La Chimera
Director: Alice Rohrwacher Run Time: 133 min. Release Year: 2023 Language: Italian
Starring: Alba Rohrwacher, Carol Duarte, Isabella Rossellini, Josh O'Connor, Vincenzo Nemolato
Just out of jail and still searching for his late beloved Beniamina, crumpled English archaeologist Arthur reconnects with his wayward crew of tombaroli accomplices – a happy-go-lucky collective of itinerant grave-robbers who survive by looting Etruscan tombs and fencing the ancient treasures they dig up. Arthur isn’t interested in the artefacts, though; he’s seeking a legendary door to the underworld, and to Beniamina.
“There’s nothing quite like La Chimera — which is typical of the Italian filmmaker Alice Rohrwacher, who is fond of adding dashes of magic to tales that explore her country’s past.” ~ David Sims, The Atlantic