Drama

Parthenope

- Is she a siren or a myth?

Parthenope, born in the sea near Naples in 1950, is beautiful, enigmatic, and intelligent. She is shamelessly courted by many. However, beauty comes at a cost.

Release Date : 2024-10-24

Language :EnglishItalian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : The Apartment PicturesPathéNumero10Saint Laurent ProductionsPiperFilmLogical Content VenturesSaint Laurent

Production Country : FranceItaly

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Parthenope

Original Name : Celeste Dalla Porta

Gender : Female

Character Name : Parthenope (old)

Original Name : Stefania Sandrelli

Gender : Female

Character Name : John Cheever

Original Name : Gary Oldman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Devoto Marotta

Original Name : Silvio Orlando

Gender : Male

Character Name : Greta Cool

Original Name : Luisa Ranieri

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bishop

Original Name : Peppe Lanzetta

Gender : Male

Character Name : Flora Malva

Original Name : Isabella Ferrari

Gender : Female

Character Name : Maggie

Original Name : Silvia Degrandi

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sasà

Original Name : Lorenzo Gleijeses

Gender : Male

Character Name : Raimondo

Original Name : Daniele Rienzo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sandrino

Original Name : Dario Aita

Gender : Male

Character Name : Roberto Criscuolo

Original Name : Marlon Joubert

Gender : Male

Character Name : Comandante

Original Name : Alfonso Santagata

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tonino Messia

Original Name : Biagio Izzo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Riccardo Macchia

Original Name : Nello Mascia

Gender : Female

Character Name : Madre Sandrino

Original Name : Francesca Romana Bergamo

Gender : Female

Character Name : Carabiniere

Original Name : Brando Improta

Gender : Male

Character Name : Spilungone

Original Name : Riccardo Lai

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stefano

Original Name : Alessandro Paniccià

Gender : Male

Character Name : Giardiniere

Original Name : Cristiano Scotto di Galletta

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ragazzo Megaviggioso

Original Name : Luigi Bruno

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pippo Messia

Original Name : Francesco Russo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vittoria Da Casamiggiola

Original Name : Margherita Aresti

Gender : Female

Character Name : Raimondo 10 Anni

Original Name : Antonio Annina

Gender : Male

Character Name : Debbie Da Casamicciola

Original Name : Martina Attanasio

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lucia Esposito

Original Name : Liliana Bottone

Gender : Female

Character Name : Vecchia Megera

Original Name : Mariarosaria Bozzone

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gennaro Criscuolo

Original Name : Giovanni Buselli

Gender : Male

Character Name : Giovane Assistente Incinta

Original Name : Paola Calliari

Gender : Female

Character Name : Capasso

Original Name : Ciro Capano

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ragazza Miracolo

Original Name : Simona Capozzi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Infermiera

Original Name : Marisa Carluccio

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ragazza Panieri 2

Original Name : Mariacarla Casillo

Gender : Female

Character Name : Studentessa

Original Name : Irene Ciavalini

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sandrino 10 Anni

Original Name : Riccardo Coppola

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ragazzo Ochiolino

Original Name : Antinea Curatolo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ragazza Panieri 1

Original Name : Tonia De Micco

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rara De Dominicis

Original Name : Teresa Del Vecchio

Gender : Female

Character Name : Donna Anziana

Original Name : Concetta Di Grazia

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ragazza Festa

Original Name : Germana Di Marino

Gender : Male

Character Name : Donna Gigantesca

Original Name : Loredana Di Martino

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ciro Criscuolo

Original Name : Francesco Ferrante

Gender : Male

Character Name : Assistente 35enne

Original Name : Elena Gigliotti

Gender : Female

Character Name : Responsabile Hotel

Original Name : Antonio Intorcia

Gender : Male

Character Name : Uomo Brizzolato

Original Name : Paolo Mazzarelli

Gender : Male

Character Name : Zuzu

Original Name : Marianna Mercurio

Gender : Male

Character Name : Onorevole

Original Name : Peppe Miale

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alba Nardella Giovane

Original Name : Daphne Morelli

Gender : Male

Character Name : Assistente Professore

Original Name : Biagio Musella

Gender : Male

Character Name : Studentessa

Original Name : Teresa Picozzi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ernesto

Original Name : Franco Pinelli

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alcide Riposato

Original Name : Alfonso Postiglione

Gender : Male

Character Name : Amante Debbie

Original Name : Gianluca Pugliese

Gender : Male

Character Name : Prof. Restelli

Original Name : Emilio Salvatore

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nobildonna

Original Name : Anna Maria Teresa Ricci

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cliente Hotel

Original Name : Maurizio Stella

Gender : Male

Character Name : Prete

Original Name : Francesco Tortora

Gender : Male

Character Name : Uno Studente

Original Name : Roberto Urbani

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lidia Rocca

Original Name : Emanuela Villagrossi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ascione Franco

Original Name : Michele Del Viscovo

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2025-05-25

Along the lines of the legendary beauty Aphrodite, “Parthenope” (Celeste Dalla Porta) was born in the sea and grew to become a great temptress to both of her male contemporaries. The first being her obsessed brother “Raimondo” (Daniele Rienzo) and the other her adoring childhood friend “Sandrino” (Dario Aita) whose unrequited love for her drove him to distraction. Not, however, to such distraction as that of her sibling, It’s when the trio decide to head for an unfunded trip from their home in Naples to the nearby island of Capri that she meets elderly American writer/dipso “Cheever” (Gary Oldman) who finds her intriguing but appears to have a certain immunity to her charms and she’s not used to that. Whilst on this carefree trip there befalls a tragic realisation that causes all of them to appreciate the stark realities and fickle shallowness of their lives and brings into focus senses of grief, rejection and emptiness. It’s a beautifully photographed piece of cinema, this film, with sparing dialogue and a sexually, but not explicitly so, charged chemistry abundant throughout this rather visually extravagant but disappointingly soulless drama. It is a bit like a postcard upon which is a beautiful picture but just too few words to develop the characters or to quite put enough meat on their perfectly formed bones. Indeed as the second hour starts to drag, the whole thing begins to look more like a repetitively self-indulgent vanity exercise that might be rooted in mythology but that struggles to engage beyond the superficial. It’s classy and stylish and well worth a look - but look appears to be all Paolo Sorrentino wants us to do.