The Lying Life of Adults(TV show/series, 2023)

Name: The Lying Life of Adults
Genre: Drama
Released: 2023
Rating: 3.7

Original title: "La vita bugiarda degli adulti" (Italian/IT)

TV-MA

| 50min per episode | Genre: Drama

Mini series in 1 season with 6 episodes

Rating: 3.7/5 (with 37 votes)

The Lying Life of Adults (Italian: La vita bugiarda degli adulti) is an Italian and Neapolitan-language coming-of-age drama television series created by Edoardo De Angelis, based on the 2019 novel of the same name by Elena Ferrante. It was released internationally by Netflix on 4 January 2023. ()

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Genres: Italian / TV Shows Based on Books / TV Dramas
Keywords: Intimate / Bittersweet / Emotional
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About The Lying Life of Adults

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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Trailer for The Lying Life of Adults + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Official Trailer [Subtitled](Trailer, 2:29)

The Lying Life of Adults Seasons and Episodes

01/04/2023Season 1 - 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.

#1 | 01/04/2023Beauty

4.1/5 (with 15 votes)

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.

#2 | 01/04/2023Resemblance

5.0/5 (with 1 vote)

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

#3 | 01/04/2023Bitterness

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.

#4 | 01/04/2023Loneliness

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

#5 | 01/04/2023Love

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.

#6 | 01/04/2023Truth

On a trip to Milan to visit Roberto, Giovanna wrestles with wanting to be seen as the scholar’s equal or something else.

Additional Information

Production country: Italy

Based on: "The Lying Life of Adults" (find it on Amazon), "Elena Ferrante" (find it on Amazon)

Made by: Fandango

Original language: Italian (IT)

Spoken languages: English (EN), Hindi (HI), Italian (IT)

Translated into 21 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Burmese (MY), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Slovenian (SL), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Ended

First episode released on: 01/04/2023

Cast: Alessandro Preziosi, Valeria Golino, Pina Turco, Raffaella Rea, Biagio Forestieri, Susy Del Giudice

Director: Edoardo De Angelis

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"嘘にまみれた大人たち/The Lying Life of Adults"

Keywords: based on novel or book, naples, italy

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