Paolo Sorrentino continues his expansion into Italian maximalism with his newest installation, Parthenope. Paolo’s connection to Naples is explored further in his boldest take on the city and his style; the story centres around the working life of our protagonist Parthenope, who, unlike the siren who washed up dead upon the shores of Naples, is birthed in them.
The film stars Celeste Dalla Porta, a fitting lead who comes across in an otherworldly and statuesque manner throughout the 2-hour and…
Anemoia personified, not a necessity but a well thought out eye candied luxury.
To cut to the chase, I found Paul Mescal’s physical presence strong but tonally he was slightly all over the place and I struggled to reckon with his sudden change of character and realisation of newfound purpose. Maybe this is because there’s a clear pre-understanding between the viewer and director of our protagonist’s future but it was just a bit off. Denzel delivered presenting a fiery and…
Anora, flows seamlessly for 2 hours as a bittersweet bender where the audience and our protagonists deep-down understand the reality, yet are taken away by the humour and craziness of the whole thing to speed weddings in Vegas and the jilting of an Armenian baptism. This high speed train culminates into an anguish fuelled yet open-ended closure where deep winter and grandma's aged car understandably leave us on the fence as to our protagonists future.
