Alice Rohrwacher's La chimera premieres at Cannes Film Festival

Alice Rohrwacher's film La chimera has been selected for the Official Competition at the 76th Cannes Film Festival. The film follows Arthur, an English archaeologist with a gift for finding Etruscan tombs, who joins a group of tombaroli (tomb raiders) in 1980s Etruria. While the tombaroli seek wealth, Arthur searches for a connection to the afterlife and his lost love. The cast includes Josh O'Connor as Arthur, Isabella Rossellini, and Alba Rohrwacher. Rohrwacher describes the film as a story about storytelling, belief, and the relationship between the visible and invisible. She aimed to make a free film that is local yet universal, set in Italy's Etruscan region. O'Connor called the experience his most singular and unique film experience, praising Rohrwacher's creation of a circus-like family on set. Alba Rohrwacher, the director's sister, plays a character she cannot reveal, noting the privilege of uniting her life choice with her origins. The film follows Rohrwacher's previous success with the short Le pupille, which received Oscar attention.