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My favorite scene in the whole film. Along with the one where Elio's mom is reading to Elio and his dad, and when Elio's mom picks him up from the train station. Just everything with his parents was so incredibly beautiful and achingly heartfelt.
@@JamesVSCinema I love hearing your perspective and all that you saw from a filmmaker's lens. So fascinating! You have the most interesting observations, and I like how open you were. And you're right - it really is a gorgeous film. I think one of my favorite long film shots was when they're riding their bikes and it's just this super long shot of them going around a bend and going farther and farther away until you see them off in the distance finally going out of range. It was just so thoughtfully done, and made me contemplative and wanting to follow them all the way out there, wherever they were going. It seems like it would be a "slow" thing, boring, but it wasn't to me because it held my gaze all the way and in a sense I rode with them. Stuff like that, and the shadows and moonlight and lighting of various scene really held me captive. And the way you talk about film does that too, making me see things from another perspective.
Then you should go check out the book! That scene was copied word for word from the book by Andre Achiman~ (I cried so hard during that part of the book) lol
I’m so jealous of this kids life. Not only is he from a wealthy family, a talented musician, has a fling with a beautiful young lady and a super hot guy, and gets to spend his summers in a beautiful little town in Italy - He also has AMAZING parents that are so supportive and intellectual and just free spirited/open minded. Yet, he is still either bored, annoyed, or just taking things for granted like a typical teenager. I feel like when he gets his heart broken and that last shot in the film...he is finally starting to mature and self reflect on his life. It’s the beginning of his journey into adulthood.
I love Sufjan Stevens. Even more, because he is identified as Christian, he lives what he was taught, be like Christ. Other Christian artists would not have contributed to such film and subject matter.
@@Mangolite while that is my least liked aspect about him, his dissecting of religious topics and emotional intelligence regarding such topics make it palatable. And relatable, having been a sunday school kid.
This script is a great example of “show not tell” The dialogue is so natural and full of subtext. It respects it’s audience and assumes they are intelligent enough to follow the plot and themes of the film without any real exposition. Just beautiful film making, performances and writing. In my top ten of the decade for sure.
You know what?THANK YOU SO FUCKING MUCH for not cringing throughout the movie because you see 2 men falling in love but actually capturing the art we the fans all have grabbed. LOVE YOUR VIDEOS SO MUCH
Hahahaha anytime!! Love is love. No matter who chooses to fall for it haha. This was shown so beautifully and I’m happy to have been able to speak on it as well!
This whole movie is MAGICAL, maaaan. I remember seeing it in the theaters with a few film student buds, and we silently drove home in the dark afterwards. So gorgeous.
I have such an affection for this film. It's on my "all time" list. I felt like I was watching someone else's memories. I was also so blown away by Timothee's peformance I went and watched all of his recent work.
As a kid who grew up in an Italian family, that lunch table scene was cracking me up! I can’t remember a time when a heated discussion happened that at LEAST two glasses of wine or the bottles weren’t knocked over, due to everyone’s hands flying around🤣🤣
Glad you reacted to this. I learned so much just by listening to you. Call Me By Your Name is like experiencing moments, rather than experiencing a story, if that make sense. It drifts along in color and sound and takes you with it, if you're willing to let go. And that extended shot of Elio by the fire as he embraces the pain, like his father said, is an all-timer.
Wow Jade, beautifully written and thankful for the comment. So many forms can be used in story telling, whether through three acts, or collage of moments and memories; art is art. Glad to have watched this!!
i'm still mad that timothée didn't win the leading actor oscar that year (at 22 he was the third youngest nominee for the lead role ever) because all the subtle emotions in that final scene always take my breath away, plus he was obviously fantastic in the rest of the movie too :D p.s. he is now cursed to sign peaches all the time when fans come up to him for autographs and i feel so bad for him haha
This movie is just so raw and realistic. It feels like you are living with them and in the environment they are in. These are my favorite type of movies
Imagine this movie, but 10 times more intense, romantic and erotic. That's how the book is haha This movie has a lot of silent scenes, but in the book he actually describes every single thing he's feeling and it's SO DETAILED that it becomes even too dense sometimes.
THIS! I cried so much during the movie but the book? I was just sobbing through the whole like 50 pages. I honestly can't find words to describe how beautiful that book is.
This movie was shot on 35mm. Many scenes, such as piano “flirtation” scene, filmed in one shot. It was adapted from a great book by the same name and the father’s speech at the end is lifted from the book’s pages. The author and one of the producers had small cameos in the film. The film had a budget of $3.5 million. There’s a treasure of information about “this little film.” It’s set in 1983, thus the more secretive nature of the same-sex relationship.
