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1950. A lavish carriage-cradle is delivered straight from Versailles to the home of a wealthy Neapolitan family for a baby about to be born right in the waters of the Tyrrhenian Sea. A girl is born and named Parthenope, after the ancient Greek nymph whose name was once given to Naples. Flawless in every way, the girl lived life to the fullest: changing lovers and pursuits, trying her hand at an acting career, studying anthropology, and dancing till dawn. The brilliant life of fortune's favorite was darkened by only one event — the suicide of her brother Raffaele, who faded in the glow of the radiant Parthenope.