Parthenope's reviews
Media reviews
Variety
Parthenope is a film that rumbles with the hum of nostalgia, recapturing the feeling of youthful, summer freedom while refusing to shy away from the uncertainties of young adulthood. But it's no mere coming-of-age story; rather, it's a film about coming-to-oneself.
The Playlist
Parthenope's fictional life story may actually not be as intriguing as Sorrentino thinks it is. A movie that begins with blistering sex appeal really starts to lose momentum in its third act.
Indiewire
Preoccupied with the idea that a lack of self-knowledge is what makes people mysterious, Parthenope denies its namesake any real interiority, convinced that depriving us the chance to appreciate her perspective might somehow enhance her rhetorical value.
The Guardian
Of course, Sorrentino's way with a camera will always be intriguing and exhilarating to some degree. Yet Parthenope simply floats complacently across the screen, like a two-hour ad for some impossibly expensive cologne.
Collider
Parthenope is a decades-spanning slice-of-life movie that has no interest in diving into the complexities of its protagonist.
Festival Internacional de Cine de Lanzarote