Call Me By Your Name: Movie Review
"Call Me By Your Name" is a film you don't unsee. It's unforgettable, poignancy hits like a sudden dart in the chest. A celebration of academia, relationships, and culture in it's most ripe of tendencies. It's one of the best films of 2017.
Taking place in the early 1980's, in the illustrious Northern Italy, two men (Oliver and Elio) form an intimate relationship over a five week period. Watching the slow and meticulous bond of these two men fall in love is ravishing.
Armie Hammer and Timothée Chalamet are pitch perfect, as Oliver and Elio. Hammer has delivered by far his best acting role, and absolutely shines as Oliver. And so does Chalamet, who's discovery into adulthood unravels before our eyes. It's exquisite, and the tender conversations between them is often induced with this overbearing tension, just waiting to be exploited. You can't help but think how risky this movie was for both Chalamet and Hammer, and they deliver with flying colors.
Also is the luscious and often eye popping cinematography of Northern Italy, capturing the essense of the people and the culture. The quaintness of small towns, to the slight waves of the ocean, everything feels like perfection. And some might find the lack of imperfections unrealistic, but I found it therapeutic in it's sheer blissful celebration of life.
To note as well is Elio's father (Michael Stulhberg) and mother (Amira Casar), giving extremely well encouraged, parental advice that resonates through the soul. Both performances are top notch and much to the films benefit, it gains a self awareness through both of the characters eyes.
If theres one portion that keeps it from being a masterpiece, its the gratuitous and unnecessarily prolonged sex scenes. Back in 2013,"Blue Is The Warmest Color" had the same type of problem, seducing the audience with graphic sex to prove a point. It's fine for an artist to want to display passionate, physical love, but when the film comes to a halt for these scenes, it creates an uneasy, disjointed flow to the entire film.
But don't let that distract you from this delicate love affair. Doesn't matter what type of sexual orientation you bestow, "Call Me By Your Name" is a relatable tail to anyone who went through physical and emotional self discovery at a young age. The dazzling scenery and music by Sufjan Stevens here is goosebump worthy, and that final scene will haunt you for days to come.
It's a film impossible to shake off.
Also is the luscious and often eye popping cinematography of Northern Italy, capturing the essense of the people and the culture. The quaintness of small towns, to the slight waves of the ocean, everything feels like perfection. And some might find the lack of imperfections unrealistic, but I found it therapeutic in it's sheer blissful celebration of life.To note as well is Elio's father (Michael Stulhberg) and mother (Amira Casar), giving extremely well encouraged, parental advice that resonates through the soul. Both performances are top notch and much to the films benefit, it gains a self awareness through both of the characters eyes.
If theres one portion that keeps it from being a masterpiece, its the gratuitous and unnecessarily prolonged sex scenes. Back in 2013,"Blue Is The Warmest Color" had the same type of problem, seducing the audience with graphic sex to prove a point. It's fine for an artist to want to display passionate, physical love, but when the film comes to a halt for these scenes, it creates an uneasy, disjointed flow to the entire film.
But don't let that distract you from this delicate love affair. Doesn't matter what type of sexual orientation you bestow, "Call Me By Your Name" is a relatable tail to anyone who went through physical and emotional self discovery at a young age. The dazzling scenery and music by Sufjan Stevens here is goosebump worthy, and that final scene will haunt you for days to come.
It's a film impossible to shake off.
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