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Ballarat Film Society | La Chimera

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Archaeological Romance

La Chimera is the latest film from Rohrwacher, a delightfully singular Italian writer-director who, with just a handful of feature-length films, has become one of the must-see filmmakers on the international circuit. Arthur, a British archaeologist just released from prison and grieving his lost love, soon falls back in with a rag-tag gang of petty thieves plundering pre-Roman tombs in the Italian countryside. Hijinks ensue, but his mystic connection with these tombs will either be his doom or salvation. Imagine Indiana Jones crossed with Fellini and you have a sense of this marvelous film. Part caper movie, part romance, La Chimera draws on the mystical and the mythic, on national history and magic realism, to create something extraordinary. Stars Josh O’Connor (The Crown) and Carol Duarte, with a guest appearance by Isabella Rossellini. Palace.

Italy, 2023, 130 min. Dir. Alice Rohrwacher.

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Membership 12 months – Feb-December: $60Feb-July: $35 – July-Dec: $30 To join or renew your membership, please e-mail or phone Angus McLachlan (5374 2474), or come with cash on the night. Membership can be paid by bank transfer or with cash. For film enquiries, phone Sue Nunn: 5341 2266 or visit the Ballarat Film Society website All films are subject to availability. If there is no next film shown below it means the BFS is working on next season’s programme.

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