La Chimera

Arthur (Josh O’Connor) returns to Lazio, Italy after spending some time in jail for selling Etruscan artifacts on the black market.  He reunites with Flora (Isabella Rossellini), the mother of his deceased girlfriend, Beniamina (Yile Yara Vianello), and is introduced to Italia (Carol Duarte), a young woman and aspirational singer who works for Flora in…

Problemista

Alejandro (Julio Torres) leaves his home in El Salvador and his mother (Catalina Saavedra) behind to immigrate to New York City, following his dream to become a toy designer for Hasbro.  Arriving in the big city, however, puts Alejandro in the center of a massive labyrinth as he tries to navigate his path toward a…

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

After a particularly vicious argument with Larissa (Rosa Salazar), Mark (Thomas Mann) hastily packs a suitcase and leaves the house.  Unbeknownst to him, he carries with him a whole community of sentient shells and other small odds and ends beings.  Two shells are left behind, however, Marcel (Jenny Slate) and his grandmother, Connie (Isabella Rossellini). …