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Parthenope is a woman who bears the name of her city. Is she a siren or a myth? In the Greek myth, Parthenope is a siren who committed suicide after failing to charm Odysseus. Her body was brought by the tide to the place where Castel del Ovo is now built, and for this she gave the name to the city, which later became Naples, Naples. Parthenope is the embodiment of the city of Naples in the film. HeatWritten by Peter Gregson Performed by Peter Gregson, Warren Zelinski, Magdalena Filipczak, Laurie Anderson, Ashok Cloud. Oneiric, sophisticated, sublime. Sorrentino creates a work of art worthy of his name and a style that belongs only to him. Sorrentino offers us to return to Italian original cinema. Moments of silence controlled by images typical of Antonioni, metaphorical and oppressive sensuality in the style of “Last Tango in Paris” by Bertolucci, a sense of mystery, darkness and tension, typical of Tornatore. Wonderful Naples, almost painted, but also raw, naked, poor and unhappy. In this film, Naples for Sorrentino is the same as Rome for Fellini, representing the capital as a synecdoche of national ideals and values, but also a city of power and great cultural, social and political influence. Thanks to “Partenope”, Italian cinema woke up from the numbness of banality – commercialism. Thank you, Sorrentino ❤