La Chimera

La chimera () is a 2023 period comedy-drama written and directed by Alice Rohrwacher. It centers on a young British archaeologist who gets involved in an international network of stolen Etruscan artifacts during the 1980s. The film stars Josh O'Connor and Isabella Rossellini.
La chimera was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 76th Cannes Film Festival, where it premiered on 26 May 2023.
== Cast ==
*Josh O'Connor as Arthur
*Carol Duarte as Italia
*Vincenzo Nemolato as Pirro
*Alba Rohrwacher as Frida
*Isabella Rossellini as Flora
*Lou Roy-Lecollinet as Mélodie
*Gian Piero Capretto as Mario
*Ramona Fiorini as Fabriana
*Luca Gargiullo
*Giuliano Mantovani as Jerry
*Melchiorre Pala as Melchiorre
*Yile Vianello as Beniamina
*Carlo Tarmati
*Julia Pandolfo as Colombina
== Production ==
Filming began in Tuscany in February 2022.
In May 2022, it was announced that Neon acquired North American distribution rights to the film.
== Release ==
La chimera premiered at the 76th Cannes Film Festival on 26 May 2023, where it was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or and received a nine-minute standing ovation. It will be released in the United States by Neon. It is scheduled to be released in Italy by 01 Distribution on 23 November 2023, and in France by Ad Vitam on 6 December 2023.
== Reception ==
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, La chimera holds an approval rating of 91% based on 23 critic reviews, with an average rating of 8.1/10. On Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average, the film holds a score of 88 out of 100, based on 9 reviews indicating "universal acclaim".
In his review for Variety, following its premiere at Cannes, Guy Lodge called the film "marvelously supple and sinuous" and commended Rohrwacher's direction, the cinematography and the cast performances, particularly O'Connor's, of which he wrote: "Raffish and boyish at the same time—or switching between either mode as a cover for the other—O’Connor’s deft, droll performance implies such possibilities without sentimentalizing them".
===Awards and nominations===
Award 	Date of ceremony	Category 	Recipient(s) 	Result	
Cannes Film Festival	27 May 2023 	AFCAE Art House Cinema Award	Alice Rohrwacher	 	
Cannes Film Festival	27 May 2023 	Palme Dog - Mutt Moment 	La Chimera 	 	
Cannes Film Festival	27 May 2023 	Palme d'Or 	Alice Rohrwacher	 	
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== References ==
Category:Italian drama films
Category:Swiss drama films
Category:French drama films
Category:Films directed by Alice Rohrwacher
Category:Neon (company) films
Category:Ad Vitam (company) films
Category:2023 films