Is she a mermaid or a myth?
Chronology
Partenope is the woman who bears the name of her city.
In Greek myth, Partenope is a mermaid who committed suicide after failing to charm Odysseus
Her body was carried by the tides to the place where Castel dell’Ovo is now built, and so she gave her name to the city that would later become Naples, in Naples.
In the film, Partenope is the embodiment of the city of Naples
HeatWritten by Peter GregsonPerformed by Peter Gregson, Warren Zielinski, Magdalena Filipczak, Laurie Anderson, Ashok Cloud.
Too many familiar scenes, too many already depicted obsessions, too many mannerisms endlessly repeated
The main problem with Partenope is that it adds nothing new to Paolo Sorrentino’s filmography.
While it’s true that cigarettes have become a director’s trademark, when every actor—from the beautiful leads to the background extras—quickly becomes suspicious, if not downright ridiculous
I really like Sorrentino’s cinema, but the excitement I felt leaving the theater after seeing “The Consequences of Love” is now just a faint memory, fading like the summer youth of yesteryear.