PARTHENOPE (Italy) "Lush and sensual." Caloundra Sun 10am. 5 Star Cinema

PARTHENOPE film trailer HERE    Please Note: The trailer, which contains no dialogue, is the only musical interlude in the film and tells you nothing about what the film is actually about . Odd.

M 136 min Director Paolo Sorrentino. CAST Celeste Dalla Porta, Gary Oldman, Silvio Orlando, Isabella Ferrari, Stefania Sandrelli, Luisa Ranieri

Genre . Arthouse Drama

Parthenope is a double barrelled art house drama which begins in 1950 with the birth of Parthenope who grows up to be a beautiful woman and ends in 2023 with an unforgettable sequence when she is back in Naples breathing in the streets at night. It's important to note that people from Naples are sometimes referred to as Parthenopeans  and Naples as Parthenope so this film has two major themes which often run in lockstep with one another.

It spends a large portion of its time with the youthful Parthenope between 1968-1982 who, although highly intelligent…