Parthenope: Directed by Paolo Sorrentino

Parthenope : Directed by Paolo Sorrentino. With Celeste Dalla Porta, Stefania Sandrelli, Silvio Orlando, Luisa Ranieri. A woman born in the sea of Naples in 1950 searches for happiness over the long summers of her youth, falling in love with her home city and its many memorable characters. A review of Paolo Sorrentino's film " Parthenope ", a meditation on youth, beauty, and freedom in Naples. The film follows the titular character, a young woman named for a siren, as she explores her desires and ambitions in a city full of contradictions and myths. An intelligent anthropology student, Parthenope navigates this with grace and humour, choosing to hang out with a drunken novelist, John Cheever (Gary Oldman), who prefers boys. Born in the Bay of Naples in 1950, Parthenope (Celeste Dalla Porta) searches for happiness over the long summers of her youth, falling in love with her home city and its many memorable characters.