PARTHENOPE
Production
A Fremantle film
An Italian-French co-production
The Apartment - Pathé
In association with Numero 10
In association with PiperFilm
and Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello
With Logical Content Ventures
With the support of Canal+
With the participation of Cine+
Year
2024
A film by
Paolo Sorrentino
Directed by
Paolo Sorrentino
International Distributor
International: Pathé
Northern US Distribution: A24
Italian distribution: PiperFilm
Cast
Dario Aita, Celeste Dalla Porta, Silvia Degrandi, Isabella Ferrari, Lorenzo Gleijeses, Biagio Izzo, Marlon Joubert, Peppe Lanzetta, Nello Mascia, Gary Oldman, Silvio Orlando, Luisa Ranieri, Daniele Rienzo, Stefania Sandrelli
e Alfonso Santagata
Synopsis
The long journey of Parthenope’s life, from her birth in 1950 till today. A feminine epic, devoid of heroism but brimming with an inexorable passion for freedom, Naples, and the faces of love—all those true, pointless, and unspeakable loves. The perfect Capri summer, the lightheartedness of youth. Which ends in ambush. And then all the others—the Neapolitans, men and women, observed and loved, disillusioned and vital, their waves of melancholy, their tragic ironies and dejected glances. Life, be it ordinary or memorable, knows how to be very long. The passing of time offers up a vast repertoire of emotions. And there in the background, so close and so very far, is Naples, this ineffable city that bewitches, enchants, screams, laughs, and always knows how to hurt you.