Parthenope

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Parthenope, born in the sea of Naples in 1950, searches for happiness over the long summers of her youth, falling in love with her home city and its many memorable characters. From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino comes a monumental and deeply romantic story of a lifetime.

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Equal parts sumptuous and vapid, Parthenope gains some radiance thanks to Celeste Dalla Porta's arresting performance but frustratingly finds writer-director Paolo Sorrentino out of his depth.

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Peter Howell

Toronto Star

Parthenope, Paolo Sorrentino’s latest cinema exuberance, flutters like its recurring motif of a silk scarf caught in a Mediterranean breeze -- tantalizing, yet just out of reach.

Rated: 2.5/4

Feb 21, 2025

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Anne T. Donahue

Globe and Mail

A two-dimensional examination of gender, tethered to a protagonist with no real depth.

Feb 18, 2025

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Bill Goodykoontz

Arizona Republic

The longer the movie goes on, the older Parthenope gets. The older she gets, the weirder the story gets. And the weirder the story gets, the more I liked it.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 18, 2025

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Jeff Mitchell

Phoenix Film Festival

‘Parthenope’ is a gorgeously filmed picture, but the narrative’s beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Rated: 2/4

Feb 22, 2025

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

Much like the movie's title character, Parthenope is pretty to look at but has a hollow personality. This Italian drama pretends to be erotic and provocative, but it is neither. Viewers might be as bored or frustrated as the movie's shallow characters.

Feb 21, 2025

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Anne Brodie

What She Said

Marred by an insipid script and lead, Parthenope, a new twist on the mythical Greek figure, falls flat. Meant to be an erotic tale of irresistible woman whose vacant eyes, and easy sexuality are straight from the pre feminist past.

Rated: 1/4

Feb 21, 2025

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Robert D

Really disliked the movie! No direction! One of those movies where it seemed the director felt no obligation to the audience! Just throw a bunch of scenes up that he felt that he might enjoy filming for his own entertainment! Or to annoy people that took precious time and money to sit through it! I love Italy and Italians but this a pretty sad depiction of them!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/22/25

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jennifer s

It kept trying to be a good movie but just could not muster up the strength to do so. It felt like a failed attempt by some average American trying to make a European indie film by inserting disjointed random scenes and hoping that something would stick. I wanted to like it but I could not. I tried, I hoped, but it was sloppy.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/25

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Claire

no plot...disjointed movie....aside from the scenery...boring.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/25

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Antonio G

A dream of a movie. Shot entirely in heaven! With a prospective of hell…

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/14/25

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Stephen

An elegantly and exquisitely created film on every point. If you love film, see it. Beautifully done.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/13/25

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Remy

Parthen-NOPE for me. Didn't have a overall message. Didn't think the character was clever with her responses.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/08/25

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Synopsis

Parthenope, born in the sea of Naples in 1950, searches for happiness over the long summers of her youth, falling in love with her home city and its many memorable characters. From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino comes a monumental and deeply romantic story of a lifetime.

Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Producer: Lorenzo Mieli, Paolo Sorrentino, Ardavan Safaee, Anthony Vaccarello
Screenwriter: Paolo Sorrentino, Umberto Contarello
Distributor: A24
Production Co: The Apartment
Rating: R (Graphic Nudity|Strong Sexual Content|Language)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Original Language: Italian
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 7, 2025, Limited
Runtime: 2h 16m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1