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.
Cast: Giordana Marengo, Valeria Golino, Alessandro Preziosi
Season 1
6 episodes
1. BeautyAfter 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.TV-MACC50minJan 4, 2023
2. ResemblanceGiovanna accompanies Vittoria to Enzo’s grave and learns about their family’s falling out. A conversation about passion awakens something in Giovanna.TV-MACC51minJan 4, 2023
3. BitternessGiovanna’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.TV-MACC46minJan 4, 2023
4. LonelinessA secret gets out and unravels two families. Giovanna fails out of school and has her first sexual encounter. Vittoria demands her bracelet back.TV-MACC53minJan 4, 2023
5. LoveGiovanna’s interest in a charming young religious scholar rankles her worldly father. It also irritates Vittoria, who is wary of the teen's intentions.TV-MACC41minJan 4, 2023
6. TruthOn a trip to Milan to visit Roberto, Giovanna wrestles with wanting to be seen as the scholar’s equal or something else.TV-MACC1 h 1 minJan 4, 2023
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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.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Edoardo De Angelis
- Cast
- Giordana Marengo, Valeria Golino, Alessandro Preziosi, Pina Turco, Raffaella Rea, Biagio Forestieri
- Studio
- Fandango
Maturity rating
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Audio languages
Italian
Where to watch
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