The Lying Life of Adults

2023-01-04 Drama TV-MA

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.

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First Aired

2023-01-04
Last Aired

2023-01-04
Creator

Edoardo De Angelis
Genre

Drama
Seasons

1
Episodes

6
Status

Ended
Language

Italiano
Network

Netflix

Keywords:

based on novel or book naples, italy dysfunctional family bittersweet intimate emotional

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Season 1

1. Beauty

After Giovanna overhears her father’s comment comparing her to his estranged sister, the teen travels ...More

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.Less

50mins 2023-01-04

2. Resemblance

Giovanna accompanies Vittoria to Enzo’s grave and learns about their family’s falling out. A conversat...More

Giovanna accompanies Vittoria to Enzo’s grave and learns about their family’s falling out. A conversation about passion awakens something in Giovanna.Less

51mins 2023-01-04

3. Bitterness

Giovanna’s friends clash with Vittoria on a visit to the slums. The bracelet Vittoria gifted Giovanna ...More

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.Less

46mins 2023-01-04

4. Loneliness

A secret gets out and unravels two families. Giovanna fails out of school and has her first sexual enc...More

A secret gets out and unravels two families. Giovanna fails out of school and has her first sexual encounter. Vittoria demands her bracelet back.Less

53mins 2023-01-04

5. Love

Giovanna’s interest in a charming young religious scholar rankles her worldly father. It also irritate...More

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.Less