Parthenope (film)

What are you thinking about? Source Edited in Photoshop & Canva App While I wait for the premiere of La Grazia, Polo Sorrentino's new film, it's time to recommend his film from last year: Parthenope. I'm really looking forward to seeing La Grazia, because he's working with his favorite actor, Toni Servillo, again. This filmmaker's films starring Servillo are my favorites from the director. When they get together, th…

The latest film by Paolo Sorrentino | La última película de Paolo Sorrentino Paolo Sorrentino is one of the most celebrated and talented Italian directors of recent decades. His notoriety was cemented when he won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film (as the category was called back then) with what many consider his finest work: _La grande bellezza_. And although I've had it on my to-watch list for years, along w…

Source   ‘ Parthenope is a film with multiple edges, some of them unpolished. The lack of a coherent and precise plot that unites all these facets can make its complexity overwhelming. Only through careful analysis can one begin to understand and appreciate this film. Impeccably staged and photographed, the story is based on a metaphor for Sorrentino's homeland of Naples, whose ancient name is Parthenope. This…