Netflix Brings the Intensity of Elena Ferrante’s Naples to the Screen A new adaptation of the novel “The Lying Life of Adults” features formidable female central characters and an Italy with distinct social classes. Like the novel by Elena Ferrante on which it is based, the opening line of Netflix’s “The Lying Life of Adults” is spoken by the precocious teenage protagonist, Giovanna, who is listening at the door while her parents talk about her. A new adaptation of the novel “The Lying Life of Adults” features formidable female central characters and an Italy with distinct social classes.

Netflix Brings the Intensity of Elena Ferrante’s Naples to the Screen A new adaptation of the novel “The Lying Life of Adults” features formidable female central characters and an Italy with distinct social classes. Like the novel by Elena Ferrante on which it is based, the opening line of Netflix’s “The Lying Life of Adults” is spoken by the precocious teenage protagonist, Giovanna, who is listening at the door while her parents talk about her. A new adaptation of the novel “The Lying Life of Adults” features formidable female central characters and an Italy with distinct social classes.

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