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Creators: The Past

Creators: The Pastis an Italianscience fictionfantasy filmdirected by Piergiuseppe Zaia, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Eleonora Fani and composed the soundtrack. The film stars Eleonora Fani, Jennifer Mischiati,Bruce Payne,andPer Fredrik Åslyin the lead roles, and featuresguest appearancesbyGérard DepardieuandWilliam Shatner.The story is about how the destinies of mankind are being manipulated by a race of powerful extraterrestrials known as the Creators. The film was announced as the first part of a plannedtrilogy,[1]with the next two installments beingCreators: The PresentandCreators: The Future.[2]Principal photography began in 2014, but the film did not reach theaters before 2020. Its release in Italy eventually suffered from theCOVID-19 pandemic.

Creators: The Past
Directed byPiergiuseppe Zaia
Written by
  • Piergiuseppe Zaia
  • Eleonora Fani
Produced by
  • Piergiuseppe Zaia
  • Eleonora Fani
  • Bruce Payne
  • Michel Vandewalle
Starring
CinematographyEzio Gamba
Edited by
  • Andrea Torreano
  • Simone Fava
  • Walter Volpatto
  • George Koran
  • Paul Lavoie
Music byPiergiuseppe Zaia
Production
companies
  • Atlas International
  • Artuniverse
Distributed byEuropictures
Release date
  • 8 October 2020(2020-10-08)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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The film provides a fictional explanation as to why theMayan prophecydid not come to pass. As the end of the year 2012 arrives, the universe is about to undergo an extraordinary planetary alignment which will cause a total eclipse to be visible from planet Earth. The eight members of the Galactic Council regulating the stability of the universe gather to discuss the effects of the coming alignment. Each of the godlike members of the council is a "Creator" governing their own planet. All the data regarding the planets, including the secrets about theDNAof their respective species, are recorded into mystical objects known as thelens.

Following the rebellion of Lord Kanaff, the regent of planet Earth, the Galactic Council loses control of thelenswhich contains the recording of the entire history and the memories of humanity. The data contained in the object includes the secret that mankind was created byaliensand that allreligionsare a sham to keep humanity under control. Sofy, a young woman who wasabducted as a child by aliens,is entrusted by the Creators with the task of locating the missing lens. The female warrior Lady Airre is sent by the council of the Creators to capture Lord Kanaff. Meanwhile, another Creator, Lord Kal, has been secretly plotting to take control of Earth through theIlluminati,in order to replace his own dying planet.

Cast

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  • Eleonora Fani as Lady Airre, an emissary of the Creators
  • Bruce Payneas Lord Kal, a villainous Creator who wants to take control of planet Earth
  • Jennifer Mischiati as Sofy, a young woman entrusted with finding the missing lens
  • Per Fredrik Åslyas Alex Walker, a young doctor who helps Sofy in her quest
  • Marc Fiorinias Lord Kanaff, the regent of planet Earth
  • William Shatneras Lord Ogmha, chairman of the Creators' Galactic Council
  • Gérard Depardieuas the Master of Faith, an agent of the Creators who secretly oversees all of Earth's religions
  • Ksenia Prohaska as Dr. Ferrari, one of Lord Kal's evil minions
  • Angelo Minoli as Natan, a man created by Lady Airre using the DNA ofJesus Christ
  • Sébastien Foucanas Tammuz, Natan's "brother"
  • Yohann Chopin as Chris Walker
  • Elio Pascarelli as Young Natan
  • Elisabetta Coraini as Elizabeth
  • Pete Antico as Lord Marduk, a member of the Galactic council
  • Daniel McVicaras Dan Anderson
  • Kristina Pimenovaas Singing Child
  • Jonna Cambrand as Joro
  • Mauro Biglinoas himself
  • Piergiuseppe Zaia as Jesus Christ

