LA CHIMERA – Starlight Cinema at The Steam Café
Organiser: The Steam Cafe £3 – £7
Join us at The Steam Café for LA CHIMERA on the big screen.
“Riparbella, Tuscany, early ’80s. An Englishman in a grimy linen suit, Arthur (a superb Josh O’Connor) has just been released from prison. Yearning for his old lover, Beniamina, the daughter of an ageing local aristocrat (Isabella Rossellini), he falls in with a group of tombaroli (tomb robbers), a rowdy, Fellini-esque crew of twentysomethings who claim to work as farmers and entertainers, but instead pilfer the area’s ancient burial sites for Etruscan earthenware and ornaments to sell on the black market.
Located halfway between the dead and the living, continuing Rohrwacher’s project of mining and mythologising of her country’s past, La Chimera creates its own wild, improbable fictional space and draws you inside and under its spell. Romantic and wayward, with a wonderful central performance by O’Connor and beautifully shot by Hélène Louvart, it’s an entirely bewitching film – an ode to the power and fragility of lovely things, and a cautionary tale about how easily they may be lost.” (Courtesy of the BFI)
Age rating: 15
La Chimera Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG0M8vJgltw
Check out a glowing review from film critic Mark Kermode:
🎟️ Pay-what-you-can tickets: £3 / £5 / £7
🕰️ Doors at 6.30pm. Film starts at 7pm.
🍺 Bar open, popcorn & snacks available
🧚♀️ Bring Your Own Blanket!
* The space is currently accessed by two flights of stairs, which may not be suitable for some people with reduced mobility. To discuss access, please email us at steamcafe.norfolk@gmail.com
Starlight Cinema is a new monthly film night at The Steam Café, bringing a wide range of films to a unique industrial heritage setting. Discover your new favourite film – and rediscover your old favourites too.
With support of the BFI Film Audience Network, awarding funds from the National Lottery in order to bring this project to more audiences across the UK.
Forncett Industrial Steam Museum is an award-winning collection of stationary steam engines in South Norfolk, 30 minutes from Norwich.
Your booking helps Forncett Festival CIC keep community arts events alive. By reserving your seat, you support future festivals, music, and creative projects that bring local people and talent together.
