In Call Me by Your Name, Luca Guadagnino uses framing and editing to expand and contract time, allowing us to experience it in the same way that Elio and Oliver …
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Special Issue on Call Me by Your Name
To celebrate the release of Luca Guadagnino's Call Me by Your Name, his Italy-set film about the summer romance between 17-year-old Elio (Timothée Chalamet) and older American grad student Oliver (Armie Hammer), we are dedicating a full week to essays on the film. Here you'll find all our articles on the film.
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Armie Hammer is more than an object of desire in CMBYN
In Call Me by Your Name, Armie Hammer’s performance as Oliver weaponizes his star persona, allowing us to misread his character in the same way that Elio does. …
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Our five favourite scenes from the second half of CMBYN
Our writers pick their favourite scenes from the second half of Call Me by Your Name and write about what makes them great. Read part 1 here. This is the fifth …
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Keeping a straight face: How CMBYN‘s queer characters get misread
Call Me by Your Name is the latest in a long line of same-sex romances to have its characters diminished as empty vessels, yet this couldn't be further from the …
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Review: Call Me by Your Name is a gorgeous, erotic tale of first love
In Call Me by Your Name, which had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, Guadagnino captures what first love feels like, in all its fumbling, …
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Our six favourite scenes from the first half of CMBYN
Our writers pick their favourite scenes from the first half of Call Me by Your Name and write about what makes them great. Check back on Sunday for part 2. This …
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Words are futile devices: On Timothée Chalamet in Call Me by Your Name
In Call Me by Your Name, Timothée Chalamet conveys how words aren’t enough for Elio. His body reveals the feelings he leaves unspoken. This is the first piece …
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