LA CHIMERA
An enchanting romantic adventure, an ethereal spiritual journey and a ripping heist movie like no other, Alice Rohrwacher’s LA CHIMERA follows a young British archaeologist who gets caught up in an international network dealing in stolen Italian artefacts.
SHOWTIMES
MAY 17 | FRI
5:00, 7:35 p.m.
MAY 18 | SAT
11:50 a.m., 2:25, 5:00, 7:35 p.m.
MAY 19 | SUN
11:50 a.m., 2:25, 5:00, 7:35 p.m.
MAY 20 | MON
7:35 p.m.
MAY 21 | TUE
5:00, 7:35 p.m.
MAY 22 | WED
5:00, 7:35 p.m.
MAY 23 | THU
5:00 p.m.
MAY 24 | FRI
5:00, 7:35 p.m.
MAY 25 | SAT
11:50 a.m., 2:25, 5:00, 7:35 p.m.
MAY 26 | SUN
5:00, 7:35 p.m.
MAY 27 | MON
5:00, 7:35 p.m.
MAY 28 | TUE
5:00, 7:35 p.m.
MAY 29 | WED
5:00, 7:35 p.m.
MAY 30 | THU
5:00, 7:35 p.m.
SYNOPSIS
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.
Premiering to major success at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, Alice Rohrwacher’s rule-breaking, magical film uncovers a world of wonders just below the surface. LA CHIMERA is a mesmerizing ode to the fragility of the beautiful things in life, and a cautionary tale about how easily they can be lost.
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HEARING AND VISUAL ASSISTANCE
Assisted Listening
Some Subtitles / Open Captions
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SUBTITLES
some Italian with English subtitles
NOT RATED
Many of the films shown at The Ross are not rated due to the prohibitive cost of acquiring a rating from the Motion Picture Association of America. Consequently, as many of these films contain graphic content, viewer discretion is advised.
REVIEWS
“LA CHIMERA sneaks up on you. Rohrwacher is a discreet virtuoso with a visual style that is appealing and demonstrably unshowy.”
“Mournful yet exuberant, LA CHIMERA is a towering work of art presented with the unassuming invitation of a warming summer morning. […] LA CHIMERA feels like the discovery of a new language. A staunch humanist, Rohrwacher makes movies that are primed for immortality. If her latest is somehow discovered 2,000 years from now among the ruins of what we once called civilization, it would be an astoundingly flattering portrait of us.”
“Alice Rohrwacher’s LA CHIMERA is dreamy and fantastical.”