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World Cinema

La Chimera

France, Italy, Switzerland

English, Italian

2023

130 mins

South Asia Premiere

Festival History

Cannes Film Festival 2023, Telluride Film Festival 2023, New York Film Festival 2023

World Cinema

La Chimera

France, Italy, Switzerland

English, Italian

2023

130 mins

South Asia Premiere

Festival History

Cannes Film Festival 2023, Telluride Film Festival 2023, New York Film Festival 2023

Everyone has their own Chimera, something they try to achieve but never manage to find. For the band of 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 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.
Supported by Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Mumbai (IIC).

Credits

Lead Cast

Josh O'Connor

Carol Duarte

Isabella Rossellini

Alba Rohrwacher

Vincenzo Nemolato

Writer

ALICE ROHRWACHER

Director of Photography

HÉLÈNE LOUVART

Editor

NELLY QUETTIER

Sound Designer

XAVIER LAVOREL

Production Designer

EMITA FRIGATO

Costume Designer

LOREDANA BUSCEMI

Crew

Hair styling- DANIELA TARTARI

Make up- ESMÉ SCIARONI

Casting director CHIARA POLIZZI

Assistant director- NICOLA SCORZA

Directed by

ALICE ROHRWACHER

Production Company/ies

Tempesta

AD VITAM PRODUCTION SARL

AMKA FILMS PRODUCTIONS SA

RAI CINEMA S.p.A.

Contact


World Sales Agent

Valentina Bronzini

valentina.bronzini@matchfactory.de


Director

Alice Rohrwacher

Alice Rohrwacher was born in Fiesole and studied in Turin and Lisbon. Her films Corpo Celeste (Heavenly Body), Le Meraviglie (The Wonders), and Lazzaro Felice (Happy As Lazarus, 2018) have been screened worldwide and won several awards. In 2020, she directed My Brilliant Friend – The Story of a New Name (two episodes). She was nominated for an Oscar for Le Pupille (The Pupils, 2022).