It's best if you approach this short without knowing what to expect. Then you can immerse yourself in the journey that it takes you on. In particular, the use of colour is brilliant. Genesis is washed out and if colour is used it is mostly weak sepia tones. This serves as a stark backdrop to the occasional, yet perfectly timed, splashes of vibrant colour. Reds, greens and even flesh tones are heightened to a level rarely seen elsewhere.The slow and deliberate orchestral score provides the only narrative to this piece. Not that it needs anything else. This is all about exploring how much the artist (both the director and the lead character) is willing to invest in their art.I can see why this would be too slow for some, but anyone who feels that way is missing the point. Accept it for what it is and you will walk away enlightened, like any good piece of art should.

This film is an interesting one- I'll start by saying I rented the DVD out of curiosity to see Aftermath, but I'm very glad this was included too. It's a haunting short film, and to see Pep Tosar in this role right after I watched his depraved Aftermath character is certainly interesting- this guy's a damn good actor. The film itself speaks about a man's obsession with his deceased wife- and it tells the story with no dialogue of any kind, just a series of images, many of which are very powerful and well structured. I particularly like the one where Tosar's character is midway through the transformation he undergoes in this movie and is staring across the room at the statue of his wife. Really a beautiful image. It's interesting because I was recently in a discussion where the proposition was put forth that the only way to immortality is to obsess over your work. In 'Genesis' the sculptor definitely obsesses... and as a result he is able to see his wife in the land of the living again, just before the last of his own flesh and blood hardens to stone. A very interesting motion picture.

Perhaps realising that the corpse-humping in Aftermath was going to be impossible to beat in the sickness stakes, or maybe because he just didn't want to risk repeating himself, director Nacho Cerdà's next project after his infamous necrophilia classic was Genesis, a poetic study of grief. With not a single frame of hot cadaver sex in its 30 minutes runtime, it might disappoint the extreme horror fans who loved Aftermath, but those who like their cinematic weirdness to have a distinct art-house flavour, it should be something of a treat. A distraught sculptor, whose wife has died in a car crash, lovingly carves her likeness out of stone. But as he puts the finishing touches to the statue, it begins to bleed. Gradually, the life-size figure of his beloved spouse becomes real flesh and blood, but, as it does so, the sculptor slowly turns to stone. In devoting himself to keeping her memory alive, and by eternally grieving, he ultimately destroys himself (at least that's how I understood it). Once again, Cerdà proves that he is an extremely adept and brave film-maker, who has great control over both his imagery and sound. The visuals are beautiful, the camera movements smooth, and his use of classical music to accompany the drama is brilliant. Genesis is surreal, hypnotic, and dreamlike effort that is open to interpretation, and how much you enjoy it will depend entirely on how well you cope with ambiguous story lines. I enjoyed this film, and applaud Cerdà's willingness to explore new territory, but, to be honest, I preferred his more prevocative and shocking Aftermath (I confess, it's the sick gore-hound in me!). However, I am looking forward to seeing The Abandoned, which he wrote with fellow art-house horror film-maker Karim Hussain, to see how well he handled his first full-length feature.

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?