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Armie Hammer & Timothée Chalamet find love in Call Me By Your Name (2017)
Aloysius J. Gleek:
Though their relationship [that of Elio and Oliver] dominates the majority of the second half of the feature, Call Me by Your Name never feels like a “gay romance movie”, instead presenting itself as a film that celebrates love and sexuality, whoever it happens to be between. As to be expected Call Me by Your Name lives and dies on the chemistry between Armie Hammer and Timothée Chalamet, and the two are simply electric together. At once certain yet unsure of themselves and each other, neither has complete control of the relationship, and it plays in the film’s favour that, despite appearing the more experienced, Hammer’s Oliver emerges as perhaps the more vulnerable partner; on the mention of Hammer, the actor has never been as good as he is here, exuding a charisma that is intoxicating to witness.
http://iris.theaureview.com/sydney-film-festival-review-call-me-by-your-name-italyusa-2017-is-a-near-flawless-picture-that-celebrates-the-universality-of-love/
SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL
Sydney Film Festival Review
Call Me by Your Name
IS A NEAR-FLAWLESS PICTURE THAT CELEBRATES THE UNIVERSALITY OF LOVE
by PETER GRAY
JUNE 18, 2017
‘Near-flawless’ ... Michael Stuhlbarg, Timothée Chalamet and Armie Hammer in Call Me by Your Name
Thoroughly engaging, immensely poignant, and remarkably evocative, Call Me by Your Name functions as both a coming-of-age tale and a love story, likely to surprise viewers as to where it travels on both accounts.
Based on the novel by André Aciman, and co-penned for the screen by director Luca Guadagnino (A Bigger Splash), James Ivory (director of such Award-winning productions as A Room With A View, Howards End, and The Remains of the Day ) and editor Walter Fasano, this lush and intense drama tells of 17 year-old Elio (Timothée Chalamet), a curious young man who is in the midst of his first sexual affair with a visiting girl friend during the summer of 1983 Italy.
As comfortable as he is, it’s the arrival of older 20-something American visitor Oliver (Armie Hammer), an academic called to assist Elio’s father (Michael Stuhlbarg) on an archaeological project, that particularly takes his interest, shaking up his views on sexuality and personal attraction in the process.
With a casual demeanour that charms Elio’s parents but rubs the young man the wrong way, Oliver initially earns a cold reception from Elio, something Oliver senses and returns in his own effortless manner. When Oliver appears to be enjoying the company of multiple local females, Elio can’t help but have his interest piqued, and it’s through their misinterpretations of each other that they acknowledge their feelings for one another.
Though their relationship dominates the majority of the second half of the feature, Call Me by Your Name never feels like a “gay romance movie”, instead presenting itself as a film that celebrates love and sexuality, whoever it happens to be between. As to be expected Call Me by Your Name lives and dies on the chemistry between Hammer and Chalamet, and the two are simply electric together. At once certain yet unsure of themselves and each other, neither has complete control of the relationship, and it plays in the film’s favour that, despite appearing the more experienced, Hammer’s Oliver emerges as perhaps the more vulnerable partner; on the mention of Hammer, the actor has never been as good as he is here, exuding a charisma that is intoxicating to witness.
Given Guadagnino’s penchant for lush European settings, it’s unsurprising at how utterly gorgeous this film is to look at, not to mention the 1980’s period setting allowing some choice soundtrack cuts, most notably The Psychedelic Furs’ “Love My Way“, to provide an additive to the film’s erotic nature; offsetting this is musician Sufjan Stevens‘ original song contributions which play into the film’s fairytale-like mentality.
Continuing the significance of mainstream cinema embracing films with gay themes that began with Moonlight earlier this year, Call Me by Your Name, though likely to resonate stronger with gay viewers, is a near-flawless picture that celebrates the universality of love.
Review Score: FOUR AND A HALF STARS (OUT OF FIVE)
Call Me By Your Name screened as part of Sydney Film Festival, where it was reviewed.
southendmd:
--- Quote from: Aloysius J. Gleek on August 30, 2017, 10:29:50 pm ---
Oh! Oh! Oh! This is going to hurt--
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I think you're right about that.
