Parthenope (Celeste Dalla Porta) is a young woman growing up in Naples, Italy, in the 1960s-70s. Men, boys, and even some women are struck by her alluring beauty, desiring her affection at every turn.

“Parthenope” is an Italian film that follows its titular character (Celeste Dalla Porta) through a series of encounters in Naples, Italy. Spanning her life from ages 18 to 73, the film is less of a ...

It’s easy to dismiss Paolo Sorrentino’s Parthenope, as some critics have, reducing it to a sumptuous perfume ad à la Tom Ford. The same could be said about Celeste Dalla Porta’s eponymous character, ...

In Greek mythology, the Sirens were half-bird women whose song was so beautiful that it would lure sailors to their deaths along the rocky shores of the island where they lived. See: “The Odyssey.” ...