I saw that movie in theatre, I had no idea what to expect, absolutely no idea what the movie was about. I just walked in the theatre because I had a free afternoon and nothing to do, and I bought a ticket for the movie that was starting next. Man, this was amazing. I loved every second of it, just beautiful from beginning to end.
wow didn't expect this reaction! Have you ever cried during a movie? Because that ending shot wrecked me, as well as the father's monologue...I can kinda see how giving live commentary might make it a tad difficult to really get swept in the emotion of it though. Either way, glad you watched this!
You were like 5 seconds into the movie and I already knew your reaction would be amazing because you really appreciated the great work and art and noticed little details
This was a good surprise. This movie makes me feel like I'm enjoying a summer in Italy, and I've never been to Italy hahaha.The textures, the colors, the music, it's beautiful. Elio's dad is one of the best dads ever written. Great video! ✌
When Elio asks his dad if his mother knows, he means if she knows that something always held him back from that love Oliver and Elio shared, not if she knew about him and Oliver. Loved the reaction ❤️
The scene with Elio's dad gets me every time. It's a beautifully made movie, every time I watch it I feel like running off to some remote location in another country, I'm glad you reacted to it. Hope you're doing well man!
I started crying as soon as I saw Elio at the phone booth and didn’t stop until your insightful comments. I agree with everything you said. CMBYN is one of my favorite movies of all time. It reminds me that to revel in our senses, to feel what we feel, to truly SAVOR the pleasures and pain of life, are the things that make life worth living.
That last shot is one of my favorites in recent memory. The best part is right at the end Elio starts to almost smirk, almost as if he is accepting his feelings.
Luca Guadagnino is one of the best directors making movies today. A Bigger Splash and We Are Who We Are also fit the summery vacation vibe, and Suspiria ‘18 is one of the best horror films ever imo
This movie was painful (in a good way), a real slow burn and then it all swells up and by the end you're left heartbroken of all the time that was "wasted". It's an agonizing reflection of reality, but, that's what makes it so unquestionably human.
One of my favorite movies of all time, I actually decided to read the book before I watched it and my favorite part of it was the speech Elio’s father gives at the end. To see Michael Stuhlbarg bring it to life was amazing. The book has a bit more of an epilogue to the ending, but I think where they ended it was perfect for the movie. Plus that long take on Timmy.. incredible acting all around. Also, this soundtrack stays in the rotation of my playlist ever since I saw it for the first time.
I watched this like a month ago, it really really touched me and I really resonated with it. I don't know what I resonated with but it happened. I got the book right after such an incredible story and visually incredible, also the soundtrack is fire
One of my favorite films from my favorite director Luca Guadagnino. One might not see all the things this guy does on a filmaking level, but I believe he is one of the most powerful and evocative filmmaker ive ever seen. The way he creates atmosphere, explores the scene with his gaze as they unfold in a way that feels both meticulous and improvized, he is in love and total harmony with the stories he tells and that really shows. Mr. Pearlman's monologue is one of the most beautiful piece of writing in cinema (credit to André Aciman), the cinematography of Sayombhu Mukdeeprom (and his incredible colorist), the beautiful music of John Adams, Ryuichi Sakamoto and the original songs from Sufjan Stevens. The acting all around is fantastic and this truly is one of the most human film ive ever seen. Completely amazing. I do HIGHLY recommend Suspiria (2018), I Am Love (2010), and We Are Who We Are (2020) by the same director which are all equally fantastic
I really love this so much. James Ivory finally got his Oscar after lot of nomination. The disco scene with Lady Lady Lady song is my favorite scene in the movie.
The way they portray nostalgia in this film is just masterful. The cinematography, the lighting, the dialogue, and specially the sound editing are beautiful
Just found this and thank you for that! On another note I just have to say (don't know if someone already filled you in but...) when Elio asks his father "Does mom know?" he is not referring to him and Oliver but to the dads relationship that he had in the past. Take care!
This reaction from you is a reminder i need to rewatch cmbyn.Elios father is amazing and the speech is so beautiful.The ending never fails to make me cry and the sufjan stevens is too good as well as the whole soundtrack.This is a movie for the single people🤣
You handled this so sensitively and beautifully that watching it partially with you even though I've seen this movie a handful of times reawakening the first time feeling of watching: the joy, pain and romance too. Thank you for this.
I love this movie and i'm so proud of it, because the production and the director are italian and is set in italy. Is one of my favorite movie Of all times. Btw the film is set in the 1980, In italy, that's why oliver Said that "they can't do that".
I've watched the film thru 3 or 4 times and every time we get to the end, as Elio sits by the fire I always just weep remembering the heartaches of youth. Such a beautiful film.
Trivia THE FILM IS DEDICATED TO BILL PAXTON. The legendary actor, who passed away on February 25, 2017, wasn’t involved in producing Call Me By Your Name in any way, so the dedication initially seemed puzzling to many. As producer Peter Spears said, “My husband, Brian Swardstrom, was Bill’s best friend and agent for almost his entire career. Brian is also the agent of Timothée Chalamet (as well as Tilda Swinton, which is how we all met Luca years ago). Brian and Bill came to visit us on the set while we were shooting in Crema, Italy … Bill and Luca became friends, as they had been great admirers of each other’s work for many years, and Luca chose to honor his memory by dedicating the movie to him. A very moving gesture for which Brian and I will be forever grateful.”
