Call Me By Your Name first and foremost, succeeds in teasing & pleasing its audience through its backdrop that oozes with sensual vibes. Luca Guadagnino achieves this through a well-crafted setting that spotlights the sultry summer heat amidst the beautiful country-side location and stylish costume design & gorgeous faces all around. These are of course complimented by intellectual dialogues that feel very European, the use of that oh so sexy Italian lyrics, and praise worthy, observant camerawork that captures the picture's most intimate moments with artistry. With these, the overall atmosphere is then alluring, drawing & captivating its audience to the picture's concepts, themes and fancies to smoke a stick of cigarette.
As for its narrative, CMBYN's gay romance story, that treats the unconventional affair with sincereness rather than as taboo, was a welcome, fresh take. It soughts out to convey the emotionally-stirring fantasy of young love, complete with emotional awakening, intense infatuation and the inevitable heartbreak. It is then a coming of age that brims with honesty, unbiased and reflective of earnest desires.
On the acting piece, Timothee Chalamet was a revelation. He portrays such a magnetic presence, aided by his superb depiction of a cultured central character, muddled by his newfound yearning. From here, he renders a transformation to this submissive, starry-eyed love-bug, immensely vulnerable in his longing. Armie Hammer was just as stellar, leading a commanding presence with subtlety & discreetness, worthy of Elio's overwhelmed disposition. The supporting cast of Michael Stuhlbarg & Esther Garrel deserves praise & mention too, as their personas envelop and explains to Elio, the unfiltered dazzle of pure love.
Overall, Call Me By Your Name is simply a beautiful piece of cinema that begs to be SAVORED. There is a sense of enchantment from its imageries & poignant and deeply satisfying messages on openness and romance. It as well pristinely-acted, finely written as any, and boasts of direction that showcases Luca's unpretentious understanding of the sensuality and splendor, of young, requited love. 8/10.
As for its narrative, CMBYN's gay romance story, that treats the unconventional affair with sincereness rather than as taboo, was a welcome, fresh take. It soughts out to convey the emotionally-stirring fantasy of young love, complete with emotional awakening, intense infatuation and the inevitable heartbreak. It is then a coming of age that brims with honesty, unbiased and reflective of earnest desires.
On the acting piece, Timothee Chalamet was a revelation. He portrays such a magnetic presence, aided by his superb depiction of a cultured central character, muddled by his newfound yearning. From here, he renders a transformation to this submissive, starry-eyed love-bug, immensely vulnerable in his longing. Armie Hammer was just as stellar, leading a commanding presence with subtlety & discreetness, worthy of Elio's overwhelmed disposition. The supporting cast of Michael Stuhlbarg & Esther Garrel deserves praise & mention too, as their personas envelop and explains to Elio, the unfiltered dazzle of pure love.
Overall, Call Me By Your Name is simply a beautiful piece of cinema that begs to be SAVORED. There is a sense of enchantment from its imageries & poignant and deeply satisfying messages on openness and romance. It as well pristinely-acted, finely written as any, and boasts of direction that showcases Luca's unpretentious understanding of the sensuality and splendor, of young, requited love. 8/10.