's great performance as Darwin is bound to turn a few heads.

The British movie kicks off ten days of red carpets, celebrities and fine movies as Toronto once again has a great line-up, a line-up that should once again eclipse Venice.

And British movies are very high on the agenda this year with twenty six screening as they all try to replicate the success of last year's Slumdog Millionaire, which won the audience award at the festival before dominating the awards season.

And Bettany and Connelly were on the red carpet last night for the premiere of the film speaking to the PA the actor said: "You always worry that you do a small movie about a controversial subject that never gets seen, and it really was thrown a lifeline so I feel very privileged and very proud."

But there appears to be no fear of the movie going unnoticed as it looks set to kick start the age old debate of science vs religion.

[Beate]

There was a small article in the paper yesterday about Dominic West's little daughter playing a part and going to the premiere at the Curzon Mayfair this Sunday. It's probably too late for any comps for that!

[elski]

I just got a message from the showroom facebook group about tickets up for grabs for a press screening tomorrow but I've got to wait in for a phone engineer what's the betting he turns up at 8am and I would've been able to go?

[Beate]

Then grab the tix!

[elski]

Then grab the tix!

I might get blacklisted if I don't turn up as they do it by names on a guest list so didn't want to risk it.

[Ms Thrifty]

Comp closed 11.59 pm yesterday - have only just seen Friday's "Guardian" - sorry. Let's hope for some proper previews. Did anyone else read the story about this film not getting a US distributor because Darwin's theory of evolution is considered too controversial there?!

[Ms Thrifty]

No hope of previews now, presumably, since the film opens this Friday? Oh well, can't have everything and at least we can wait and see if the critics think it's worth seeing. Reviews on IMDB are encouraging.

[Beate]

Well if any last minute previews come up, please think of me, this film is on my to see list!