Fervent feelings adapt like how "Call Me by Your Name" is adapted from the eponymous novel by André Aciman. Timothée Chalamet as 17-year-old Elio develops a delicate yearning for Armie Hammer's 24-year-old Oliver. He is a graduate student of Elio's father, Mr. Perlman, an archaeology professor. (Michael Stuhlbarg). The teacher invites Oliver in the family's estate to help with his research. Inevitably, Elio and Oliver spend an entire summer together in the Italian home.
Chalamet boosts sentimentality from his core, his erotic tears paint the wondrous cinematography. He is a divulgence -- a star born inasmuch as Elio discovers his avid rapacity for Oliver. Inspite of their kinship entangling their polar realities, they sneak hot serenity in their cold opposites.
Amazingly, "Call Me by Your Name" is poignant to the point of extreme longing that creates happiness. Partaking the infatuation grants adjustment to certain grievances. An array of feelings are sprinkled within the picture -- to be selected in times of sensitivity then cope with the delicacy of life's abruptness.
Pastel coatings of the film easily permeate the story's warmly cool tale. However, "Call Me by Your Name" seems charred with a lavish screen time. It might have sacrificed pacing to allow faithful representation from the novel.
Better yet, the movie slow-burns the frenzy of Elio's delectable infatuation with Oliver. He is tranced and soulfully translates his euphoria into a peach. The sequence tenderizes Elio and Oliver's attachment during the exquisite sunny mania that lasts beyond the sultry times.
"Call Me by Your Name" is blooming with gravitas since it transforms sensations into sensuality. "Nature has cunning ways of finding our weak spots," says Mr. Perlman in the film's peak minutes. Correctly, "Call Me by Your Name" reaches to the innermost sensitivity and delivers a cinematic pleasure worth revisiting for all seasons.
Director: Luca Guadagnino
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