Call Me by Your Name

Name: Call Me by Your Name
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: November 24, 2017
Duration: 132 min
Rating: 93
Cast: Amira Casar, Antonio Rimoldi, Armie Hammer, Elena Bucci, Esther Garrel

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Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: November 24, 2017 | R

Starring: Amira Casar, Antonio Rimoldi, Armie Hammer, Elena Bucci, Esther Garrel, Marco Sgrosso, Michael Stuhlbarg, Timoth, Vanda Capriolo, Victoire Du Bois

Summary: It’s the summer of 1983 in the north of Italy, and Elio Perlman (Timothée Chalamet), a precocious 17- year-old American-Italian, spends his days in his family’s 17th century villa transcribing and playing classical music, reading, and flirting with his friend Marzia (Esther Garrel). Elio enjoys a close relationship with his father (MichaelIt’s the summer of 1983 in the north of Italy, and Elio Perlman (Timothée Chalamet), a precocious 17- year-old American-Italian, spends his days in his family’s 17th century villa transcribing and playing classical music, reading, and flirting with his friend Marzia (Esther Garrel). Elio enjoys a close relationship with his father (Michael Stuhlbarg), an eminent professor specializing in Greco-Roman culture, and his mother Annella (Amira Casar), a translator, who favor him with the fruits of high culture in a setting that overflows with natural delights. While Elio’s sophistication and intellectual gifts suggest he is already a fully-fledged adult, there is much that yet remains innocent and unformed about him, particularly about matters of the heart. One day, Oliver (Armie Hammer), a charming American scholar working on his doctorate, arrives as the annual summer intern tasked with helping Elio’s father. Amid the sun-drenched splendor of the setting, Elio and Oliver discover the heady beauty of awakening desire over the course of a summer that will alter their lives forever.… Expand

Director: Luca Guadagnino

Genre(s): Drama, Romance

Rating: R

Runtime: 132 min

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The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Sep 24, 2019

There is such tenderness to this film. I was overwhelmed by it. Read full review

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Alissa Wilkinson

Nov 22, 2017

It summons an erotic orientation toward the world with all its power, and then pours it onto the audience. It is, undoubtedly, Guadagnino’s masterpiece. Read full review

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IndieWire David Ehrlich

Jan 23, 2017

The final beats of Guadagnino’s adaptation galvanize two hours of simmering uncertainty into a gut-wrenchingly wistful portrait of two people trying to find themselves before it’s too late. Read full review

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Rex Reed

Nov 28, 2017

Call Me By Your Name is a masterpiece of subtle emotions, intense sensuality and breathtaking beauty. Read full review

Bill Goodykoontz

Dec 21, 2017

Call Me by Your Name is a lush, heartbreakingly beautiful film about first love, but also the glories of youth, when everything is new and any number of paths open before you. Read full review

Michael Phillips

Dec 14, 2017

Chalamet is excellent, saving his purest acting for the killer final shot several minutes in length, when we finally see what these weeks with Oliver have meant to him. Read full review

Kyle Turner

Oct 4, 2017

Though Chalamet and Hammer are up to the task of communicating a competition of desire with as few words as possible, they offer up a dare and a proposition that Guadagnino and his film never fully take on. Maybe they’re afraid of the consequences. Read full review

