Netflix has revealed the release date of its adaptation of Elena Ferrante's "The Lying Life of Adults" and released a provocative poster and teaser for the show based on the latest novel by the "My Brilliant Friend" author.
Gather up with Elena Ferrante fans, as we have news for you. The latest adaptation of the author's work, The Lying Life of Adults, has seen its first trailer released by Netflix. The streamer's six-part limited series adaptation will focus on childhood and womanhood, set against the backdrop of the 1990s city of Naples.
Stars: Giuseppe Brunetti, Valeria Golino, Alessandro Preziosi
The trailer opens with Giordana Marengo's Giovanna on a journey of self-discovery. It's a path she's been on when she hears her father say to her mother, "She's starting to look like my sister." To which her mother replies: “Oh, come on. She is a monster!" Giovanni has left home, traveling through the city of Naples to meet this supposedly horrible aunt, Vittoria (Valeria Golino). Aunt Vittoria has a lot to help her unpack. What are the similarities between the couple? What had her father noticed about her that disgusted her so much? Was Aunt Vittoria truly ugly or beautiful? From the moment young Giovanna arrives, it becomes clear that beauty is primarily at the center, a matter of the heart. The apparently absent aunt is instantly reminded of her niece and the bracelet she gave her at birth.
"Lying Life", which will debut on Netflix worldwide on January 4, 2023, is directed by Neapolitan director Edoardo De Angelis ("Indivisible") and stars Valeria Golino as the Neapolitan aunt of the young protagonist of the story called Giovanna, played by debutante Giordana Marengo.
Alessandro Preziosi ("Medici") plays Giovanna's father, Andrea, while Pina Turco ("Gomorrah," the series) plays her mother, Nella.
Ferrante's book describes Giovanna's transition from childhood to adolescence during the 1990s in a Naples that is actually two related cities that fear and hate each other: the upper-class Naples of the high-rises, where he wears a mask of refinement, and the Naples of his most vulgar and exciting lower rooms where his intriguing aunt Vittoria lives.
The long-awaited six-episode show is written by Ferrante, Laura Paolucci, Francesco Piccolo and Edoardo De Angelis, and produced by Fandango.
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