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La chimera
la kiˈmɛːra

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Directed by Alice Rohrwacher
Produced by Paolo Del Brocco and Carlo Cresto-Dina
Written by Alice Rohrwacher
With: Josh O'Connor, Carol Duarte, Vincenzo Nemolato, Isabella Rossellini, Alba Rohrwacher, Lou Roy-Lecollinet, Giuliano Mantovani, Gian Piero Capretto, Melchiorre Pala, Ramona Fiorini, Luca Gargiullo, and Yile Yara Vianello
Cinematography: Hélène Louvart
Editing: Nelly Quettier
Runtime: 130 min
Release Date: 23 November 2023
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Color: Color
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Josh O'Connor stars as a morose Brit who returns to Italy and falls back in with a gang of archaeological thieves in pursuit of more Earth-bound but no less elusive prizes in Alice Rohrwacher’s ‘80s-set romantic drama, which dabbles in whimsy where magical realism might have been more enticing.