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hepwa

Nov 24, 2017

Where do I begin? The novel grabbed my heart in January and by July I was touring Italy, reading passages on the beach in the town where its set, strolling through the side street in Rome where Oliver and Elio share their final night together. It is the gay romance of my lifetime, havingWhere do I begin? The novel grabbed my heart in January and by July I was touring Italy, reading passages on the beach in the town where its set, strolling through the side street in Rome where Oliver and Elio share their final night together. It is the gay romance of my lifetime, having grown up in the era of its setting, asking the same questions of myself that Elio does (only failing the question, "Is it better to speak or to die?"). Elio doesn't fail - he speaks and it changes his life, for better or worse. The movie captures that turning point in his young adulthood and brings it to glorious life, replete with the inevitable pain. Hopefully without spoiling anything, the fire that is lit within him will burn for a lifetime and into the viewer's heart during a crushing final scene that glances over every possible emotion but ending on determination and hope. For the love of God, don't leave this movie when the credits start to roll. And be a good movie citizen and let everyone you know who will be seeing it to do the same. Guadanigno, the director, is painterly but nothing without the astonishing performances, especially from Timothee Chalamet who brings Elio to life in a way I haven't seen a young actor do since Timothy Hutton broke through in "Ordinary People" almost forty years ago. Armie Hammer crosses the Rubicon with his performance as Oliver, becoming the master of his creative domain and I can't wait to see what he does in the future. Stuhlbarg as Elio's father is kind, compassionate, clear-eyed and so very wise and his final talk with his son is almost Shakespearean in word and delivery. While the words are never spoken, his monologue is the paternal 'to be or not to be' that every gay kid would cherish and every straight kid needs to hear. The women are all highly memorable and its a shame that they're a bit lost in the shuffle with the acclaim for the film (that none of them are American actors might play a part). Call Me By Your Name is a work of cinematic art, the kind that is rarely given and even more rarely appreciated. But it exists and thanks to its creators, from page to screen, I feel like a wiser, less cynical person. When is the last time a movie had that sort of effect. 10/10… Expand

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GiaccoU

Jan 23, 2018

Beautifully acted, adapted and directed. This movie is a gem from start to finish, it deals with one of the most relatable things is live which is first love, and it manages to portray it in such an innocent and calmed way. Couldn't be any better.

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Fyil

Mar 12, 2018

Beautiful movie. It's not a movie about prejudice, it's about love, about the journey of two people toward love. It doesn't matter your sexual preference, this movie will make you remember the first time you fell in love and how this is such a amazing feeling.

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AlexanderTorres

Jan 22, 2018

Una historia de amor diferente a la que estamos acostumbrados a ver, adicional a ello, la actuación de Timothée Chalamet es espectacular y la fotografía encantadora. Sin duda alguna una gran película.

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WhiskeyStories

Dec 23, 2017

A beautiful, warm and touching romance told with elegance and sophistication. The acting is superb, the chemistry between every actor and actress is palpable and realistic. The only possible flaw I had with the film was with the editing, other than that I thoroughly loved every minute ofA beautiful, warm and touching romance told with elegance and sophistication. The acting is superb, the chemistry between every actor and actress is palpable and realistic. The only possible flaw I had with the film was with the editing, other than that I thoroughly loved every minute of Call Me by Your Name.… Expand

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tewa_kanui

Jul 29, 2018

I haven't read the novel yet, so I don't think my critic will be accurate enough, still I wanted to share my point of view concerning this movie that I think is gorgeous. Despite the fact that I stil don't get how a basic LGBT love story was THAT overhyped but the story was cool. My favoriteI haven't read the novel yet, so I don't think my critic will be accurate enough, still I wanted to share my point of view concerning this movie that I think is gorgeous. Despite the fact that I stil don't get how a basic LGBT love story was THAT overhyped but the story was cool. My favorite things about this movie though were the shots and the acting, the actors are wonderful and so talented, Timothée Chalamet is a pure diamond, and the very last scene where he stares at the fire is so good, I was able to perfectly capture the emotions he was trying to convey, I liked it a lot.… Expand

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Apr 16, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The critics and actors alike lauded this film for not being a stereotypical gay film, for not including an element of tragedy. However, not all great gay movies contain an element of tragedy, just big Hollywood films... and this was definitely NOT a great gay movie. Poorly cast (Oliver is 24, Armie Hammer looks like he's in his mid-30's), no character development, zero sexual tension/romantic relationship development prior to the Elio's cock grab, no story, no balance... the first half of the movie fails to properly set up the second half (which i'm sure is quite beautiful on its own, as after an hour I thought 'this is utter **** and watched Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss instead).… Expand

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