2 h 10 m

2 h 10 m

Summary 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 ...

Directed By: Alice Rohrwacher

Written By: Carmela Covino, Marco Pettenello, Alice Rohrwacher

2 h 10 m

2 h 10 m

La Chimera

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 12 Critic Reviews

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Directed By: Alice Rohrwacher

Written By: Carmela Covino, Marco Pettenello, Alice Rohrwacher

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Universal Acclaim Based on 12 Critic Reviews

92% Positive
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8% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Universal Acclaim Based on 12 Critic Reviews

92% Positive
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The Guardian

May 26, 2023

La Chimera is a film that utterly occupies its own fictional space; it expresses its eccentric romance in its own fluent movie dialect. I was utterly captivated by this sad, lovelorn adventure.

By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW

The Playlist

May 29, 2023

As with her other works, La Chimera is a gift of a film, a philosophically stimulating piece of cinema that has the rare capacity to genuinely transform the way we look at the world.

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Variety

May 26, 2023

[Rohrwacher] offers all her earthly and otherworldly preoccupations in scattered, bejeweled fragments, for us to gather and assemble and interpret — and doesn’t much mind if some pieces stay buried.

By Guy Lodge FULL REVIEW

Slant Magazine

Sep 8, 2023

In this rueful film about all things unseen, the importance of time is seemingly felt by everyone.

By Jake Cole FULL REVIEW

IndieWire

May 26, 2023

O’Connor’s exquisite performance seems to channel Harry Dean Stanton’s haunted turn in “Paris, Texas”; less wraith-like in its physicality, but similarly intangible, like a man being played by his own shadow.

By David Ehrlich FULL REVIEW

The Telegraph

May 26, 2023

The further down the film descends, the more transfixing its images tend to get, as if Rohrwacher and Louvart have teamed up on an archaeological dig for their own treasures of texture and light.

By Tim Robey FULL REVIEW

Paste Magazine

Oct 10, 2023

The dreaminess, a clear evocation of Fellini, feels well-worn and contrived instead of exciting, coasting on aesthetics.

By Brianna Zigler FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Tempesta, Rai Cinema, Ad Vitam Production, Amka Films Productions, RSI-Radiotelevisione Svizzera, Arte France Cinéma, ARTE, Canal+, Ciné+, TRT 1 Türk Sinemasi, Office Fédéral de la Culture, CNC Aide aux cinémas du monde - Institut Français, Ministero della Cultura (MiC)

Duration 2 h 10 m

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Awards

Chicago International Film Festival

• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations

Valladolid International Film Festival

• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

European Film Awards

• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

Top Cast

Josh O'Connor

Arthur

Carol Duarte

Italia

Vincenzo Nemolato

Pirro

Isabella Rossellini

Flora

Alba Rohrwacher

Spartaco

Lou Roy-Lecollinet

Melodie

Giuliano Mantovani

Jerry

Gian Piero Capretto

Mario

Melchiorre Pala

Melchiorre

Ramona Fiorini

Fabiana

Luca Gargiullo

Il portuale

Yile Yara Vianello

Beniamina

Barbara Chiesa

Nella

Elisabetta Perotto

Vera

Chiara Pazzaglia

Rossa

Francesca Carrain

Sista

Valentino Santagati

Cantastorie

Piero Crucitti

Cantastorie

Luciano Vergaro

Katir

Carlo Tarmati

Carabiniere

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