The new film by Paolo Sorrentino, Parthenopeis already highly anticipated and, news today, April 11th, will be in competition at the Cannes Film Festival. The Oscar-winning Neapolitan director is back in the competition and could start a season of recognition. A decidedly fascinating cast, in which one name stands out, that of Celeste Dalla Porta. Not because she is a young star, she hopes so, but precisely because her presence contrasts with the prestigious colleagues with whom she had the opportunity to share the set.
Who is Celeste Dalla Porta
Celeste Dalla Porta is 26 years old (she will turn 27 this year), born in Milan on 24 December 1997. She arrived as a Christmas present for her parents, who welcomed her on Christmas Eve. She was passionate about acting from a very young age and attended her first theater workshop at the age of 12. She was busy following Carlina Torta’s lessons until 2012, and then graduated from the Brera art school.
In 2018, well over 18, he attended the Dance Theater workshop with Luigi Abbondanza and Antonella Bertoni, as well as the one with Julie Stanzak and the preparatory course of Experimental Cinematography Center of Rome.
A long journey that also took her abroad, to Pariswhere he attended a term at the Jacques Lecoq School of Physical Theater. She has in fact never stopped studying and training, as demonstrated by the Diploma in the acting course at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome in 2021 and the new Dance Theater workshop with Julie Stanzak in 2022.
The carreer
While waiting to know something about his private life, we have some information on his artistic path. He took his first steps in the world of I work as a model and not as an actress. In 2018 she was at the center of a photo shoot of Lisa Corti’s catalogue. The following year she was also chosen for the winter one and the following year for a shooting for Matta.
On the acting front, however, he has starred in some short films, from Blindness by Niccolò Donatini, a Red mirror by Federico Russotto, up to The reply, by Mauro Diez. She has also appeared in some video clips and we know that she is also passionate about singing.
Parthenope by Paolo Sorrentino
Paolo Sorrentino shot his new film, Parthenope, with great confidentiality. Made between Naples and Capri, it gathered an interesting, predominantly Italian cast. In addition to the aforementioned Celeste Dalla Porta, who aroused the curiosity of many, there is room for the Oscar winner Gary Oldman.
On the Italian front, however, we find Silvio Orlando, still present in one of his projects, as well as Luisa Ranieri and Isabella Ferrari. Space then for Silvia Degrandi, Lorenzo Gleijeses, Pelle Lanzetta, Stefania Sandrelli, Alfonso Santagata, Nello Mascia and Biagio Izzo.
The announcement of participation in Cannes which led to the release of some further information on the plot. It is told story of Parthenopea woman who bears the name of the ancient city but is not a mermaid or a myth.
The story of his existence is offered, from his birth in 1950 to today. What Sorrentino offers is an epic of the feminine, dictated by the constant search for a sense of freedom that is absolute. Added to this is a passion for Naples and all the possible faces of love. All immersed in a middle phase, as overwhelming as it is short, that of youth.
