Is she a siren or a myth?
Narrative
Partenope is a woman named after her city. In the Greek myth, Parthenope is the siren who committed suicide after failing to enchant Ulysses.
In the film, Parthenope is the incarnation of the city of Naples
Her body was brought by the tide to the place where the Castel dell’Ovo is now built, and for this she gave the name to the city that would later become Neapolis, Naples. WarmthWritten by Peter GregsonPlayed by Peter Gregson, Warren Zielinski, Magdalena Filipczak, Laurie Anderson, Ashok Klouda.
Dreamlike, refined, sublime
Sorrentino creates a work of art worthy of his name and a style that is uniquely his own. Sorrentino offers us a return to Italian auteur cinema.
A wonderful Naples, almost painted, but also raw, naked, poor and unhappy
Moments of silence, dominated by Antonioni’s typical glances, the metaphorical and pressing sensuality in the style of Bertolucci’s Last Tango in Paris, the sense of mystery, darkness and suspense typical of Tornatore. In this film, Naples is to Sorrentino what Rome was to Fellini, representing the capital as a synecdoche of national ideals and values, but also a city of power and great cultural, social and political influence.
Thank you Sorrentino ❤
Thanks to Parthenope, Italian cinema has awakened from the torpor of banality and commercialism.