Production

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The film originated with a project by music composer and festival organizer Piergiuseppe Zaia[3]and psychologist andalternative medicinetherapist Eleonora Fani.[4]Zaia and Fani co-wrote the screenplay, with Zaia directing the film and Fani playing one of the lead roles.[5]The film was shot on location inItaly,mostly in thePiedmontregion.[6]Locations included theprovince of Biellaand the historical area ofCanavese[7]in Piedmont, as well as theAosta ValleyandVenice.Some scenes were filmed at theVerrès Castleand the Castle Savoia.[8]The city ofBiellaand its province were actively involved in the making of the film, for which they provided locations as well as funding.[6]

Principal photographystarted in 2014.[9]The first scenes involving Gérard Depardieu and Bruce Payne were shot in October of that year.[10]Post-productiontook place atFotoKeminBurbank.[11]The film, originally slated for a release in February 2016, remained unreleased at that date.[12]In December 2017, director Zaia said that the film was "almost ready" for worldwide distribution and that it had been delayed in part due to the extensive use ofgreen screenandspecial effects,and to the addition of new scenes involving new actors. As the film had been shot in English, the Italiandubbinghad not yet been completed at that point.[13]

Promotion

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The official trailer was shown on January 17, 2019, onVimeo.[14]Anovelizationwas released in February 2020 only in Italian.[15]

Soundtrack

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Thetheme song"Across Endless Dimensions" is performed byDimash Kudaibergen.[16]Director Piergiuseppe Zaia composed the song as well as the rest of the soundtrack.[17]

Release

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The film's trailer was released on March 6, 2019.[18]Also in 2019, the film premiered in China at theShanghai International Film Festival[19]and in Santa Monica, United States at the Atlas International Film Exhibition.[20]A promotional tour commenced in Italy at theLucca Comics & Gamesfestival.[21][1]The film was first set to be theatrically released on March 13, 2020[22]but this was delayed due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.The film was then released in cinemas in Italy on October 8, 2020,[23]but was pulled from distribution two weeks later when Italian theaters closed again due to the resurging pandemic.[24][7]The film was released to streaming on February 7, 2023,[25][26]onAmazon Prime,licensed exclusively in Italy and Vatican City,[27][28]with only Italian Dubs. The English-language version was later released on Amazon's video rental services.[29][18]

Reception

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Giancarlo Zappoli of mymovies.it stated that the film's two strengths were its notable cast and the foray into fantasy and sci-fi (which is pioneering for Italian films) but that the screenplay suffered from an abundance ofsubplots.[30]Valerio Molinaro ofCorriere spettacolopraised the film'sscenographyand its "first-rate choral cast" but found the screenplay "not always up to par".[11]Antonio Palazzo ofextratek.comcommented that the film "is an ambitious all-Italian Blockbuster, with an excellent background story" and good performances from "world-famous actors" but that the screenplay was often confusing and that the film's running time did not allow the story to develop as it should have.[31]Fiaba Di Martino ofFilm TVmagazine criticized the screenplay and the underwritten characters, and compared the movie to an overenthusiasticfan filmmade forYouTube.[32]Martina Catrambone ofthemacguffin.itwrote that the writing, editing, music, and special effects did not make any sense, and stated that such a film proved that Italian cinema should avoidscience fiction.[33]Alberto Mutignani of the online magazineThe Walk of Famecalled it "the worst film of the year", stating that the film ended up being an unintentional comedy, with a story so confusing that one wondered if some scenes were missing.[34]A reviewer for the websiteNerdevil.itpanned the film for its confusing screenplay and uneven performances, and noted that while the story deserved some praise for its originality, it also alluded to all sorts ofconspiracy theories,as evidenced by the cameo of authorMauro Biglino.[35]

Creators: the Pastranked ninth at the Italian box office during its first weekend, earning 69,000 euros.[36]It eventually earned 120,000 euros before its release was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic.[37]

In January 2021, director Piergiuseppe Zaia stated that despite the film's aborted release, he and Fani were working on what would be the second installment of the trilogy.[7]

References

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  13. ^"Cinema, Zaia:" Il mio film è quasi pronto per il debutto mondiale "".News Biella.December 5, 2017.RetrievedAugust 17,2022.
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  29. ^Zaia, Piergiuseppe (January 23, 2019)."Director Biography - Piergiuseppe Zaia".Film Freeway.RetrievedFebruary 11,2023.
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