Parthenope

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Cast & Characters

• Celeste Dalla Porta as Parthenope
  • Stefania Sandrelli as older Parthenope
• Gary Oldman as John Cheever
• Silvio Orlando as Devoto Marotta
• Luisa Ranieri as Greta Cool
• Peppe Lanzetta as Bishop
• Isabella Ferrari as Flora Malva
• Lorenzo Gleijeses
• Daniele Rienzo
• Dario Aita
• Marlon Joubert
• Alfonso Santagata
• Biagio Izzo
• Paola Calliari
• Nello Mascia
• Silvia Degrandi
• Cristiano Scotto di Galletta as gardener

Storyline

The film is set in the sunlit city of Naples. The smiling Parthenope recalls her childhood, in which her brother was obsessed with her. Her anthropology professor finds her a brilliant student. She considers becoming an actress, but is not inspired by her eccentric acting coach. She wonders about becoming an aesthete, and meets the drunken writer John Cheever, whose work she admires. Or perhaps she could have a romantic fling with the ugly bishop who attends the miracle of the dried blood that turns liquid each year, the phenomenon she is studying in anthropology.

About Parthenope Movie

Parthenope is a coming-of-age drama film written, produced, and directed by Paolo Sorrentino. An international co-production between Italy and France, the film stars Celeste Dalla Porta, Stefania Sandrelli, Gary Oldman, Silvio Orlando, Luisa Ranieri, Peppe Lanzetta, and Isabella Ferrari.

Sorrentino described the film as focusing on a woman named Parthenope, who shares her name with the city but is neither a siren, like the mythical figure of the same name, nor a myth herself.

The film was co-produced by Lorenzo Mieli of Fremantle’s The Apartment Pictures and Ardavan Safaee for Pathé, alongside Sorrentino’s Numero 10, PiperFilm, Anthony Vaccarello’s Saint Laurent Productions, and Logical Content Ventures. In August 2023, Gary Oldman was announced as part of the cast.

Principal photography took place in Naples and on the nearby island of Capri. Sorrentino worked with cinematographer Daria D’Antonio, who previously collaborated with him on The Hand of God.

Parthenope Release Date

Parthenope was selected to compete for the Palme d’Or at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on May 21, 2024. The film received a nine-and-a-half-minute standing ovation at the end of its screening.

Before its Cannes debut, A24 acquired the North American distribution rights. In May 2024, the formation of a new Italian distribution and international sales company, PiperFilm, was announced, with Netflix as its partner for the post-theatrical window and an agreement with Warner Bros. Entertainment Italia for the operational theatrical distribution of its films. Parthenope was named PiperFilm’s first acquisition and was released on October 24, 2024.

The film is set for a theatrical release on March 12, 2025, in France by Pathé, which also handled international sales. A24 has scheduled the U.S. release for February 7, 2025.

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