The Lying Life of Adults (2023)
Synopsis
Young Giovanna navigates her passage from childhood into adolescence as she experiences the different sides of Naples during the 1990s. A girl in search of her true reflection in a divided Naples: the Naples of the heights, which assumes a mask of refinement, and the Naples of the depths, a place of excess and vulgarity.
First Air Date: 2023-01-04
Last Air Date: 2023-01-04
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 6
Created By: Edoardo De Angelis
Networks: Netflix
Top Cast
- Giordana Marengo as Giovanna
- Valeria Golino as Vittoria
- Alessandro Preziosi as Andrea
- Pina Turco as Nella
- Azzurra Mennella as Ida
- Rossella Gamba as Angela
- Raffaella Rea as Costanza
- Biagio Forestieri as Mariano
- Giuseppe Brunetti as Corrado
- Giovanni Buselli as Roberto
Seasons
Season 1 (2023)
In 1990s Naples, brash and bold Aunt Vittoria helps her sheltered niece experience a different side of the city, upsetting the teen's strict parents.
Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Beauty
After Giovanna overhears her father’s comment comparing her to his estranged sister, the teen travels to a rough part of Naples to meet her aunt.
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Ep. 2: Resemblance
Giovanna accompanies Vittoria to Enzo’s grave and learns about their family’s falling out. A conversation about passion awakens something in Giovanna.
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Ep. 3: Bitterness
Giovanna’s friends clash with Vittoria on a visit to the slums. The bracelet Vittoria gifted Giovanna as a baby turns up in an unexpected place.
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Ep. 4: Loneliness
A secret gets out and unravels two families. Giovanna fails out of school and has her first sexual encounter. Vittoria demands her bracelet back.
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Ep. 5: Love
Giovanna’s interest in a charming young religious scholar rankles her worldly father. It also irritates Vittoria, who is wary of the teen's intentions.
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Ep. 6: Truth
On a trip to Milan to visit Roberto, Giovanna wrestles with wanting to be seen as the scholar’s equal or something else.
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