Call Me by Your Name (2017)

In 1980s Italy, a romance blossoms between a seventeen year-old student and the older man hired as his father's research assistant.

Director:

Luca Guadagnino

Writers:

James Ivory (screenplay by), André Aciman (based on the novel by)

Stars:

Armie Hammer, Timothée Chalamet, Michael Stuhlbarg

Won 1 Oscar. Another 83 wins & 197 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Armie Hammer	...	Oliver
Timothée Chalamet	...	Elio
Michael Stuhlbarg	...	Mr. Perlman
Amira Casar	...	Annella Perlman
Esther Garrel	...	Marzia
Victoire Du Bois	...	Chiara
Vanda Capriolo	...	Mafalda
Antonio Rimoldi	...	Anchise
Elena Bucci	...	Bambi - Art Historian
Marco Sgrosso	...	Nico - Art Historian
André Aciman	...	Mounir
Peter Spears	...	Isaac

Storyline

CALL ME BY YOUR NAME, the new film by Luca Guadagnino, is a sensual and transcendent tale of first love, based on the acclaimed novel by André Aciman. 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). 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 24-year-old American college graduate student working on his...

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Plot Keywords:

father son relationship | male male kiss | gay romance | american abroad | sex with fruit | 

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Taglines:

Is it better to speak or die?

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content, nudity and some language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Site [Japan]

Country:

Italy France Brazil USA

Language:

English Italian French German Hebrew

Release Date:

19 January 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Llámame por tu nombre

Filming Locations:

Crema, Cremona, Lombardy, Italy

Box Office

Budget:

€4,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$412,932, 26 November 2017, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$18,089,160, 22 April 2018

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$40,353,565, 15 April 2018

Company Credits

Production Co:

Frenesy Film Company, La Cinéfacture, RT Features

Technical Specs

Runtime:

132 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In many scenes of the film, Oliver was wearing a tortoise Persol PO0649, and Elio was wearing a black Ray-ban Original Wayfarer, both classic sunglasses of Italian design from the 50s.

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Goofs

Continuity error after Elio grabs Oliver's crotch. As shot from the front, Oliver removes Elio's hand with his left hand. Cut to the immediate continuing shot from the rear but Oliver now has Elio's hand in his right hand as he sets Elio's hand back on Elio's knee.

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Quotes

Marzia: People who read are hiders. They hide who they are. People who hide don't always like who they are.

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Crazy Credits

The sound of the fire crackling in the fireplace continues after the last image of Elio goes black and the final notes of Sufjan Stevens's "Visions of Gideon" fade out.

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Connections

Referenced in Good Morning Britain: Episode dated 5 March 2018 (2018)

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Soundtracks

Phrygian Gate for Piano
Written by John Adams (as J.C. Adams)
Performed by Ralph van Raat
Published by Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishing Ltd.
Administered in Italy by Casa Ricordi Srl
Courtesy of Naxos by arrangement with Source/Q

User Reviews

Sensual Italian summer

This film is pure sensuality and emotion. You can see through the character's eyes, taste through their mouths but most importantly you feel, by God how you feel. Luca Guadagnino manages to extract the very best out of his actors: Armie Hammer's performance shows unprecedented depth and Timothee Chalamet is the essence of awe inspiring acting, this film will land him an Oscar nomination at the very least.