La Chimera

Dir. Alice Rohrwacher. 2023, 133 mins. Italy. DCP. In Italian with English subtitles. With Josh O’Connor, Carol Duarte, Vincenzo Nemolato, Alba Rohrwacher, Isabella Rossellini. Perhaps our greatest contemporary Italian auteur, Alice Rohrwacher creates expansive human comedies that toe the line between fabulism and naturalism. She followed up the exhilarating Happy as Lazzaro with this spellbinding character-driven saga starring a sexily rumpled Josh O’Connor as Arthur, a thief fresh out of prison who rejoins with his roving band of tombaroli, or graverobbers who loot burial sites for their ancient jewels and precious objects. At the same time, Arthur is nursing the loss of his beloved Beniamina, who motivates his every move, even from beyond the grave. Fueled by Rohrwacher’s singular energy and earthy detail, La Chimera is a contemporary fairy tale that unites past and present. 

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