La Chimera movie storyline. Everyone has their own Chimera, something they try to achieve but never manage to find. For the band of tombaroli, thieves of ancient grave goods and archaeological wonders, the Chimera means redemption from work and the dream of easy wealth.
For Arthur, the Chimera looks like the woman he lost, Beniamina. To find her, Arthur challenges the invisible, searches everywhere, goes inside the earth – in search of the door to the afterlife of which myths speak. In an adventurous journey between the living and the dead, between forests and cities, between celebrations and solitudes, the intertwined destinies of these characters unfold, all in search of the Chimera.
La chimera is an Italian period romantic drama film written and directed by Alice Rohrwacher. The film stars Josh O’Connor, Carol Duarte, Vincenzo Nemolato, Alba Rohrwacher and Isabella Rossellini. La chimera was selected to compete for the Palme d’Or at the 76th Cannes Film Festival, where it premiered on 26 May 2023. It received positive reviews from critics and was named one of the top 5 international films of 2023 by the National Board of Review.
Film Review for La Chimera
Two hours lost in a world of poetry
Poetry is the first word that comes to mind when trying to describe that movie. Alice Rorhwacher depicts a world where past and present are interwoven. A forgotten rural Italy, haunted by the remnants of Antiquity. The movie is full of symbols, and the boundaries between past and present, life and death, reality and fantasy are constantly blurred.
The main character, Arthur, is marked by grief, and hides his pain among a band of gentle thieves. All around him, there is misery but also resilience, joy, survival. In this picaresque landscape, Arthur seems to be the only character inhabited by tragedy.
Rorhwacher has the power to evoke emotions that are hard to describe. I left the theater in a contemplative state and I’ve been thinking about the movie a lot since then. Only good movies can do that.
La Chimera (2024)
Directed by: Alice Rohrwacher
Starring: Josh O’Connor, Carol Duarte, Vincenzo Nemolato, Alba Rohrwacher, Isabella Rossellini, Lou Roy-Lecollinet, Gian Piero Capretto, Ramona Fiorini, Luca Gargiullo, Giuliano Mantovani
Screenplay by: Alice Rohrwacher
Production Design by: Elisa Bentivegna, Emita Frigato
Cinematography by: Hélène Louvart
Film Editing by: Nelly Quettie
Costume Design by: Loredana Buscemi
Set Decoration by: Rachele Meliadò
Art Direction by: Frigato Alessandra
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: 01 Distribution (Italy), Ad Vitam Distribution (France), Filmcoopi (Switzerland), Neon (United States)
Release Date: March 29, 2024
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