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Well, I was all set to go to another viewing in the cinema this morning, at 10.30am of all times, as this was the one and only showing in my local cinema and possibly my last chance of seeing it again on the big screen. But alas, when I worked out how long it was I realised that I wouldn’t be able to get to lunch with my sister and family on time. And although I generally get on very well with my sister, homosexuality is the subject on which we don’t see eye to eye. So, I’ll have to stick with the Blu-ray on my fairly large tv...
And in response to yours, Jeff, which I enjoyed reading, I agree with most of it, though I don’t know your friend's voice of course! I suppose Timmy's voice is a little ordinary compared with his unusual looks and acting abilities, though it doesn’t bother me at all. And as you say, he is otherwise just ideal as Elio
And Armie, apart from his maturity which I soon cease to think about, seems perfect in bringing to life the Oliver of the novel, even to the sun gradually bringing out his former blondness.
I think you're not quite right about Elio's previous experience with men: in the book he says, “I had wanted other men my age before and had slept with women." And this perhaps explains his complex initial reaction to the first night with Oliver, veering between bliss and self-disgust.
I personally don’t want any sequels. I love the last two sections of the novel, and read more and more into them each time. And as I’ve said elsewhere, I have managed to create a hopeful coda just for myself, without violating anything that has gone before, and that helps me to cope with the tragic overtones of both the film and the novel. I do also love that it’s tragic, and that the tragedy reverberates over so many years, but I in no way regret my 3 or 4 extra pages - I’m not very robust about sad endings!