Award-winning director Alice Rohrwacher's latest film 'La Chimera' highlights lives caught between past and present

Italian filmmaker Alice Rohrwacher's new film "La Chimera" follows tomb raiders in 1980s Central Italy as they navigate a liminal space between life and death searching for a way forward.
The film is the final part of Rohrwacher's informal trilogy exploring connections between past and present in rural Italy.
Shot on film, "La Chimera" features Rohrwacher's signature earthy palette and ethereal quality as its characters grapple with loss, memory and ownership of the past.
The story follows a British grave-robber named Arthur as he hunts for Etruscan artifacts and a way to move on from the death of his lost love.
Rohrwacher is known for crafting fables exploring themes of community and environment; her next project focuses on reinterpreting Italian fairy tales.