La Chimera

2023 [ITALIAN]

Action / Adventure / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy / Romance

30
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 74% · 152 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 74% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.3/10 10 20680 20.7K

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Plot summary

Just out of jail, rumpled 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.

Director

Alice Rohrwacher Photo
Alice Rohrwacher

Top cast

Josh O'Connor Photo
Josh O'Connor as Arthur
Isabella Rossellini Photo
Isabella Rossellini as Flora
Alessandro Genovesi Photo
Alessandro Genovesi as Controllore
Carol Duarte Photo
Carol Duarte as Italia
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1.18 GB
1280*726
Italian 2.0
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23.976 fps
2 hr 11 min
Seeds 18
1.18 GB
1280*726
Italian 2.0
NR
Subtitles us   it   es   pt   fr  
24 fps
2 hr 11 min
Seeds 15
2.42 GB
1904*1080
Italian 5.1
NR
Subtitles us   it   es   pt   fr  
23.976 fps
2 hr 11 min
Seeds 57
2.42 GB
1904*1080
Italian 5.1
NR
Subtitles us   it   es   pt   fr  
24 fps
2 hr 11 min
Seeds 22
2.19 GB
1904*1080
Italian 5.1
NR
Subtitles us   it   es   pt   fr  
24 fps
2 hr 11 min
Seeds 63

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Xstal 8 / 10

Searching...

There are tombs under the ground packed full of treasure, antiquities Etruscan lost forever, although a young lad name of Arthur, knows exactly what he's after, divination is his game - and he's a master. On his journey he encounters allegories, that reflect, relate, connect to lots of stories, with the help of tombaroli, layers are peeled away quite slowly, of a puzzle that you may not see - quite wholly. If you follow through the threads there are connections, that reverberate with echoes and reflections, links and ties and strange liaisons, idols, icons, their foundations - takes you to a place, that's riven with affection.Josh O'Connor is magnificent.
Reviewed by masonsaul 8 / 10

Art house Indiana Jones

La Chimera is a slow burning journey with plenty to say that's deliberately hard to pin down, making it all the more rewarding when it coalesces. Coincidentally, it's also the best film released in the last year about a grizzled archaeologist returning to recovering ancient artefacts on one last adventure whilst still grieving the loss of a loved one.Josh O'Connor is so good at being reserved without being completely closed off. The only real emotion that he shows is anger but everything else is so clearly contained in his anguish and charming smile. He's supported by a crew of boisterous personalities who are initially a lot of fun to be around though not without their darker sides.Alice Rohrwacher's direction draws you in and keeps you so invested that the subtle aspect ratio shifts almost go unnoticed. It's simultaneously a film that's very grounded with stunning locations which all feel lived in and at the same time has it's more surreal moments that imbues the film with a dreamlike nature, especially in its final moments.
Reviewed by bardavidi 8 / 10

A lovely gem that requires some digging

"La Chimera" is a bittersweet addition to the magical-Italian-realism cinematic universe of director Alice Rohrwacher. Her new parable about Italy that's also a folklore fairytale tells the story of clairvoyant/haunted archeologist/graverobber Arthur, played by Josh O'Connor. Arthur's journey to retrieve the film's buried namesake is not one for glory and it's barely for riches; O'Connor commits both emotionally and physically to a naturalistic portrait of a lost man searching for something that is beyond the tangible. This heavy-hearted quest is balanced thanks to moments orchestrated by Arthur's local gang of merry graverobbers, played by former collaborators from Rohrwacher films. Another great performance is by Isabella Rosellni, playing a women that is connected to Arthur through personal history and in her attachment to living in the past. The film is far less narrative-driven, instead choosing to follow Arthur from one moment to another, a nod to the wandering man of other Italian greats, Pasolini and Felini. The ending, similarly, leaves viewers with the choice of deciding whether Arthur was victorious in fulfilling his wish or not.
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