Paolo Sorrentino’s ‘Parthenope’ Sells Around The World For Pathé Ahead Of Cannes Film Festival Premiere

Melanie Goodfellow and Andreas Wiseman
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EXCLUSIVE: Paolo Sorrentino’s anticipated new movie Parthenope has sold around the world for Pathé here in Cannes where the film is playing in Competition.

We broke news of the A24 domestic deal coming into the festival and now deals have closed this past week in UK (Picture House), Germany (Wildbunch – Alamode), Spain (BTEAM), CIS (Pasatiempo Pictures), Latin America (Pasatiempo Pictures), Scandinavia (Triart) and South Korea (AUD).

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The in-demand project is also heading to Poland (Monolith), Benelux (Cineart), Baltics (Aone Films), Bulgaria (Cinelibri), Czech Republic & Slovakia (Aero), Ex-Yugoslavia (MCF), Portugal (NOS), Romania (Independenta), Hungary (Mozinet), Turkey (BIR FILM) and Israel (LEV Cinemas).

Pathé will handle distribution in France and Switzerland. Piper Films will release in Italy. The movie debuts today in Cannes. Negotiations are ongoing in the handful of remaining territories.

Plot details have been kept under wraps but the production says the movie will be an “exploration of the relentless pursuit of freedom, an insatiable love for a city with countless faces, and myriad forms of love itself.” The city in question is understood to be Naples.

Starring are Gary Oldman, Luisa Ranieri, Stefania Sandrelli, Dario Aita, Celeste Dalla Porta, Silvia Degrandi, Isabella Ferrari, Lorenzo Gleijeses, Biagio Izzo, Marlon Joubert, Peppe Lanzetta, Nello Mascia, Silvio Orlando, Daniele Rienzo, and Alfonso Santagata.

Shot between Naples and Capri, the movie is an Italian-French co-production. A Fremantle film, it’s produced by The Apartment Pictures and Pathé in association with Numero 10, in association with PiperFilmand Saint Laurent.

Producers are Lorenzo Mieli for The Apartment Pictures; Anthony Vaccarello for Saint Laurent; Paolo Sorrentino for Numero 10; and Ardavan Safaee for Pathé. Douglas Urbanski is the executive producer. Cinematographer is Daria D’Antonio. Costume artistic director is Anthony Vaccarello for Saint Laurent and costume designer is Carlo Poggioli. Editor is Cristiano Travaglioli. Production designer is Carmine Guarino. Casting by Annamaria Sambucco and Massimo Appolloni.

Parthenope marks the fifth collaboration between Pathé and Oscar winner Sorrentino, following their partnerships on This Must Be the Place, The Great Beauty, Youth, and Loro.

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