La Chimera Is a Sweet But Overly Fanciful Tale of Life, Love, and Death
The film wants to raise the question of who has a right to what the dead carry. Of course, future generations all carry it in one form or another, passing it on like an heirloom or hand-me-down sweater. But when what’s carried is a shared cultural history with no intended forebear, does it automatically become everyone’s, or no one’s? The question is given something of a light, easy answer – fitting for a film that, despite its philosophical ambition, often feels light, easy, and unchallenging.
