La Chimera

From Alice Rohrwacher, one of Europe’s most consistently exciting directors, comes this story of lost love and buried treasure, one of the highlights of the Cannes Film Festival. Englishman Arthur (Challengers and The Crown’s Josh O’Connor) returns from a prison spell wearing a rumpled linen suit. Part of a ragtag and scabrous gang of tombaroli (grave robbers), he is nonetheless adrift and alone, despite his haunted ability to locate prized antiquities. Can he find his love?

Full of magic, and stunning cinematography by Hélène Louvart, Alice Rohrwacher’s tribute to the endurance of love is her best yet following The Wonders and Happy as Lazzarro. Featuring a brilliant turn from Isabella Rossellini and a new career best from Josh O’Connor, this is simply one of the year’s best films.