Favourite film review

The movie Call Me By Your Name, released in 2017, is the most recent film I watched that I loved but also made me sob. Luca Guadagnino, the director, worked alongside James ivory who created the screenplay for this beautifully delicate movie. Call Me By Your Name was originally based on the book by André Aciman. Based in the 1980’s, this coming-of-age romantic drama follows a relationship between Elio (Timothée Chalamet) and Oliver (Armie Hammer) who form an intense bond over the summer in Northern Italy. They both fall in love and then go their separate ways leaving them and the audience devastated.
One of the main reasons why this movie stood out to me was because of the screenplay. Ivory captured the beauty of Northern Italy in almost every scene. It was simple yet so effective. That, accompanied by the soundtrack featuring two songs by Sufjan Stevens, was something I believe makes it such a good watch because of the setting and how at peace it made me feel.


I also thought the acting was incredible because the two straight actors making us believe they were secretly, passionately in love was impressive and so believable. I then became subconsciously attached to the characters and their relationship.

This movie made me feel heartbroken because it finishes with the inevitable ending to their relationship. The scenes most painful to watch was when Oliver left on the train and the last scene was Elio by the fire with subtle tears down his face and I was balling my eyes out. And that’s where I think they built up the film and their relationship so cleverly because it wasn’t a tragic, horrific ending yet the realistic ending left me so upset (even a few days later).


I thought the movie was done tastefully as their sexual relationship grew stronger it was never uncomfortable to watch and we saw how raw and undiscovered their love was. I also really liked the father-son relationship in this movie. Elio’s dad had this really inspirational speech about life and how he knew his son was gay the whole time and that scene was really moving.

I remember watching this on a rainy day in London when I had nothing to do and my friends had recommended it to me and seen clips on Instagram of it. I thought Timothée Chalamét was an amazing actor so it was worth giving it a go. Sat in a cozy bed, probably with some snacks, I came across it on prime and decided to watch. Little did I know I’d be moping around the house the next three days. I really like sad movies because I get so caught up in them and I like this one didn’t have a generic happy-ending-type of film.

Although the movie wasn’t necessarily relatable to me I see how it could have been to many teenagers and adults. I didn’t think it had an obvious message for the audience, possibly not being so afraid to go for wht or who you love before it's too late. Although I mainly saw it as a tragic love story. I have this theory about a new Pixar film, Luca, about two sea monsters who are best friends and I think it mimics the same idea that homosexuals weren’t accepted back then and they had to hide their love but that might be thinking too deeply.

Fun Fact: on it’s premier night, the movie received a ten minute standing ovation, which was the longest ever recorded at the New York Film Festival.