Genesis

This movie starts off with home movies of a guy and his family. It is hard to work out what happens afterward, but after about 2/3rds of the movie you begin to realise what is going on. Unlike Aftermath, this one contains no necrophilia which may or may not be a disappointment to some viewers. This one is very hard to follow, but strangely compelling where the guy sacrifices himself for the one he loves, in a less than voluntary way.

Originally, i was going to give this movie a 3, and then i realized the depth of this movie. It's trying to present. Grief at its finest. It's a movie about a man that is making a sculpture of his own wife, that passed away in a car crash. Well, he puts so much love, and effort into the statue, that he begins to transform into a statue himself, and the sculpture of his wife begins being alive. It's really hard to put the finger on it, but it's a really beautiful movie, that you might not get at watching it first time, i did not get it either. Pretty much you love somebody so much, and grief their death, that you would do anything, to the point of sacrificing your own life, for that person to be alive again, well and happy, whatever the death of cause may be, in this case, because he is responsible in a way for her death, but anyway i think he'd do the same, if he was not responsible. It's a movie that is trying to show how our most closest ones, our loved ones, that we would do anything to bring them back from the dead. Seeing the sculpture form into a human, was probably the most interesting and unique idea to think of. It's a very bizarre idea, that works very well.

I'm a rabid fan of Nacho Cerda's artful necro-shocker "Aftermath",but "Genesis" simply blew me away,when I first saw it on cinema screen in Warsaw nearly two years ago.This stunningly beautiful horror/short concentrates more on an extensive plot and theme,but still carries with it Cerda's taste for highly disturbing and confrontational imagery.Seemingly inspired by the classic Greek tale of Pygmalion and Galatea,"Genesis" concerns a sculptor whose wife has died suddenly in a car accident.Unable to cope with his grief,he begins to create a sculpture in her image.But as his work progresses,the sculpture begins to become flesh and blood,even as its maker's own skin becomes hard and stone-like."Genesis" is extremely beautiful,sad and heart-wrenching film about undying love and merciless death.Absolutely recommended.10 out of 10-what else?

After watching AFTERMATH - I didn't know what to expect from Nacho Cerda and GENESIS. I personally did not like AFTERMATH, not due to it being "disgusting" or "shocking", but because I just didn't get the point. I feel that AFTERMATH has been severely over-hyped due to it's subject matter, and that while it was a beautifully shot film, it just didn't have anything going for it, in my opinion. Not so with GENESIS - although the subject matter was not nearly as controversial, and there is very little in the "gore" department, GENESIS is one of the most well put together, hauntingly beautiful films I've ever seen. Not only is the camera-work itself crisp and clear, but the score and sound FX are absolutely perfect. The short centers around a man (Pep Tosar from AFTERMATH)whose wife is killed in an auto accident. He lovingly recreates her in sculpture, and the sculpture begins to come alive. As the sculpture of his wife begins taking on flesh and blood, the sculptor himself begins to turn to stone. GENESIS is not a "horror" film in the strict sense of the word. It is more a tragic love story dealing with themes of life,love, loss and death. I really don't know what to say about it, other than it is a real gem of a film and shows what a great director Cerda can be if approaching the right subject matter. Even though I personally was not at all impressed with AFTERMATH, GENESIS on the other hand is a masterpiece of a short film and makes me really want to see what Cerda will do next. Highly recommended 9 1/2 out of 10

Genesis (1998)

** 1/2 (out of 4)

Another Spanish horror film from Nacho Cerda. A man accidentally kills his woman in a car wreck and to keep her memory alive he sculps a life size figure of her. Soon after the figure is complete, the thing starts to bleed and slowly comes to life. This one here isn't as good as the above film but it does have several nice moments and some very good direction. The gore factor isn't nearly as high but the film is just as effective.

Available on DVD with the director's 1994 film Aftermath.