"Parthenope," the latest film from writer and director Paolo Sorrentino ("Youth"), is gorgeous, but its meaning is elusive.

In Greek mythology, the Sirens were half-bird women whose song ... am simply not cinematically savvy enough to figure out every symbol and metaphor he’s giving us. But she is named for someone ...

At some point during their grade school years, lots of kids go through a big mythology phase -- they can't get enough of stories about gods, goddesses, and other mythological creatures. And that love ...