An Original Narrative and Diegetic Music With La Chimera

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Alice (ah-LEE-cheh) Rohrwacher’s latest movie, a 16mm fable replete with diegetic music—music that exists within the world of the film and helps tell its story, is a breath of fresh air for those missing original narrative and well-crafted thematic exploration. Rohwacher, an Italian writer-director who directed Happy as Lazzaro, enlists Josh O’Connor, Carol Duarte, Vincenzo Nemolato, and even a few quick appearances from Isabella Rossellini, to tell the tale of...

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Love and Anarchy (Lina Wertmüller, 1973)

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