Call me by your name
Slow, sensual and hypnotic, Call me by your name is a stunningly different looking and feeling film than I have seen in a long time. Director Luca Guadagnino is achingly patient, demanding the same of the audience. The setting in Northern Italy should be enough to keep most intrigued. The hints of the romance in this coming of age tale are hinted at, then dismissed. They seem to be blocked off, only to come rushing forward then pour out all over the screen. The film is lush, dangerous, and passionate - but, perhaps, above all: beautifully human. Oliver (Armie Hammer) is a doctoral research exchange student studying abroad with an archaeology professor, (Michael Stuhlbarg). Elio (Timothee Chalamet) is a 17-year old son who is bored, facing the prospect of an aimless summer of reading and wondering what is next. He is shy, introverted and unable to move forward sexually with a young lady he cares for - even going so far as to share that with his father and Oliver, who encourage ...