La Chimera – Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art

The new production from Academy Award nominee Alice Rohrwacher is a romantic story about the search for fulfilment, where past and present complement each other. La Chimera is yet another beautiful cinematic tale full of extravagant characters, local folklore and incredible landscapes created by the Italian director.

Everyone is said to have their own Chimera. Something they dream of but can’t get. For a group of petty thieves robbing local graves and trading archaeological finds, it is a desire to get rich quick. It would mean deliverance from work. For Arthur (Josh O’Connor), on the other hand, it is Benjamina, the woman he loved and lost.

Nevertheless, Arthur does not give up easily and decides to challenge the impossible – even if it means wandering through the mythical hereafter. In search of the legendary buried door – a passage to another reality – Arthur joins forces with the robbers. He exchanges his talent for locating ancient treasures for them digging up the countryside for him. Thus begins an extraordinary, magical journey into the unknown…