Call Me by Your Name Dvd

Call Me by Your Name (Italian: Chiamami col tuo nome) is a 2017 coming-of-age romantic drama film directed by Luca Guadagnino. Its screenplay, by James Ivory, who also co-produced, is based on the 2007 novel of the same name by André Aciman. The film is the final installment in Guadagnino’s thematic “Desire” trilogy, after I Am Love (2009), and A Bigger Splash (2015). Set in 1983 in northern Italy, Call Me by Your Name chronicles the romantic relationship between a 17-year-old, Elio Perlman (Timothée Chalamet), and Oliver (Armie Hammer), a 24-year-old graduate-student assistant to Elio’s father (Michael Stuhlbarg), an archaeology professor. The film also stars the French actresses Amira Casar, Esther Garrel, and Victoire Du Bois.

Development began in 2007 when producers Peter Spears and Howard Rosenman optioned the rights to Aciman’s novel. Ivory had been chosen to co-direct with Guadagnino, but stepped down in 2016. Guadagnino had joined the project as a location scout, and eventually became sole director, and co-producer. Call Me by Your Name was financed by several international companies, and its principal photography took place mainly in the city and comune of Crema, Lombardy, between May and June 2016. Cinematographer Sayombhu Mukdeeprom used 35 mm film, as opposed to employing digital cinematography. The filmmakers spent weeks decorating Villa Albergoni, one of the main shooting locations. Guadagnino curated the film’s soundtrack, which features two original songs by American singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens.

Sony Pictures Classics acquired distribution rights to Call Me by Your Name before its premiere at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2017. The film began a limited release in the United States on November 24, 2017, and went on general release on January 19, 2018. It received widespread critical acclaim, particularly for Ivory’s screenplay, Guadagnino’s direction, and the performances of Chalamet, Hammer, and Stuhlbarg. The film garnered a number of accolades, including many for its screenplay, direction, acting, and music. It received four nominations at the 90th Academy Awards (including Best Picture), winning for Best Adapted Screenplay. The screenplay also won at the 23rd Critics’ Choice Awards, 71st British Academy Film Awards, and the Writers Guild of America Awards 2017.

Plot

It is the summer of 1983. Elio, a 17-year-old Jewish-Italian, lives with his parents in rural Northern Italy. Elio’s father, a professor of archaeology, invites a 24-year-old graduate student, Oliver, who is also Jewish, to live with the family over the summer and help with his academic paperwork. Elio, an introspective bibliophile and a talented musician, initially thinks he has little in common with Oliver, who appears confident and carefree. Elio spends much of the summer reading, playing piano, and hanging out with his childhood friends, Chiara and Marzia. During a volleyball match, Oliver touches Elio’s back as a sign of interest but Elio brushes it off. However, Elio later finds himself jealous upon seeing Oliver pursue Chiara.

Elio and Oliver spend more time together, going for long walks into town, and accompanying Elio’s father on an archaeological trip. Elio is increasingly drawn to Oliver, even sneaking to Oliver’s room to smell his clothing. Elio eventually confesses his feelings to Oliver, who is awestruck and tells him they cannot discuss such things. Later, in a secluded spot, the two kiss for the first time. Oliver is reluctant to take things further and they do not speak for several days.

Elio goes on a date with Marzia and the two have sex. Elio leaves a note for Oliver to end their silence. Oliver writes back, asking Elio to meet him at midnight. Elio agrees and they sleep together for the first time. In the immediate aftermath, Oliver says to Elio, “Call me by your name and I’ll call you by mine.” The morning after, Elio is briefly conflicted about their encounter and takes out his sexual frustration by masturbating with a peach. He cries about how little time he and Oliver have left together. Marzia confronts Elio after not hearing from him for three days. He offers a cold response, leaving her heartbroken.

As the end of Oliver’s stay approaches, he and Elio both find themselves overcome by uncertainty and longing. Elio’s parents, who are privately aware of the bond between the two but do not address it openly, recommend he and Oliver visit Bergamo together before Oliver returns home to the U.S. They spend three romantic days together. Elio, heartbroken after Oliver’s departure, calls his mother and asks her to pick him up from the train station and take him home. Marzia is sympathetic to Elio’s feelings and says she wants to remain friends. Elio’s father, observing his deep sadness, tells him he was aware of his relationship with Oliver and confesses to almost having had a similar relationship in his own youth. He urges Elio to learn from his grief and grow, instead of just moving on too quickly.

During Hanukkah, Oliver calls Elio’s family to tell them he is engaged to be married. An upset Elio calls Oliver by his name and Oliver responds with his, before noting he remembers everything. After the call, Elio sits down by the fireplace and stares into the flames, tearfully reminiscing, as his parents and the house staff prepare a holiday dinner.

Cast

Armie Hammer as Oliver
Timothée Chalamet as Elio Perlman
Michael Stuhlbarg as Samuel Perlman[a]
Amira Casar as Annella Perlman
Esther Garrel as Marzia
Victoire Du Bois as Chiara
Vanda Capriolo as Mafalda
Antonio Rimoldi as Anchise
Elena Bucci as Bambi
Marco Sgrosso as Nico
André Aciman as Mounir
Peter Spears as Isaac
Beppe Grillo as himself (archive footage)