Parthenope

2024 [ITALIAN]

Drama / Fantasy

32
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 47% · 101 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 56% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.5/10 10 18482 18.5K

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Director

Paolo Sorrentino Photo
Paolo Sorrentino

Top cast

Gary Oldman Photo
Gary Oldman as John Cheever
Liliana Bottone Photo
Liliana Bottone as Lucia Esposito
Luisa Ranieri Photo
Luisa Ranieri as Greta Cool
Biagio Izzo Photo
Biagio Izzo as Tonino Messia
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6.09 GB
3840*2160
Italian 5.1
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24 fps
2 hr 16 min
Seeds 23
1.23 GB
1280*534
Italian 2.0
NR
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24 fps
2 hr 16 min
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2.52 GB
1920*800
Italian 5.1
NR
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24 fps
2 hr 16 min
Seeds 47
2.28 GB
1920*800
Italian 5.1
NR
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24 fps
2 hr 16 min
Seeds 25

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by CinemaSerf 6 / 10

Parthenope

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 Alta) 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.
Reviewed by b_velkova 8 / 10

Alcoholic, depressive, a wonder

Reviewed by alanaharperova 7 / 10

Not only the visuals are attractive, but to me it was the movie's three profound subjects

Why would you watch this movie? Probably based on what we know that is said about Sorrentino and his perfect eye for the breathtaking visuals. Indeed, with the first shot in the movie he makes it clear - showing a carriage and the "Captain" floating on the sea with the view on the stunning coast of Napoli!Not its beauty, but the Napoli itself is one of the key topics. If this city could be personified, it will definitely be a beautiful woman. Only, just like a person, Napoli is much more than a beauty and it definitely has its dark places.It personally touched me that one of the key topics (and a key question) is also (what is) a study of Anthropology. Anthropology, formed of two Latin words, meaning a person and science. No other study could have been better for this movie, rather than a study of the most complicated being in this world. I will save you from spoilers and let you think of what Anthropology is before the movie answers it for you, but keep in mind that it is shown by the biggest "superpowers" of Parthenope and especially in her brother Raimondo, who in my opinion was the one that taught that to Parthenope.The third matter that made me absolutely passionate about this movie was the precise choice of words and creation of dialogues. Her love interests were mostly people who had the most beautiful way of expressing their emotions. Listing to their dialogues made me feel like I've read a book.I highly recommend watching this movie, although it may have some bizarre moments that can make you feel uneasy. But if you are open to understanding and accepting the strangeness, it will definitely let you "get carried away."
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