Alice Rohrwacher
film070 presents: La Chimera
Everyone has their own Chimera, something they try to reach but can never find.
1980s, Riparbella on the Tyrrhenian Sea. Everyone has their own Chimera, something they try to reach but can never find. The grave robbers of the Tombaroli gang pursue easy riches by stealing Etruscan relics. Arthur joins them and tries to fill the void he feels since he lost his great love Beniamina. In an adventurous journey between the living and the dead, between forests and cities, between parties and loneliness, the fates of all those seeking the Chimera appear to be completely intertwined.
'Bustling and teeming with life' - The Guardian (★★★★★)
'Shoots straight to the heart' - de Volkskrant (★★★★)
Prior to the screening, film070 will give a short introduction.
Jaren ’80, Riparbella aan de Tyrreense zee. Iedereen heeft zijn eigen Chimera, iets dat ze proberen te bereiken maar nooit kunnen vinden. De grafrovers van de Tombaroli bende jagen op gemakkelijke rijkdom door Etruskische relikwieën te stelen. Arthur sluit zich bij ze aan en probeert zo de leegte op te vullen die hij voelt sinds hij zijn grote liefde Beniamina verloor. In een avontuurlijke reis tussen de levenden en de doden, tussen bossen en steden, tussen feesten en eenzaamheid, blijkt het lot van alle zoekenden naar de Chimera volledig met elkaar verweven.
'Bustling and teeming with life' - The Guardian (★★★★★)
'Schiet recht het hart in' - de Volkskrant (★★★★)
Voorafgaand aan de vertoning zal film070 een korte inleiding geven.
film070 about La Chimera
"On the 9th of April we will screen our first film of the year and for this special occasion we chose La Chimera (2023) by Alice Rohrwacher. Set in the 1980s the film follows the story of a British archeologist, Arthur, living in a small town on the Tyrrhenian Sea in Italy. Here Arthur lives with a community of 'tombaroli' and shares with them his gift for divining the locations of Etruscan tombs. With a very unique cast Alice Rohrwacher narrates the story of this community of ‘tombaroli’, their dynamics, flaws, desires and secrets.
The community that Alice Rohrwacher depicts inspired us for the opening of this year's program, hoping to be able to create our own between the seats of the Filmhuis. We welcome you to come and watch this masterpiece and afterwards to join us at the bar to mix and mingle over drinks. We will be thrilled to hear your suggestions for future screenings, your thoughts and wishes for the year to come."
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