''Genesis: The Creation and the Flood'' ( it, Genesi: La creazione e il diluvio; also called ''The Bible: Genesis'' in

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) is a 1994 television film shot in Morocco, directed by an Italian

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director, renowned

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. It is based on the Book of Genesis, first book of the Hebrew Bible, where creation of the world and Great Flood are described. This film utilizes a cast of native

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s. Text of ''Genesis'' is read by a narrator, who at times appears as an elderly desert nomad telling the story to his extended Bedouin family. Modern clips of warfare and destruction are used to illustrate some

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pronouncements about the evils practiced by mankind. The script fairly accurately follows the first nine chapters of ''Genesis'', with a few added portions, like excerpts from the Song of Songs,

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Plot

This story begins with the creation of this planet. It is told by an old desert shepherd whose grandson is very young and curious. The old man also mentions Adam and Eve, their temptation and transgression by a snake which led to their permanent banishment from the

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. The story continues with the first crime committed by mankind: Cain murdering his brother Abel. Genealogy of Cain and genealogy of

Seth Seth,; el, Σήθ ''Sḗth''; ; "placed", "appointed") in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Mandaeism, and Sethianism, was the third son of Adam and Eve and brother of Cain and Abel, their only other child mentioned by name in the Hebrew Bible. A ...

are also given. Mankindʻs corruption was great on Earth. God felt regret for making humans, but there was a man called

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. He and his family obediently build an ark to guard themselves and animals from a flood that will wash away mankind's wickedness. All these events are told through the clear and simple words of an old nomad shepherd.

Cast

* Omero Antonutti (voiced in English by Paul Scofield) – old narrator /

*Sabir Aziz –

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*Haddou Zoubida – Eve *Annabi Abdelialil –

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*B. Haddan Mohammed – Abel

Notes

External links

''Genesis'': The Creation and the Flood
at Vimeo * Films based on the Book of Genesis Italian drama films 1994 television films 1994 films 1994 drama films Italian television films Cultural depictions of Adam and Eve Cultural depictions of Cain and Abel Cultural depictions of Noah Noah's Ark in film Films directed by Ermanno Olmi 1990s Italian films {{tv-drama-film-stub