Концерт «Hedonism Sunset Live. Postman»
25/29
Parthenope is a woman named after her city. In Greek myth, Parthenope is the mermaid who committed suicide after failing to charm Odysseus. Her body was washed up on the spot where Castel dell’Ovo is now built, and for this she gave the name to the city that would later become Neapolis, Naples.
WarmthWritten by Peter GregsonPerformed by Peter Gregson, Warren Zielinski, Magdalena Filipczak, Laurie Anderson, Ashok Klouda. Somewhat disappointed with his last film È STATA LA MANO DI DIO, with PARTHENOPE I was reminded of what had touched me so much with Sorrentino’s films. Everything is beautiful, from the city of Naples and its clean water to the still unknown goddess Celeste da Porta.
Add to that the Fellini-esque shots and Lele Marchitelli’s wonderful jazz soundtrack: you get perfection. One might think he’s making another GRANDE BELLEZZA, but that’s simply not the case. Sorrentino manages to surprise us once again, with a new way of dealing with what is – ultimately – the same subject.
The film asks questions without ever answering them, as if saying that you should stop looking for answers and start noticing the beauty of the world for what it is. As a result, the viewer leaves the theater not with answers, but with an interesting approach to life and, ultimately, death… Although his screen time is limited, he manages to give a wonderful performance.
Then he withdraws, as if he’s dragging us to enjoy the film, he convinced us (by his presence in the cast) to go and watch it. So I know it won’t be to everyone’s taste – some scenes are quite strange, I have to admit – but as far as I’m concerned, this film gave me everything I did (and didn’t expect) when I went into the theatre.
