Call Me by Your Name (film)

For the 2007 novel on which the film is based, see Call Me by Your Name
Call Me by Your Name

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Luca Guadagnino
Produced by
Screenplay by James Ivory
Based on Call Me by Your Name
by André Aciman
Starring
Music by Sufjan Stevens
Cinematography Sayombhu Mukdeeprom
Edited by Walter Fasano
Production
company
Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics
Release date
  • January 22, 2017 (2017-01-22) (Sundance)
  • November 24, 2017 (2017-11-24) (United States)
Running time
 130 minutes[1]
Country
  • Italy
  • United States
  • Brazil
  • France
Language
  • English
  • Italian
Budget €4 million[2]

Call Me by Your Name is an English-language, internationally co-produced, coming-of-age, drama film directed by Luca Guadagnino and written by James Ivory. It is based on the novel of the same name by André Aciman. It stars Armie Hammer, Timothée Chalamet, Michael Stuhlbarg, Amira Casar, Esther Garrel, Victoire Du Bois.

The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2017. It is scheduled to be released on November 24, 2017, by Sony Pictures Classics.

Plot

A 17-year-old named Elio, living in Italy during the 1980s, meets Oliver, a 24-year-old academic who has come to stay at his parents' villa, and a passionate relationship develops between them.

Cast

Production

"I prefer much more never to investigate or label my performers in any way. I only cast the actors and actresses I fall in love with — truly having an emotion for them, an anticipation and enthusiasm when seeing them — and I believe that my emotional confidence in them blends into chemistry. It’s always been like that, and I hope I won’t be wrong in the future."

—Luca Guadagnino on the decision to cast straight actors over gay actors.[3]

On September 11, 2015, in an interview with The New York Times Style Magazine, James Ivory revealed that he was working on an adaptation of André Aciman’s novel Call Me By Your Name, and that Shia LaBeouf and Greta Scacchi would be in the cast.[4]

In an interview promoting his film A Bigger Splash in May 2016, Luca Guadagnino announced his intention to film an adaptation of André Aciman's novel Call Me by Your Name, taking inspiration from Maurice Pialat's À Nos Amours.[5] Guadagnino said he wasn't interested at all in including explicit sex scenes in the film since the tone would deviate drastically from what he initially planned. He said, "I wanted the audience to completely rely on the emotional travel of these people and feel first love. I didn't want the audience to find any difference or discrimination toward these characters. It was important to me to create this powerful universality, because the whole idea of the movie is that the other person makes you beautiful — enlightens you, elevates you."[3]

At first, Ivory and Guadagnino were going to co-direct the film, but Ivory dropped out from directing because the financier was concerned about possible conflicts. Ivory said, "I spent about nine months off-and-on doing that screenplay, and everybody liked it very much when I was finished. Because of the screenplay, they were finally able to raise the money to make it. However, the French financier thought that it would be awkward – and they were probably right – to have two directors working together. It might take longer, it would look terrible if we got in fights on the set, and so on. So I sold the rights to the screenplay to Luca’s company and they made it."[6]

On May 23, 2016, it was reported that the film had begun principal photography in the previous two weeks, and that it would star Timothée Chalamet, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Armie Hammer.[7] Filming began in Crema, Italy[8] on May 11, 2016[9] and was completed on June 20, 2016.[10][11]

In September 2016, James Ivory revealed that Shia LaBeouf went to New York City to do a reading for the film and according to Ivory, he was great.[11] But as time passed, LaBeouf had various troubles, so the production company felt they couldn’t wisely go with him. Ivory thought they could have, but the production company didn’t agree with him.[11]

The film was co-produced by Italy's Frenesy (Guadagnino’s company), France's La Cinéfacture, Brazilian company RT Features and American company Water’s End Productions, with the support of the Italian Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism.[12][13]

Release

Hammer and Chalamet at the 2017 Berlin Film Festival

The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2017.[14][15] Prior to its premiere, Sony Pictures Classics acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film.[16] The film was screened at the Berlin International Film Festival on February 13, 2017.[17][18] It will also screen at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2017 and the Melbourne International Film Festival in August 2017.[19]

It will be released in the United States on November 24, 2017.[20]

Marketing

The first official trailer was released on August 1, 2017.[21]

Reception

Critical reception

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 100% with an average rating of 9.7/10 based on 35 reviews.[22] On Metacritic, the film achieved an average score of 98 out of 100, based on 11 critics, signifying "universal acclaim."[23]

References

  1. ↑ "Printable Film Guide" (PDF). Sundance Film Festival. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  2. ↑ "AFM 2016 Line Up here" (PDF). Memento Films International. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  3. 1 2 Ashley Lee (February 8, 2017). "Why Luca Guadagnino Didn't Include Gay Actors or Explicit Sex Scenes in 'Call Me by Your Name' (Q&A)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  4. ↑ Nancy Hass (September 11, 2015). "James Ivory’s Home Befits His Extraordinary Life". The New York Times Style Magazine. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  5. ↑ Zargani, Luisa (May 5, 2016). "Luca Guadagnino Discusses Fashion in ‘A Bigger Splash’". WWD. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  6. ↑ Christopher McKittrick (May 15, 2017). "James Ivory on Screenwriting". Creative Screenwriting. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  7. ↑ Raup, Jordan (May 23, 2016). "Michael Stuhlbarg, Armie Hammer & More Leading Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Call Me By Your Name’". The Film Stage. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Call me by your name è il titolo del film che sarà girato anche a Crema e Cremasco". Sussurrandom (in Italian). January 26, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Call me by your name, Guadagnino gira anche a Pandino. Le reazioni". Crema Online (in Italian). May 12, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Call Me by Your Name". IMDb. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  11. 1 2 3 Tom Teodorczuk (September 23, 2016). "James Ivory on ‘Howards End’, Not Being Able to Work with Shia LaBeouf and Tom Hiddleston". Heat Street. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  12. ↑ Camillo de Marco (December 6, 2016). "Call Me by Your Name by Luca Guadagnino at Sundance". Cineuropa. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  13. ↑ Ed Meza (February 13, 2016). "Berlinale: ‘Call Me by Your Name’ Was a ‘Universal Effort’". Variety. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  14. ↑ Patten, Dominic (December 5, 2016). "Sundance 2017: Robert Redford, New Rashida Jones Netflix Series, ‘Rebel In The Rye’ & More On Premiere, Docu, Midnight & Kids Slates". Deadline.com.
  15. ↑ "Call Me by Your Name". Sundance Film Festival. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  16. ↑ Seetodeh, Ramin (January 6, 2017). "Sundance: Gay Love Story ‘Call Me By Your Name’ Sells to Sony Pictures Classics (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  17. ↑ Lodderhose, Diana (January 25, 2017). "Berlin Rounds Out Panorama Lineup, Adds ‘Call Me By Your Name’ & ‘God’s Own Country’". Deadline.com. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Call Me by Your Name". Berlin International Film Festival. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  19. ↑ "Call Me by Your Name". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  20. ↑ "Call Me by Your Name". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  21. ↑ http://www.vulture.com/2017/08/watch-the-call-me-by-your-name-movie-trailer.html
  22. ↑ "Call Me By Your Name (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  23. ↑ "Call Me By Your Name (2017)". Metacritic. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
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