Genesi: La creazione e il diluvio (1994) (TV)

Director:

Ermanno Olmi

Writer:

Ermanno Olmi (writer)

Release Date:

16 September 1994 (Italy)

Genre:

Drama | Adventure | Fantasy

Plot:

An all-enveloping darkness. Suddenly, a child's voice, frightened, questioning, pierces the darkness...

Plot Keywords:

Sequel | Religion | Biblical

Cast

Annabi Abdelialil	...	Cain
Omero Antonutti	...	Noah
Sabir Aziz	...	Adam
B. Haddan Mohammed	...	Abel
Haddou Zoubida	...	Eve

Directed by
Ermanno Olmi

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Ermanno Olmi		writer

Produced by
Franco Bollati	....	executive producer
Giampietro Bonamigo	....	line producer
Paolo Piria	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Ennio Morricone

Film Editing by
Paolo Cottignola
Fabio Olmi

Casting by
Abdessamad Dinia

Production Design by
Paolo Biagetti

Set Decoration by
Titus Dieter Vossberg

Costume Design by
Enrico Sabbatini

Makeup Department
Leila Ben Barka	....	makeup artist
Mario Michisanti	....	key makeup artist
Maurizio Silvi	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Francesco Fantacci	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Piergiorgio Gay	....	first assistant director
Zinedine Ibnou Jabal	....	second assistant director

Sound Department
Paolo Centoni	....	sound mixer

Special Effects by
Thierry Toscan	....	special effects

Stunts
Joel Proust	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Antonino Costantino	....	key grip
Giovanni Gebbia	....	Steadicam operator
Luca Luparini	....	camera operator
Fabio Olmi	....	camera operator
Francesco Rachini	....	gaffer
Vincenzo Vedovato	....	still photographer

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Giovanni Viti	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Paola Bocci	....	assistant editor

Transportation Department
Marco Quintili	....	transportation manager

Other crew
Laura Bettanin	....	production secretary
Milena Bono	....	production coordinator
Cristina De Gregorio	....	continuity
Augusto Grassi	....	jeweler
Augusto Grassi	....	leather master
Elisabetta Olmi	....	production coordinator
Roberto Penna	....	production auditor
Driss Saber	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Beta Film
• Lube Productions
• Lux Vide
• Quinta Communications

Distributors

• Flashstar Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Also Known As:

Die Bibel - Die Schöpfung (Germany)
Die Bibel - Genesis (Germany)
Genesis: The Creation and the Flood

Runtime:

Brazil:91 min

Country:

Italy | Germany | USA

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Filming Locations:

Morocco

Company:

Beta Film

Movie Connections:

Followed by David (1997) (TV)

Nice Cinematography...

An interesting attempt at a visual representation (set to Paul Scoffield's narration) of the book of Genesis. For the most part, the opening creation is a montage of unrelated images. Then the film moves to a somewhat abstract portrayal of Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Tubal Cain, then Noah and his family. Throughout are some quotes from the Psalms, Song of Songs, Isaiah, and I what I am certain are extra-biblical references. One sequence I found very interesting was the use of modern images of war and frenetic city life intertwined with portrayals of ungodly lifestyles in Noah's day to communicate that we are on the verge of God's coming judgment, just as his culture was. Very well done, I thought.

Overall, I give this film a 5/10- I wanted to give it a lot more, but it moves along at too slow a pace, with much of the film work seeming like filler material. This film is a lot less than I expected and I'm not sure I'd have been so quick to buy it ($5 at a garage sale) if I knew what it actually was.