Sunshine Coast FrenchFilmFestival
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PARTHENOPE. Noosa Sun Matinee "Lush and sensual."
Sun, 01 Dec
|Noosa Heads
Celeste Della Porta is captivating as Parthenope in this visually stunning film from Oscar winner Paolo Sorrentino (The Great Beauty) It's a love letter to Naples and a cautionary tale about the dangers of being too beautiful. "Exquisite."
Time & Location
01 Dec 2024, 2:30 pm – 4:45 pm
Noosa Heads, 29 Sunshine Beach Rd, Noosa Heads QLD 4567, Australia
About the Event
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…