Synopsis
Everyone has their own Chimera, something they try to achieve but never manage to find. For the band of tombaroli, 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 search of the door to the afterlife of which myths speak. 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.
Presented by the director
Filmmaker
Alice Rohrwacher
Alice RohrwacherShe is one of the most prominent voices on the international film scene. Her work draws on Italian neorealism and a very characteristic magical realism that reached its peak with Happy as Lazzaro, which won awards at the Cannes, Sitges and Chicago festivals, among others. Previously, with The Wonders, she won the Grand Jury Prize at Cannes. In 2024 she received the D’A Award in honour of her career.
Filmography: An Urban Allegory (short film, co-directed, 2024, D'A 2025), La Chimera (2023, D'A 2024), Le pupille (mid-length film, 2022), Futura (co-directed, 2021), Four Roads (short film, 2020), Ad una mela (short film, 2020), Omelia Contadina (short film, co-directed, 2020), Happy as Lazzaro (2018), Violettina (short film, 2016), De Djess (short film, 2015), The Wonders (2014), Una canzone (short film, 2014), Cos celeste (2011)