Book Review: Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman

“He came. He left. Nothing else had changed. I had not changed. The world hadn’t changed. Yet nothing would be the same. All that remains is dream-making and strange remembrance.”

Originally published in 2007, Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman follows 17-year-old Elio at his family’s cliff-side mansion on the Italian Riviera, who develops a relationship with a summer guest. Unprepared for the consequences of their attraction, at first each feigns indifference. But during the restless summer weeks that follow, their passion intensifies as they test the charged ground between them.

What grows from the depths of their spirits is an experience that marks them for a lifetime. For what the two discover on the Riviera and during a sultry evening in Rome is the one thing both already fear they may never truly find again: total intimacy.

Weekly Sky Cinema Premieres (25th June – 1st July)

Since I don’t get to the cinema to see new releases that often anymore, this is my new weekly feature reviewing the latest releases on Sky Cinema Premiere (and in turn, Now TV). I will write a short review and rating for each of the films that I have watched and then give you the details for the ones that I didn’t get a chance to see.

This week’s feature sees the release of The Night Watchmen, So B. It, Fatima, B&B, The Snowman, Flatliners, and Call Me By Your Name.

My Top 10 Films of 2017

This year, I have watched 547 films (25 released this year and 264 for the first time). My most watched director was Steven Spielberg and my most watched actor was Tom Hanks.

And here are my top 10 films of 2017. This list changes constantly so you can view a constantly updated list on my Letterboxd page.

Film Review: Call Me By Your Name

Directed by Luca Guadagnino and based on André Aciman‘s 2007 novel of the same name, Call Me By Your Name is set in 1980s Italy where a romance blossoms between a seventeen-year-old student (Timothée Chalamet) and the older man (Armie Hammer) hired as his father’s research assistant.

The film is the final installment in Guadagnino’s Desire trilogy after I Am Love (2009) and A Bigger Splash (2015).