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Genesis: The Creation and the Flood

1994 · 97 min

A slow, contemplative retelling that feels like listening to an elder share sacred stories by firelight, both intimate and vast.

Directed by
Ermanno Olmi
Genres
Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Starring
Omero Antonutti, Paul Scofield, Sabir Aziz
Overview
An all-enveloping darkness. Suddenly, a child's voice, frightened, questioning, pierces the darkness... The first flickering rays of light begin to sculpt mysterious shapes out of the darkness... Among them, a very old man. He reassures the child, exhorting him to see the wonders of the earth. And it is with this child's eyes that we will witness the creation of the world.

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Directed by
Ermanno Olmi
Genres
Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Starring
Omero Antonutti, Paul Scofield, Sabir Aziz
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • family
  • morality
  • survival
  • death
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
timeless
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
adventure, drama, fantasy, history, tv movie
Directed by
Ermanno Olmi
Written by
Ermanno Olmi
Starring
Omero Antonutti, Paul Scofield, Sabir Aziz, Haddou Zoubida, Annabi Abdelialil, B. Haddan Mohammed
Music
Ennio Morricone
Cinematography
Ermanno Olmi
Runtime
97 min
Country
Germany, Italy
Languages
Italian, English

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