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Set in Riparbella in Tuscany in the 1980s, Rohrwacher's film is a captivating story following a downatheel disgraced and lovelorn English archaeologist, Arthur, played by Josh OConnor, who while helping local grave robbers to locate ancient tombs dreams of a reunion with his lost love.
The word Chimera has a number of meaning,s the most relevant one here being “a strange or impossible dream or figment of the imagination.” The film centres on O'Connors fine portrayal of Arthur, a frayed and wounded character adrift and disconnected from the world. Arthur reluctantly inhabits the present but is continually drawn to the past and the beauty of ancient artefacts but also to the recent past and an elusive time of happiness with his lost love Beniamena.
An audacious and thrilling film where the lines between fantasy and reality the visible and invisible truth and lies are blurred and capricious.
DIRECTOR: ALICE ROHRWACHER
Thursday 5th September
Time: 19:30
Tickets: £6.50
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Dugdale Arts Centre, London Road, Enfield Town EN2 6DS
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Waterhouse Hall, 77 Compton Road, Winchmore Hill, N21 3NU
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Dugdale Arts Centre, London Road, Enfield Town EN2 6DS