The Lying Life of Adults (2023)

01/04/2023 (IT) • 50m

Drama

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Giordana Marengo

Giovanna

6 Episodes

Valeria Golino

Vittoria

6 Episodes

Alessandro Preziosi

Andrea

6 Episodes

Pina Turco

Nella

6 Episodes

Raffaella Rea

Costanza

6 Episodes

Biagio Forestieri

Mariano

6 Episodes


Last Season

Season 1

2023 | 6 Episodes

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.

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Status

Ended

Network

network

Type

Miniseries

Original Language

Italian

Keywords

based on novel or book

naples, italy

dysfunctional family

bittersweet

intimate

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