La Chimera
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.
Critics Sentiment
Arthur's gang discovers and decapitates the Cybele statue
Arthur discovers his artifact collection has been stolen
The film rises dramatically from its slow early sections to the devastating moral crisis of the Cybele statue discovery.
La Chimera starts with a deliberately slow burn that tests viewer patience but gradually builds into a captivating meditation on love, loss, and cultural destruction. The film peaks with Arthur's moral awakening over the desecrated statue and concludes with a transcendent, magical realist ending that moved critics deeply. Despite pacing issues in the opening act, reviewers ultimately celebrated Rohrwacher's poetic vision and O'Connor's haunting performance.
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Josh O'Connor
Arthur
Carol Duarte
Italia
Alba Rohrwacher
Spartaco
Isabella Rossellini
Flora
Vincenzo Nemolato
Pirro
Lou Roy-Lecollinet
Melodie
Giuliano Mantovani
Jerry
Gian Piero Capretto
Mario
Melchiorre Pala
Melchiorre
Ramona Fiorini
Fabiana
Luca Gargiullo
The Dock Worker
Yle Vianello
Beniamina
Barbara Chiesa
Nella
Elisabetta Perotto
Vera
Chiara Pazzaglia
Rossa
Francesca Carrain
Sista
Luciano Vergaro
Katir
Carlo Tarmati
Policeman
Valentino Santagati
Ballad Singer
Piero Crucitti
Ballad Singer
Crew
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