Oliver is everything Elio isn’t-or at least, that’s our primary perception of him. By the end of the summer, that kid will be vanquished forever.Īn American doctoral student named Oliver ( Armie Hammer) arrives for the annual internship Elio’s father offers. But beneath the bravado, a gawky and self-conscious kid sometimes still emerges. Elio has the gangly body of a boy but with an intellect and a quick wit beyond his years, and the worldliness his parents have fostered within him at least allows him to affect the façade of sophistication.
Within this garden of sensual delights, an unexpected yet life-changing romance blossoms between two young men who initially seem completely different on the surface.ġ7-year-old Elio ( Timothee Chalamet) is once again visiting his family’s summer home with his parents: his father ( Michael Stuhlbarg), an esteemed professor of Greco-Roman culture, and his mother ( Amira Casar), a translator and gracious hostess. But really, what’s the rush? It’s the summer of 1983, and there’s nothing to do but read, play piano, ponder classic art and pluck peaches and apricots from the abundant fruit trees. He’s patient in his pacing, and you must be, as well. Guadagnino takes his time establishing this place and the players within it. Never has this been more true than in “Call Me By Your Name,” a lush and vibrant masterpiece about first love set amid the warm, sunny skies, gentle breezes and charming, tree-lined roads of northern Italy.
From the wild, windswept hills of “ I Am Love” to the chic swimming pool of “ A Bigger Splash,” Guadagnino vividly portrays the outside world as almost a character in itself-driving the storyline, urging the other characters to be bold, inviting us to feel as if we, too, are a part of this intoxicating atmosphere. Luca Guadagnino’s films are all about the transformative power of nature-the way it allows our true selves to shine through and inspires us to pursue our hidden passions.
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