La chimera (2023)

Directed by

Alice Rohrwacher

Genre

adventure film, comedy drama

Country

Switzerland, France, Italy

Runtime

2h 10m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 591 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1980s Italy, a British man uses his strange talent to find hidden Etruscan tombs. He works with a group of local grave robbers while searching for a lost love.

melancholicslow-burnwhimsicalearthybittersweetatmosphericnostalgicoffbeat

What happens

La chimera (Italian: [la kiˈmɛːra]; lit. 'The chimera') is a 2023 comedy-drama film written and directed by Alice Rohrwacher. It is set in Italy in the 1980s in a small town on the Tyrrhenian Sea and stars Josh O'Connor as a British archaeologist-turned-grave robber with a gift for divining the locations of Etruscan tombs. Isabella Rossellini, Alba Rohrwacher, Carol Duarte, and Vincenzo Nemolato appear in supporting roles. 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 was released in Italy by 01 Distribution on 23 November 2023. It received 13 nominations at the 69th David di Donatello awards. The film received positive reviews from critics, being named one of the top 5 international films of 2023 by the National Board of Review. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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