[42] His character, 17-year-old Elio, is fluent in three languages: English, French and Italian. [149] Sony Pictures Classics later aired several commercial spots to promote the film during its U.S.-wide expansion on January 19, 2018. He also stated in the interview that he was due to meet with an unnamed American writer to discuss the sequel, however it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [36] Guadagnino dedicated the film to his late friend Bill Paxton, who came to visit the set in Crema before his death in February 2017. [88] "I've never been so intimately involved with a director before. During Hanukkah, Oliver calls Elio's family to tell them he is engaged to be married. [30] Aciman approved it and commended the adaptation as "direct ... real and persuasive", adding "they've done better than the book". '"[258], In March 2020, Guadagnino confirmed a sequel film in an interview with Italian newspaper la Repubblica. 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. A young African-American man grapples with his identity and sexuality while experiencing the everyday struggles of childhood, adolescence, and burgeoning adulthood. After the call, Elio sits down by the fireplace and stares into the flames, tearfully reminiscing, as his parents and the house staff prepare a holiday dinner. [33] Fasano described working with Guadagnino as "atypical [and] very demanding, but it's a great experience. At the Piazza Vittorio Emanuele,[85] a memorial to the victims of the battle of the Piave in Pandino,[40] the filmmakers laid a long camera dolly track to film the scene where Elio tells Oliver of his feelings for him in a single long take. [18] Chalamet had already read Aciman's novel and described it as "a window into a young person". Oliver looks much older than his reported age of 24 while Elio looks like a very young 17-year-old. Call Me by Your Name. [152][153][154] The film was officially released for digital download on February 27, 2018. Timothée Chalamet is an absolute force of nature. [148] Benjamin Lee of The Guardian called the ad a "disastrous attempt to push Oscar-buzzed Call Me by Your Name as a straight love story", and said the advert "belies an industry awkwardly denying queerness". Elio is increasingly drawn to Oliver, even sneaking to Oliver's room to smell his clothing. [259] In a GQ interview in September, Hammer was asked again about the film's progress and said, "I've been talking to [Guadagnino], but we haven't got into it. Elio's father, observing his deep sadness, tells him he was aware of his relationship with Oliver and confesses to almost having had a similar relationship in his own youth. Written by "[22], Sayombhu Mukdeeprom, who had previously collaborated with Guadagnino on Ferdinando Cito Filomarino's Antonia (2015), served as the director of photography. Was killing the potential pain and heartache worth it? [208] Author Cheyenne Montgomery said she's disturbed that one of the protagonists is portrayed as a boy and the other as a man, saying, "Elio is portrayed very much as a child: He shaves peach fuzz off of his face, he cuddles with his parents, his lines are often kind of bratty and childlike, and he's being played as a sexy romantic partner to a character who's very much being portrayed as an adult. When he was revising Ivory's draft of the script, Guadagnino removed the voice-over narration and much of the nudity. Its screenplay, by James Ivory, who also co-produced, is based on the 2007 novel of the same name by André Aciman. [68][69] The books seen in the background were all published before 1982. In “Call Me by Your Name,” starring Armie Hammer and Timothée Chalamet, the director Luca Guadagnino displays no real interest in the characters, only in the story. Call Me by Your Name is the story of a sudden and powerful romance that blossoms between an adolescent boy and a summer guest at his parents' cliff-side mansion on the Italian Riviera. 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[69] The costumes, which were influenced by the French films Pauline at the Beach (1983), A Tale of Springtime (1990) and A Summer's Tale (1996),[69] included some pieces made by Piersanti's team. [40] The arid climate and "spookily deserted" landscape in Crema suggested to him that the film would not correspond to the novel. It's the summer of 1983 in the north of Italy, and Elio Perlman (Timothée Chalamet), a precocious 17-year-old young man, spends his days in his family's 17th-century villa transcribing and playing classical music, reading, and flirting with his friend Marzia (Esther Garrel). 96 wins & 249 nominations. [50] Ivory described the scene in which Elio conveys his feelings to Oliver as one of the moments that captures the "euphoric passion and nervousness" of their first love. [218][219] At the 75th Golden Globe Awards, it was nominated for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for Chalamet and Best Supporting Actor for Hammer. 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