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. A jealousy-fueled drama becomes the catalyst for a lifelong quest—a journey filled with extraordinary encounters and experiences.
In 1980s Italy, Riccardo Schicchi's agency Diva Futura turns free love into porn, making stars of Ilona Staller, Moana Pozzi and others.
The film tells the story of a couple who, desperately looking for a child, go to Spain to place themselves in the hands of a clinic specializing in assisted reproduction. Their plans will be turned upside down by meeting a seemingly perfect young girl who will offer to carry on the pregnancy for them.
Set in the cosmopolitan melting pot of Rome’s Piazza Vittorio hood, Mainetti’s latest work will see two very different souls intersect. One is the son of an indebted local restaurant owner who disappeared with his lover. The other is a young mysterious woman who has just arrived in the Italian capital in search of her missing sister. “United by fate, the two will find themselves catapulted into the slums of Rome’s criminal underbelly,” reads the synopsis. “To survive they will have to fight side by side in an overwhelming no-holds-barred adventure, challenging armies of ruthless criminals, but above all, ancient prejudices, and cultural diversity.”
A love story set somewhere in Italy directed by Paolo Sorrentino.
