Film & TV / NewsFilm & TV / NewsYou can rent the Italian villa from Normal People on AirbnbNow all you need is your own ConnellShareLink copied ✔️May 18, 2020May 18, 2020TextGünseli Yalcinkaya Remember that scene in the BBC’s adaptation of Normal People when Connell and his mate visit Marianne over summer break in a dreamy Italian villa? Well, it turns out that you can rent it on Airbnb. The Italian farmhouse is located 35km from Rome, and served as the backdrop of episode eight of the hit TV series adaptation of Sally Rooney’s novel of the same name. Keen fans will spot the swimming pool where Marianne and Connell smoke a cigarette together after the fight with her douchebag boyfriend, Jamie. There’s also the scenic spot where our two protagonists exchange lustful eye contact over awkward dinner chat. While coronavirus means any holidays have been put on hold, the villa costs €40 (approximately £35) per night and houses up to five people. Now all you need is your own Connell (avec sexy neck chain). Normal People has been garnering a lot of talk for being the horniest show on TV – but more than that, its sex scenes feel kind of revolutionary, in all their awkward moments, explorations of consent, and focus on both female and male pleasure and desire. We spoke to the show’s intimacy coordinator Ita O’Brien about the process of choreographing the sex scenes, how they’re used to build a character’s storyline, and the importance of building a safe environment on and off camera. You can also read our interview with the series’ stars, Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal, here. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREHow Daniel Blumberg turned water, wind and silence into a film scoreDazed x MUBI Cinema Club’s season finale: Father Mother Sister Brother6LILITH6: Inside the witchy femme mall cult of Forbidden FruitsDJ Ahmet, a coming-of-ager about an EDM-obsessed teen sheep farmerWho is Takashi Miike? An intro to Japanese cinema’s cult provocateurThe Good Boy is a sick, twisted nightmare about delinquent teensArco, a striking, soul-stirring sci-fi about lonely kids in 2075Bill Skarsgård and Gus Van Sant on their scrappy thriller Dead Man’s WireScarlet: Anime legend Mamoru Hosoda’s trippy new take on Hamlet7 unmissable films from South by Southwest 2026 Why fans are turning against Timothée ChalametOscars 2026: The biggest snubs from this year’s nominationsEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy