La Chimera15
In 1980s Tuscany, English archaeologist Arthur joins a motley crew of tomb raiders who search for Etruscan artefacts to peddle on the black market. Arthur appears to possess a gift for sensing valuable items buried beneath the earth, a talent which also allows him to connect with his personal history as well as the ghosts of antiquity. British actor Josh O’Connor (Challengers, The Crown) gives a magnificent lead performance in Alice Rohrwacher’s (Happy As Lazzaro) enchanting, metaphysical folk tale of lost love and the conflict between ancient history and the present.
Reviews
‘It stirs up a fierce protectiveness in the viewer. Treasure this now, hold it, turn it, and examine it from all sides, or it may slip beyond your grasp.’
★★★★★
Clarisse Loughery, The Independent
‘Not just great, but expansive: it shows new ways a movie can be.’
★★★★★
Esme Holden, Little White Lies
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We showed La Chimera between May 31, 2024 and June 13, 2024.
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Today (Monday 30th June)
18:00
Along Came Love 15
2h 3m | French w/ English subtitles
20:45
The Ballad of Wallis Island 12A
Tomorrow (Tuesday 1st July)
18:15
Femme 18
21:00
Once Upon a Time in a Forest Cert-TBC
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Our beautiful art deco inspired auditorium can be found just off East Oxford's Cowley Road. We are open 7 days a week. We open the cinema and box office 30 minutes before the scheduled start time of each film, and the Box Office then closes 10 minutes after the film starts. We don’t show adverts, just a couple of trailers, so don't be late as the film itself starts very close to the advertised time!