“La Chimera” is a period romantic drama film that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
So let’s find out some trivia and facts about the film.
- La chimera is a 2023 period romantic drama film
- It is written and directed by Alice Rohrwacher
- The film stars Josh O’Connor, Carol Duarte, Vincenzo Nemolato, Alba Rohrwacher 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
- It received positive reviews from critics
- It was named one of the top 5 international films of 2023 by the National Board of Review
- On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, La chimera holds an approval rating of 91%
- Based on 67 critic reviews
- With an average rating of 7.7/10
- Earning it a “Certified Fresh” designation
- The site’s critics consensus reads: “If La Chimera is a wild, improbable pursuit, this marvelous and magical tale by Alice Rochrwacher is the pie in the sky to behold”
- On Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average, the film holds a score of 89 out of 100
- Based on 23 reviews
- Indicating “universal acclaim”
- Filming began in February 2022
- It took place in southern Tuscany (Montalcino, Asciano–Monte Antico railway, Monte Amiata Scalo, Torrenieri) northern Lazio (Tarquinia, Blera, San Lorenzo Nuovo, Civitavecchia) and Umbria (Castel Giorgio, Località Pisana)
- In May 2022, it was announced that Neon acquired North American distribution rights to the film
- 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 screened at the 61st New York Film Festival in October 2023
- It was also invited at the 28th Busan International Film Festival in ‘Icon’ section and was screened on 7 October 2023
- The film was released in the United States by Neon on March 29, 2024
- It was released in Italy by 01 Distribution on 23 November 2023
- And in France by Ad Vitam on 6 December 2023
- The story centers on a young British archaeologist who gets involved in an international network of stolen Etruscan artifacts during the 1980s
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