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

2017

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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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4	#4 Best Movie of 2017
22	#22 Most Discussed Movie of 2017
27	#27 Most Shared Movie of 2017

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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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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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kcsimms

Feb 5, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bravo! Bravo! This movie was simply incredible. Prior to seeing the film, I was not familiar with Luca Guadagnino's work, but now I want to see more of his films, and I will keep an eye out for him in the future. Call Me by Your Name is about the son (Emilio) of an eccentric professor who develops feelings for his father's new resident, who's name is Oliver. There is immediate sexual tension between the two characters, even though Oliver is markedly older than Emilio, who is only 17. Emilio hasn't revealed his sexual preferences to anybody, but it's easy to notice his immediate attraction to Oliver. Oliver attempts to keep his distance because he knows that developing a relationship with the younger Emilio may be inappropriate, given the circumstances. However, despite his resistance, he eventually caves in to his desires and becomes sexually involved with Emilio. You can sense Emilio's conflicted conscience throughout the film, and it builds until he is forced to confront questions that he has been purposefully avoiding. The film ends with closure and sadness, but there is a silver-living that leaves you feeling good and optimistic. The best scene of the film is unquestionably the one that comes at the end when Emilio has the impending conversation with his father about his relationship with Oliver. Such a heartfelt moment, and the professor's words were absolutely moving. Everything about this film was incredible. It made you feel as if you were there in Italy, and I felt the urge to book a ticket the next day. This is easily one of the best films of the year, if not the best. I give it a 9.5/10.… Expand

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al_dsz

Feb 2, 2018

Amazing piece of film-making

Call Me By Your Name is one of those films that keeps you mesmerised while you watch it and doesn't leave you for the next few days. Everything about this film is great: the excellent cinematography; the setting of the film in rural Italy; the performances fromAmazing piece of film-making

Call Me By Your Name is one of those films that keeps you mesmerised while you watch it and doesn't leave you for the next few days. Everything about this film is great: the excellent cinematography; the setting of the film in rural Italy; the performances from the lead characters; the soundtrack. The movie very brilliantly captures the budding romance between two young adults who engage in a love slightly forbidden, but so passionate and real. The acting in this film deserves great applause, it's one of those few films that really reaches out to you emotionally and you can really feel the joy and pain of the characters. The aesthetics and visuals of the film are also top-notch and gives a really strong sense of the location and atmosphere of the world the story is set in. It's a must watch for any moviegoer.… Expand

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smoothie

Dec 19, 2017

This movie profoundly moved me and everyone around me in the theater. I think people are moved by the movie because it transports them to a time and place where people are kind and feeling are pure.

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mahdiehhh_sh

Mar 24, 2020

This movie touches your heart and your feelings with creating the most beautiful scenes and a great relationship (including friendship & romance) between the main characters.

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Jalemany

Jan 24, 2018

Excellent, very enjoyable and tasty film. Slow and beautiful burner. Slightly elitist, but why not ...

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1234567890aA

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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