La Chimera Blu-ray Review: Josh O’Connor Shines in Comedy-Drama By It’s safe to say that Josh O’Connor is having a moment. The talented actor blew up in popularity after Challengers, which he is great in, but that’s not even his best performance this year. To see just how brightly the British actor can shine, you should buy the La Chimera Blu-ray and watch Alice Rohrwacher’s incredible period comedy-drama.
“Everyone has their own Chimera, something they try to achieve but never manage to find. For the band of tombaroli, thieves of ancient grave goods and archaeological wonders, the Chimera means redemption from work and the dream of easy wealth. For Arthur, the Chimera looks like the woman he lost, Beniamina.
To find her, Arthur challenges the invisible, searches everywhere, goes inside the earth – in search of the door to the afterlife of which myths speak. In an adventurous journey between the living and the dead, between forests and cities, between celebrations and solitudes, the intertwined destinies of these characters unfold, all in search of the Chimera,” says the film’s synopsis. Beautifully shot in Italy, La Chimera is the fourth feature film by Rohrwacher, who has quickly become a favorite director of many due to her work on The Wonders, Happy as Lazzaro, and the Academy Award-nominated short film Le Pupille.
Sharply written with hilarious dialogue, it doesn’t take long for the film to really start getting its grip on the viewer, with it eventual.
