‘The White Lotus’ Creator Mike White Breaks Down Homage to Italian Cinema and Why Jennifer Coolidge Had to Come to Italy

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On the third episode of “The White Lotus” Season 2, a group of American tourists visits a location from “The Godfather,” which leads to a multi-generational debate about the…

, “L’avventura” is a “very elliptical, mysterious movie about an existential psychodrama.”

The thematic similarities between the two films are also not lost on White, who says, “‘L’avventura’ is about the desperate search for the meaning of life as much as the actual disappeared woman. Obviously, ‘White Lotus’ touches on the malaise of wealthy people and that kind of search for meaning when you’re just lounging by an infinity pool.”

In order to immerse himself in Southern Italy, the showrunner moved to Sicily for a few months before they began shooting Season 2. White wanted to get a better sense of the city and the areas around it because, he says, “If you go to Italy, you’re not going to just stay at the hotel.”‘s burning questions so far about Season 2 of “The White Lotus.”

Episode 3 ends with Cameron and Ethan partying with Lucia and Mia . As this season seems to be primarily focused on sex and sex politics, what conversations do you hope viewers will come away with regarding sex work?

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