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Call Me by Your Name

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8.1/10 • 12K

2017-07-282h 12m

RomanceDrama

Is it better to speak or die?

In 1980s Italy, a relationship begins between seventeen-year-old teenage Elio and the older adult man hired as his father's research assistant.

Directors
Luca Guadagnino
Editors
Walter Fasano

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  1. Armie Hammer

    Armie Hammer

    Oliver

  2. Timothée Chalamet

    Timothée Chalamet

    Elio

  3. Michael Stuhlbarg

    Michael Stuhlbarg

    Mr. Perlman

  4. Amira Casar

    Amira Casar

    Annella

  5. Esther Garrel

    Esther Garrel

    Marzia

  6. Victoire du Bois

    Victoire du Bois

    Chiara

  7. Vanda Capriolo

    Vanda Capriolo

    Mafalda

  8. Antonio Rimoldi

    Antonio Rimoldi

    Anchise

  9. Elena Bucci

    Elena Bucci

    Bambi

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jessetaylor

Sep 15, 2017

9/10

Alongside Weekend and Moonlight, Call Me By Your Name is the greatest queer film I have seen in the past ten years. It's a gorgeous, quiet masterwork - Luca Guadagnino has given us something truly special here. I'll cherish this one for a long, long time as it's extremely human and very personal. The fact that the legendary James Ivory wrote the screenplay for this shoots this over the top and slam dunks it into the cinematic stratosphere. Truly stunning work that deserves to be remembered, preserved, and celebrated for decades to come. The performances in this are so mesmerizing. I've never liked Armie Hammer as much as I like him in this. He really embodies his character and it's a lived in, fully realized performance. Timothée Chalamet - who has a great year ahead of him with other big projects - is absolutely captivating as the young lead in this coming-of-age tale. I've seen many a coming-of-age film, but this one is one of the truest portrayals of a gay youth coming to terms with his sexuality, emotions, and his own body. There are so many phenomenal scenes, but the one that stands out above the rest - and the one that made me cry in a theatre full of festivalgoers - is Michael Stuhlbarg's final monologue. It's one of the most honest and real moments I've seen in any film and one of the best father and son moments too. Crossing my fingers so hard that this becomes a huge critical darling and garners some attention come awards time (specifically for Guadagnino, Ivory, Chalamet, and Stuhlbarg). Oh, and bonus points for that final shot of Chalamet's face as the credits roll. It's the best of its kind since Glazer's Birth in 2004 when Nicole Kidman shattered all of our souls. Chalamet does the same thing here and it's overwhelmingly stunning.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$3,500,000.00
Revenue
$43,143,046.00
Keywords
based on novel or bookupper classitalyswimming poolcoming of agelovebreaking the fourth wallsummerteenage boymasturbationfirst lovelgbtjewish family1980speachgay theme