Call Me by Your Name
In 1980s Italy, a relationship begins between seventeen-year-old teenage Elio and the older adult man hired as his father's research assistant.
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- Cast：
- Armie Hammer , Timothée Chalamet , Michael Stuhlbarg , Amira Casar , Esther Garrel , Victoire du Bois , Vanda Capriolo
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One of my all time favorites.
Good , But It Is Overrated By Some
A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.
Agree with another reviewer about the "absolute ZERO chemistry between the two lead roles". Two straight men trying to portray "gay men in love" is absolutely ridiculous. While some found this "immensely enrapturing", I found it to be terse, stereotypical and BORING. Just my take on it.
While the camera work and script were fine I had difficulty believing Oliver could find waif-like Elio physically attractive. Of course, many gay men find such slight bodies attractive. The ancient statute brought up from the sea had a better body than Elio. I admit Elio had a somewhat intellectual gravitas about him. Maybe that is what attracted the older Oliver. I wonder how this all would play out 30 years later - these days in 2018.
The setting: the italian countryside the characters: ridiculously enthusiastic professors, grad students, and a talented, bold adolescent who transcribes schoenberg and reads voraciously (+ various caricatures of italians) the dialogue: quotes from seventeenth century french drama, analysis of heraclitus and hegel, which fall entirely too short to add anything, but are thrown there to display how smart these people are how much more pretentious and grotesquely bourgeois can you get? to make things worst, the guy who is supposed to be the exotic american everyone falls for has the charisma of a paper bag, and is a terrible actor the actor who plays the teenage character is the anchor, but the ship is too heavy for him alone to save it
The movie was incredible. When I think about watching it, the thing that is most stuck in my head is the conversation between Elio and his father about life and its freedom and uniqueness.The film has an extremely depressing ending. Which I hate, but I can't help but love at the same time. Movies are made to evoke emotions, and this movie sure did.
