CREATION (PG)

Director: Jon Amiel

Starring: Paul Bettany, Jennifer Connelly, Jeremy Northam, Toby Jones

UK 2009

108 mins

Part ghost story, part psychological thriller and part love story, CREATION is based on the complex and fascinating Annie’s Box written by Randal Hume Keynes, the great, great grandson of Charles Darwin. The film focuses on the relationship between Darwin and his daughter Annie, whose tragic early death had a pivotal effect on his research and his view of the world as a Godless one. As his agnosticism grows, he is torn between his love for his deeply religious wife and his revolutionary theories. Rather than creating a historical document, director Amiel has crafted a passionate portrait of an extraordinary mind in a state of extraordinary conflict. The film is released to celebrate 150 years since the publication of On the Origin of Species.