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Parthenope

Parthenope

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Parthenope

"Is she a siren or a myth?"

2024

2h 17m

6.7(773 votes)

Drama

Overview

Parthenope, born in the sea near Naples in 1950, is beautiful, enigmatic, and intelligent. She is shamelessly courted by many. However, beauty comes at a cost.

Where to Watch

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Amazon Prime Video

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Production Companies

The Apartment Pictures

Pathé

Numero10

Saint Laurent Productions

PiperFilm

Logical Content Ventures

Saint Laurent

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Celeste Dalla Porta

Celeste Dalla Porta

Parthenope

Stefania Sandrelli

Stefania Sandrelli

Parthenope (old)

Gary Oldman

Gary Oldman

John Cheever

Silvio Orlando

Silvio Orlando

Devoto Marotta

Luisa Ranieri

Luisa Ranieri

Greta Cool

Peppe Lanzetta

Peppe Lanzetta

Bishop

Isabella Ferrari

Isabella Ferrari

Flora Malva

Silvia Degrandi

Silvia Degrandi

Maggie

Lorenzo Gleijeses

Lorenzo Gleijeses

Sasà

Daniele Rienzo

Daniele Rienzo

Raimondo

Creative team

Directed by: Paolo Sorrentino
Written by: Paolo Sorrentino
Produced by: Anthony Vaccarello
Paolo Sorrentino

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