La Chimera review – Alice Rohrwacher’s uproarious adventure teems with life

Movie Review: Alice Rohrwacher's tombaroli tale 'La Chimera' is pure magic. Alice Rohracher's "La Chimera" was pure magic, says Tom Charity. The film is based on a novel from the same book, "E.E.C.W.Ruth"

Movie Reviewer: Alice Rohrwacher's tombaroli tale 'La Chimera' is pure magic. Alice Rohracher: "La Chimera" was pure magic. It's like a movie magic that can only be achieved in the movies, like the bikes achieving liftoff in "E.T.”

Set in 1980s Tuscany, Rohrwacher’s captivating film follows a lovelorn Englishman plundering Italy’s historical artefacts with a bizarre gang