The Lying Life of Adults
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Drama
Seasons | 1
Episodes | 6
avg.Runtime | 50 min
First EP | 2023-01-04
Last EP | 2023-01-04
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Rating : 7.3
Overview
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Netflix

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.
Produced by
Fandango
Season List
season 1 || Season 1
Relesed on | 2023-01-04
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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Beauty
2023-01-04
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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Resemblance
2023-01-04
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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Bitterness
2023-01-04
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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Loneliness
2023-01-04
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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Love
2023-01-04
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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Truth
2023-01-04
On a trip to Milan to visit Roberto, Giovanna wrestles with wanting to be seen as the scholar’s equal or something else.
“I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained.” – Walt Disney