Episode 1.1
Beauty
After Giovanna overhears her father’s comment comparing her to his
... More estranged sister, the teen travels to a rough part of Naples to meet her aunt.Less
Young Giovanna navigates her passage from childhood into adolescence as she experiences the different sides of Naples during the 1990s.
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100 %14 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
46 %5 reviewsAudience score rating
"Vittoria is a fabulous creation, on the page and on the screen, where Valeria Golino has a ball with her."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"The haze of memory casts a pall over the entire series, but there’s a real grounding here in a sense of time and place."
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IndieWire
IndieWire"(It) lacks some of the emotional complexity of the book – and even at six episodes, it is a streamlined telling – (but) it is certainly no insult to the text..."
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Stuff
Stuff"This adaptation doesn’t just succeed on its own merits, but on (Ferrante's) as well."
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Paste
Paste"What’s lacking is sustained narrative momentum."
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Variety
Variety"Despite its very casual pace, The Lying Life Of Adults has an interesting family story at its core..."
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Decider
Decider"If (the series) could stand to be tighter or more streamlined, maybe so can life and you just have to enjoy the Neapolitan vistas in the interim."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood ReporterThe Lying Life of Adults: Season 1 | Details
- Rating
- 16, Nudity, offensive language, sex scenes
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Studio
- Netflix Original
