La chimera

Translated from swedish: Alice Rohrwacher truly belongs among cinema's odd birds. Her characters are often ugly, dirty, and mean – yet simultaneously so beautifully illuminated and absolutely wonderful. The director constantly shifts between different styles, as if searching for new ways to film, a new language, beyond the conventional, beyond all kinds of centers.
- Jon Asp

Swedish: svd.se »

Translated from swedish: the unpredictable story that takes you to new places and vantage points – that makes an ancient vase not just some dead old thing (and expensive in some cases) but something charged with all the gazes and emotions it has absorbed over the eons. Yeah, it sounds flaky but Alice Rohrwacher makes it feel completely natural.
- Fredrik Sahlin

Swedish: dn.se »

Translated from swedish: Melancholic grave robbing in Italy
- Lucia Haag

Swedish: sydsvenskan.se »

Translated from swedish: "La chimera" reeks of grimy metal sheds, Italian dew-soaked earth and unwashed clothes. This isn't a straightforward film – you need to trust Alice's dowsing rod ability to guide us right. If you do, you'll find gold or at least a valuable old bear bell from the 200s BCE. What you do with it is up to you.
- Daniel Hånberg Alonso

Swedish: Filmkultur »

Translated from swedish: The key is not to search too hard but simply go with the flow on this dreamy, whimsical, melancholic and constantly surprising journey. Rohrwacher knows exactly where she's headed and it's a joy to come along for the ride.
- Caroline Hainer

Swedish: svt.se »

Translated from swedish: This movie is absolutely incredible and will become a classic that no one should miss. "La Chimera," directed by Alice Rohrwacher, stands out as a cinematic milestone.
- Lena Torquato Lidén

Swedish: Opulens »

Translated from swedish: Absurd, grotesque and funny Italian film drama
- Jan-Olov Andersson

Swedish: aftonbladet.se »

Translated from swedish: The director readily employs unconventional narrative techniques and there are moments of brilliance here.
- Mats Johnson

Swedish: gp.se »

Translated from swedish: The film is funny and touching, but at the same time it pulls in too many directions to become a masterpiece on par with Fellini's films. However, Rohrwacher definitely takes a big step in his footsteps. It's both funny and burlesque, but also tragic and makes me sad. A big plus, though, for the incredible characters. What imagination lies behind this colorful cast of characters.
- Rosemari Södergren

Swedish: kulturbloggen.com »

Translated from swedish: Alice Rohrwacher is one of Italy's more exciting directors who manages to blend the present with the past through her own contemporary perspective. In "La chimera" all of this is present, but the film's length gives rise to drowsy and hazy stretches. However, the film has something that keeps you engaged until the resolution.
- Andreas Heilborn

Swedish: ng.se »

Translated from swedish: Rohrwacher deserves praise for daring to pursue her highly idiosyncratic vision. In a colorful mix of rebellious imagination and lingering melancholy, there exists—for me, far off on the horizon—an emotional core that unfortunately all too often gets lost in all the peculiar surrounding noise.
- Oskar Pettersson

Swedish: filmtopp.se »