La Chimera

Rorhwacher creates multilayered worlds that stay with you long after the film ends. This story of a lost-soul archaeologist turned tomb-raider (Josh O’Connor) in 1980s Italy and the people around him, including the comical, sometimes ruthless gang of petty criminals who lean on his talents and the mother of his lost love (Isabella Rossellini), is beguiling, poetic, funny, mournful, romantic, strange, magical and utterly distinctive.

Directed by Alice Rohrwacher.

Stars Josh O’Connor, Carol Duarte, Vincenzo Nemolato, Alba Rohrwacher, and Isabella Rossellini.

Italy. In Italian, English, French, Portuguese.

Rated M.

Released 2023.

Runtime 130 minutes.

Cannes Film Festival, won AFCAE Art House Cinema Award (Rohrwacher), Palme Dog, nominated for Palme d’Or. Chicago International Film Festival, won Best Cinematography, Best Ensemble Performance, nominated for Gold Hugo. European Film Awards, won Best Production Designer, nominated for Best European Actor (O’Connor).