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 94 wins & 236 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:

gay romance | male male kiss | father son relationship | american abroad | gay teenager | 

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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 Instagram

Country:

Italy France

Language:

English Italian French German Hebrew

Release Date:

19 January 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Call Me by Your Name

Filming Locations:

Crema, Cremona, Lombardy, Italy

Box Office

Budget:

€4,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

€781,250 (Italy), 28 January 2018, Limited Release

Opening Weekend USA:

$412,932, 26 November 2017, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$18,095,701, 26 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

The film in 2018 was nominated for 4 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Actor for Timothée Chalamet, and Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song) for Sufjan Stevens for the song "Mystery of Love" and won one Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for James Ivory. Ivory, at age 89, became the oldest winner of a competitive Oscar surpassing the achievement of music composer Ennio Morricone at age 87.

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Goofs

The Persol sunglasses Oliver wears throughout would have had a 4-barrel "Meflecto" temple in 1983; only after Luxottica bought the company in the 2000s did they reduce the 649 to 2 barrels, which is seen in the film.

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Quotes

[repeated line]
Oliver: Later!

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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

Spoofed in Funny or Die Presents...: Call Me by Your Twins (2018)

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Soundtracks

Miroirs III - Une barque sur l'océan
Written by Maurice Ravel
Performed by André Laplante
Published by Courtesy of Groupe Analekta Inc

User Reviews

Truly one of the best.

It doesn't take a genius to understand nor appreciate this film. It does however, take an open mind to see and feel the beauty this film has to offer. It is perfection incarnate. Never have I been so moved by a film such as this one. It was an absolute pleasure watching it.