Torn between faith and science, and suffering hallucinations, English naturalist Charles Darwin struggles to complete 'On the Origin of Species' and maintain his relationship with his wife.Torn between faith and science, and suffering hallucinations, English naturalist Charles Darwin struggles to complete 'On the Origin of Species' and maintain his relationship with his wife.Torn between faith and science, and suffering hallucinations, English naturalist Charles Darwin struggles to complete 'On the Origin of Species' and maintain his relationship with his wife.
- Awards
- 2 nominations
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaPaul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly, who portray Charles Darwin and his wife Emma, are married in real life.
- GoofsThe epilogue states "He was buried with full Christian honours, in Westminister Abbey." This should read "Westminster Abbey."
- Quotes
Thomas Huxley: Mr Darwin, sir? Either you are being disingenuous or you do not fully understand your own theory. Evidently, what is true of the barnacle is true of all creatures, even humans. The Almighty can no longer claim to have authored every species in under a week. You've killed God, sir! You've killed God!
- Crazy creditsThe title appears against a background imitative of Michaelangelo's "The Creation of Adam" from the Sistine Chapel, with Adam replaced by the title. This is also simulated in the cover art, with Adam replaced by a chimpanzee.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Late Show with David Letterman: Episode #17.71 (2010)
This, Charles Darwin's homelife, is colourfully evoked in the slightly Gothic new film, Creation. As it opens with a flashback to a failed attempt to steal 'savage' children from a Pacific island and take them home to convert them into Good Christians, it has us on its side from the start; even more as it nods to Francois Truffaut's 'L'Enfant Sauvage'. Paul Bettany as the man himself is on-screen most of the time, like a contestant in the Channel Four 'big brother house' permanently in close-up. The way the story jumps backwards and forwards in time gives it the feeling of a ghost story too. And there are other pieces of Darwin's life we rarely get to think about, such as the relationship he built up with the female ape, stolen from her jungle family and living in solitary confinement in an English zoo until her death.
All in all, it's quite an emotional roller-coaster, although not at the expense of recreating the world of the late Victorians very convincingly.
- cliffhanley_
- Sep 23, 2009
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- Release date
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- Also known as
- Origin
- Filming locations
- Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England, UK(Malvern where Darwin was treated for health problems)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- £10,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $341,323
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $53,073
- Jan 24, 2010
- Gross worldwide
- $2,058,675
- Runtime1 hour 48 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1