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Paul Bettany unveils his Creation.


Summary: A new film about Charles Darwin promises to show another side to the man behind the theory of evolution.

A new film about Charles Darwin promises to show another side to the man behind the theory of evolution.

Creation is being released this year to coincide with a double Darwin anniversary. It is 250 years since his birth and 150 years since the publication of his most famous book, On the Origin of Species.

It is adapted from the book Annie's Box by Randal Keynes Randal Hume Keynes OBE is a British author and a great-great-grandson of Charles Darwin. He is the well known author of the intimate exploration of his famous ancestry, Annie's Box, subtitled Darwin, His Daughter, and Human Evolution , Darwin's great-great-grand-son. The biopic bi·o·pic  
n.
A film or television biography, often with fictionalized episodes.


biopic
Noun

Informal a film based on the life of a famous person [bio(graphical) + pic(ture)]
 mixes fact and fiction and follows the naturalist as he comes up with his theory, detailing how all living things Living Things may refer to:
  • Life, or things in nature that are alive
  • Living Things (band), a St. Louis musical group
  • Living Things (album) by Matthew Sweet
 evolve over time as only the fittest survive. It was a theory which ruffled ruf·fle 1  
n.
1. A strip of frilled or closely pleated fabric used for trimming or decoration.

2. A ruff on a bird.

3.
a. A ruckus or fray.

b. Annoyance; vexation.

4.
 the feathers of Christians at the time and still causes great debate today.

Real life couple, Paul Bettany Paul Bettany (born May 27, 1971) is an English actor best known for his roles as Geoffrey Chaucer in A Knight's Tale, Charles Herman in A Beautiful Mind, Stephen Maturin in , Peter Colt in Wimbledon and as Silas in The Da Vinci Code.  and Jennifer Connelly play husband and wife, Charles and Emma Darwin.

The film also deals with the death of their daughter Annie and how this fuels Darwin to develop ideas, but puts a strain on their relationship.

While many critics have praised the attention to detail and cinematography cinematography: see motion picture photography.
cinematography

Art and technology of motion-picture photography. It involves the composition of a scene, lighting of the set and actors, choice of cameras, camera angle, and integration of special
, some have commented on the filmmaker's use of dramatic license as it is unclear how passionate the Darwins' relationship really was.

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Date:Sep 28, 2009
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