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Very clever indeed!
Aloysius J. Gleek:
--- Quote from: Aloysius J. Gleek on August 30, 2017, 10:29:50 pm ---Oh! Oh! Oh! This is going to hurt--
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--- Quote from: southendmd on August 31, 2017, 03:53:31 pm ---I think you're right about that.
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Or as the clever Chinese fan video auteur says (or streaming commenters say): "Hammer have a baby... ...crying messy" and "I deserve to scream Too Sad............"
--- Quote from: Aloysius J. Gleek on August 30, 2017, 10:29:50 pm ---https://www.bilibili.com/video/av10675995/
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--- Quote from: southendmd on August 31, 2017, 03:53:31 pm ---Very clever indeed!
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Quite the astute critic as well (we hope!): "And the novel is quite consistent timmy really good tender ah"
:) ;)
Aloysius J. Gleek:
http://thelowdownunder.com/2017/08/23/2017-miff-audience-award-winners-announced-call-me-by-your-name-best-film/
2017 MIFF AUDIENCE AWARDS PRESENTED BY WANDER VICTORIA
‘CALL ME BY YOUR NAME’ TOPS BEST FEATURE FILM LIST
‘ALL FOR ONE’ AWARDED BEST DOCUMENTARY
Celebrating its 66th edition, the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) concluded on 20 August after 18 days jam-packed with films, guests, talks and events.
This year 346 films screened across 539 sessions, 17 virtual reality experiences played out across 247 screenings, there were 12 curated talks, 123 film intros and post film Q&As, 24 special events and 180 festival guests. Thirty-two of the guests flew from overseas and of these, one spent as much time on the plane as in the city (16 hours). Approximately 25% of our guests (47) were Indigenous Australians and travelled distances that easily rival international flights in order to join the festival! And last, but certainly not least, 407 volunteers across 3962 shifts gave their time to help MIFF.
Audiences flocked to sessions from 10am to 1am, and even all night for the Sci-Fi marathon at the Astor. They queued, discussed, deconstructed and at the end of each session they were encouraged to rate the films online for the Audience Award. One lucky person who rated the films they watched will win the ultimate Wander Weekend in the Grampians, enjoying fine dining, luxurious accommodation and the great outdoors thanks to Wander Victoria. But for now, we are very pleased to announce the 2017 MIFF Audience Award winners.
Top 10 Features:
1: Call Me By Your Name
2: Ali’s Wedding
3: The Party
4: Top of the Lake: China Girl
5: Brigsby Bear
6: Ethel & Ernest
7: A Fantastic Woman
8: Loving Vincent
9: That’s Not Me
10: Lucky
Top 10 Documentaries:
1: All For One
2: Unrest
3: The Song Keepers
4: I Am Not Your Negro
5: Faces Places
6: City of Ghosts
7: Roller Dreams
8: Step
9: Pecking Order
10: Mountain
MIFF dates are locked and ready for 2018 too! Only 343 days until MIFF returns from 2 – 19 August 2018.
Aloysius J. Gleek:
https://supermarcey.com/2017/08/09/bedes-miff-2017-audio-reviews-1-radiance-and-call-me-by-your-name/
[Bede’s MIFF 2017 Audio Reviews #1]
Radiance and Call Me By Your Name
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RADIANCE and CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
Welcome to the 1st edition of my 2017 Melbourne International Film Festival (a.k.a. MIFF) audio reviews. In this very first one, I share my thoughts on STILL THE WATER director Naomi Kawase’s latest film RADIANCE and A BIGGER SPLASH director Luca Guadagnino’s latest film the coming-of-age romance CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
For more of my experiences at MIFF, follow me at www.twitter.com/BedeJermyn for my daily random thoughts and first reactions to all the films at the festival.
Audio reviews by Bede Jermyn
(Click and scroll and click to 5:47- 12:28 to hear the audio review
https://supermarcey.com/2017/08/09/bedes-miff-2017-audio-reviews-1-radiance-and-call-me-by-your-name/
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https://supermarcey.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/bedes-2017-miff-audio-reviews-1-radiance-and-call-me-by-your-name.mp3
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