Call Me by Your Name

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Call Me by Your Name

R

2018

2h 12m

Romance

Drama

LGBTQ+

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It's the summer of 1983, and precocious 17-year-old Elio Perlman is spending the days with his family at their 17th-century villa in Lombardy, Italy. He soon meets Oliver, a handsome doctoral student who's working as an intern for Elio's father. Amid the sun-drenched splendor of their surroundings, Elio and Oliver discover the heady beauty of awakening desire over the course of a summer that will alter their lives forever.

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Critics Consensus

Call Me by Your Name offers a melancholy, powerfully affecting portrait of first love, empathetically acted by Timothée Chalamet and Armie Hammer.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

03/25/2020

A modern-day Visconti, Italian director Luca Guadagnino (I Am Love) grants us entry into a world not only of wealth but of culture, which can be just as liberating.

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Robert Daniels

812filmreviews

08/27/2018

3/4

Call Me By Your Name survives because of poignant screenwriting, keen directing, and tender acting.

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Jonathan Romney

Film Comment Magazine

03/08/2018

The characters' beauty and intellectual perfection is so consummate that I couldn't entirely believe that these people actually had genitals-that they could ever sweat or incur sunburn.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Jul 17

3/5

Exceedingly slow and lumbering with awkward posturing throughout, Call Me By Your Name, even in its inspiring peaks, is missing the rapturous sweep to bring outsiders into these taboos.

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Joe Lipsett

The Queer Gaze (Podcast)

May 29

5/5

Luca Guadagnino's adaptation is a sublime queer romance anchored by Chalamet's assured lead performance and great chemistry with Hammer. And a scene with Michael Stuhlbarg that'll break your heart.

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JD Duran

InSession Film

08/08/2024

There’s not only pain and heartache in that reflection by the fire, but also a tinge of hope and relief. It’s astounding in how powerful it is.

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Kerry B

Nov 19

It was better the second time I watched it. With a better perspective and understanding of the plot, I have appreciated Timothy’s acting so much more. All the nuances and emotions are on point. It was deep and it left me questioning at the end.

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Melanie O.

@melanieogle Nov 12

Warm, bright, and bold. Timothy always gives an outstanding performance, although this one clings more to his edgy side. Embracing the teenage lust and attitude, yet still portraying the character as soft and delicate. The store was captivating and kept me engaged. Forbidden romance will always hold me close. The way it was filmed kept the movie fresh like the apricots and bright yellow like the sun. Enjoyed the lemon-y feeling as I watched a deep vanilla romance. Elio, elio, elio…

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Chloe Y.

@gs_baek37 Nov 5

treads the line between friendship and romance, but maybe the best bouts of romance do resemble a friendship. the movie was a warm, nostalgic, unforgettable italian summer and stayed lingering over me even after the movie was long over

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Dorottya P

Oct 17

Beautiful movie with great cinematography and acting. Truly well captured, touching story of love.

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Addie W.

@abadadaba Oct 9

I LOVE THIS MOVIE MY FAV TIMOTHEE PLAYS HIS ROLE SO WELL #Good Acting #amazing movie #YOU NEED TO WATCH

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Ed .

Aug 29

Do you think Timothee takes Armie's calls anymore? This film handled its business by exploring emotion without becoming maudlin or mawkish, lust and romance without becoming exploitative.

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Synopsis

It's the summer of 1983, and precocious 17-year-old Elio Perlman is spending the days with his family at their 17th-century villa in Lombardy, Italy. He soon meets Oliver, a handsome doctoral student who's working as an intern for Elio's father. Amid the sun-drenched splendor of their surroundings, Elio and Oliver discover the heady beauty of awakening desire over the course of a summer that will alter their lives forever.

Director: Luca Guadagnino
Producer: Peter Spears, Luca Guadagnino, Emilie Georges, Rodrigo Teixeira, Marco Morabito
Screenwriter: James Ivory, Luca Guadagnino, Walter Fasano
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: Frenesy Film, La Cinéfacture, RT Features
Rating: R (Sexual Content|Nudity|Some Language)
Genre: Romance, Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 19, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 23, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $18.0M
Runtime: 2h 12m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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