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Call me by your name
Feb. 15th, 2018 11:53 pmMy plan to cheer myself up by seeing a movie last night absolutely worked. "Call Me by Your Name" was soothing, beautiful; sort of a gentle balm.
The story takes place in Northern Italy during the summer, and the camera lingers on fruit trees, open windows, green fields, and people wearing tiny shorts and open, light shirts. A great film to see in the depths of winter. The landscape felt abundant, full of light and warmth, and the people lounged around with seemingly plenty of time on their hands. They speak English, Italian, and French. They ride bikes into town and drink apricot juice.
Elio, age 17, is spending the summer reading and swimming and listening to music, and during this summer he falls in love with Oliver, 23, who is a research assistant for Elio's father and is living with the family in their fancy house. It is 1983, yet the story felt timeless, or out of time. I'm not sure what exactly it is saying, but this film is reflecting on time somehow, on having simultaneously too much and not enough.
This is not the kind of movie where spoilers matter, but just in case, here's a cut.
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The story takes place in Northern Italy during the summer, and the camera lingers on fruit trees, open windows, green fields, and people wearing tiny shorts and open, light shirts. A great film to see in the depths of winter. The landscape felt abundant, full of light and warmth, and the people lounged around with seemingly plenty of time on their hands. They speak English, Italian, and French. They ride bikes into town and drink apricot juice.
Elio, age 17, is spending the summer reading and swimming and listening to music, and during this summer he falls in love with Oliver, 23, who is a research assistant for Elio's father and is living with the family in their fancy house. It is 1983, yet the story felt timeless, or out of time. I'm not sure what exactly it is saying, but this film is reflecting on time somehow, on having simultaneously too much and not enough.
This is not the kind of movie where spoilers matter, but just in case, here's a cut.
( Read more... )
