La Chimera

[jek]

Anyone who is interested in seeing La Chimera in London can watch it as part of the Glasgow Film Festival tie-in at the Barbican on Sunday March 2nd.  It's in the big Barbican cinema and there is good availability.

[juicy_but_terribly_drab]

Feb 1, 2024 12:29:34 GMT jek said:

Anyone who is interested in seeing La Chimera in London can watch it as part of the Glasgow Film Festival tie-in at the Barbican on Sunday March 2nd.  It's in the big Barbican cinema and there is good availability.

Thanks for the info! I've been wanting to catch this as I've heard good things but a UK release seemed to be nowhere in sight.

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I got to see La Chimera a bit early than most in here I guess. It premiered at one of the film fests in Moscow in October.
I went in blind and just loved it! The way magic realism is used (and not overused), how unworldly and down-to-earth it is at the very same time. It’s blunt and it’s tender, it’s subtle, it’s intoxicating and it’s raw.
The screening ended up in a talk with some critic who invited the audience to share their interpretations. It was curious to hear what everyone made of it but me.. me who always like pondering on, overthinking and analazing to death.. strangely at that moment I didn’t want to think, I wanted to FEEL it with every cell of my body awakened to that beautiful piece of art. Just be in a moment. It’s a rare thing that film would sent me into this zen like zone..
Also I do believe Josh O’Connor is one the best of his generation. He can say so much with no need to say a word. Would be an absolute treat to see him on stage one day.

[jek]

I saw this tonight in a packed Barbican showing and very much enjoyed it. There's a lot of Fellini about it - we were talking quite a bit about that on the way home. It also seems to me to be a profoundly religious film - though having been brought up very seriously Roman Catholic I probably see that in many things (don't get me started on Wings of Desire!) For women of my age it is a joy to see Isabella Rossellini having the time of her life in this and other roles. It is full of the most glorious looking people - Josh O'Connor's character points out a wonderful profile in an early scene and you can't help noticing so many others as the film progresses. Highly recommend it.

[juicy_but_terribly_drab]

Yes I saw this yesterday evening. It wasn't what I expected at all - it's almost an art house Indiana Jones? - but it was a lot of fun and there were some really spectacular moments thanks to a sort of magical realist approach to the material. Agree it was great to see Isabella Rossellini, and she was clearly having a lot of fun. The rest of the cast were great too. I'm not ashamed to say I didn't totally understand all of it completely - I'm sure I was missing a lot of cultural/historical context which would enlighten me as to what some of the visual metaphors fully mean - but on a purely visceral level the film was very impactful and even without complete understanding there was still lots to chew on.

[alicechallice]

This now has a UK release date - 3rd May.

[kallyloo]

I saw this last Sunday with a Q&A from Josh O’Connor. It was beautifully whimsical and untethered from any kind of direct story. Light hearted and poignant, I found it an incredibly touching fable.