By now you should have heard of a film titled "Call Me by Your Name" which is based on the novel by André Aciman which was published in January 2008. The movie was released around the United States later last year in 2017 to select theatres in New York and Los Angeles so when this January the movie was finally released in major theatres all over the country I naturally had to go and see it.
One Friday in January of 2018 a female friend and I dressed in warm sweaters and jeans armed with snacks and drinks to ready ourselves for the magnificent movie that is… "Call Me by Your Name". When you first entered the room you could feel the anticipation to see something utterly new, there was a collective anticipation and willingness to be dazzled by the stunning landscape of northern Italy. We like, the main character Elio were ready to fall I love.
CMBYN is a story of a powerful and young romance that blooms between a young 17-year-old Italian boy named Elio and a suave handsome American graduate student named Oliver. Oliver is coming to spend what seems to be a simple six weeks in Italy with Elio and his family as he helps Elio’s father with his research in classical archeology. While six weeks make seem like a short time for a romance to blossom what you will see is that in six weeks love can become immortal.
Over the course of the movie, Elio and Oliver begin to share and learn about each other, each to either too stubborn or too anxious to really move into the next stage of their relationship until one pivotal movement where they discover themselves in each other.
CMBYN is a stunning movie with amazing acting and gorgeous landscapes that will transport you to a higher realm. It will make you question yourself and the world around you as this movie of young desire swirls through your mind. Honestly, CMBYN might be one the best love stories in a very long time. It’s free of clichés and super macho men chasing after a damsel in distress. Instead, it’s simply a movie about two people who fall so deeply in love that you will fall in love as well.
