Parthenope (Celeste Dalla Porta) is a young woman growing up in Naples, Italy, in the 1960s-70s. Men, boys, and even some women are struck by her alluring beauty, desiring her affection at every turn.
It’s easy to dismiss Paolo Sorrentino’s Parthenope, as some critics have, reducing it to a sumptuous perfume ad à la Tom Ford. The same could be said about Celeste Dalla Porta’s eponymous character, ...
The Oscar-winning director and the film's star Celeste Dalla Porta tell IndieWire how their A24 film marks an unusual, female-forward step in Sorrentino's filmography. The Naples set coming-of-age ...
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