I’m soo happy you finally saw this and appreciate everything about it. Did you catch Elio break the 4th wall and look at the camera at a moment during the end credit sequence? I saw this when it came out, in the middle of the winter. It made me want to summer in Italy so bad, especially pre-Internet and smart phones. Love the beautiful relationships that form over the course of the movie. I think we can all relate to the feelings Elio experienced too, which makes this so good and heartbreaking too. James Ivory won an Oscar for best adapted screenplay. And that scene with Elio and his dad is taken straight from the book, word for word. Also, how great is the soundtrack by Sufjan Stevens? 🤯
Its probably the most romantic- romantic movie ever made. The intimity and sound in some scenes makes you feel emotions and trasport you to places. Watching this in the cinema, Elio and Oliver scene in bed made me feel what it would be to be in a cold night on a sient town on Italy. Beautiful sensations. This movie is art.
Call me by your name and portrait of a lady on fire are movies that touch me so much more around the topic of emotion and love. This holding-back and simplicity and Amat the same time intricacy feels more relevance then big dramatic, romantic dramas. I love these movies
Great reaction! I love Guadagnino films. Through a lot of the things you commented on he is able to bring such dimension and richness to his films. The audience can almost smell the air, feel the breeze, and taste the food. This is consistent in his filmography.
He talked about technical aspects over the most subtle scenes. He missed what was going on emotionally with all the characters especially Elio and Oliver. They were falling in love and lust with each other in 1983. Even the Dad's amazing talk with Elio was talked over commenting about good writing. Glossing over all the emotion. Avoiding the love story and the sex scenes. Not my kind of reaction.
I like that the intimacy in this movie made you share somes things about you and seconds later you like why am I sharing this to you, all I can say for everyone is dont be scare to share
It's nice to see you react to this after it's been on the polls for so long. Thanks for picking this one James. I hope you can watch all sorts of movies that I love and I'll probably be active on Patreon recommending films of various levels of notoriety.
Sometimes i watch a movie and I like it but im not sure why. Then i come here and watch your reaction and you just point out all the things that make this movie so good and it just clicks for me and i learned a little bit more about filmmaking. Even though im never gonna pursue this as a career its so cool just to know a lot about it. Ty James
Idk if anyone else has told you this but Timothee learned Italian just for this movie. He also learned how to play guitar and piano just for this role :)
I was dying when he was talking about French wave dialogue as blurred out Elio in the background putting Oliver’s swim trunks over his head, not even commenting on it at all 😂
If you're into reading, the book is incredible. In terms of the dialogue in the film, it all comes from the book. The way the book is written just hits you in a different kind of way. Also the soundtrack by Sufjan Stevens was written for the film, and when you look into the lyrics of the songs, it just provides even more depth to the film. This film was the film that made me appreciate cinematography, as it is just so beautiful and it really resonated with me.
Seeing Michael Stuhlbarg in here (the dad), makes me realize that should watch The Coen Brothers' A Serious Man, or and Inside Llewyn Davis. You would love the cinematography in the latter I feel.
The last scene is what cinema makes a unique art, something that literature or paintings cannot do: You have all three time phases in one, first the past, when elio cries and smiles remembering, second the present of course seen through the camera and the third the future when he looks kind of uncertain what will happen. All of the three time spaces in one scene, film is truly "a mosaic made of time" (quote by Tarkovsky). I also very much liked the use of sculptures in this film, they all seem bent and broken somehow but it still resembles us humans, all emotionally broken somehow. But still we want more of each other, our bodies bent towards each other. Truly a remarkable film. And the book is very good too. The sequel is also good, and I can't wait for Call Me By Your Name 2, which is also made by the same director (who btw. did Suspiria aftwards).
Your take and views on a scene are so different from mine lol you appreciate the filmmaking aspect and I rarely take that into consideration. I’ve watched a lot of films and I watch them in a different way because of you. Thank you
the most beautiful movie I have seen to date. you can rewatch it so many times without getting bored. but then armie hammer decided to ruin it all for everyone...
My favourite scenes are during their final days together is soooo magical.. not forgeting Sufjan’s Mystery of love as well… i love love love this movie so much! and the last scene too, when elio cries in front of the fireplace.. i bawled.. the pain of losing oli .. 😭 .. love your video ..
To answer your question: most of the bikes have a kickstand, except racing bikes, which are very fast and light. Many people in european cities use them to get around fast.
Short intense affairs are a crazy experience. When I was about 25, I met a 19 year old German girl who was visiting family that lived near me for the summer in California. We talked a few times in passing and would see each other at the community pool. Just before midnight on a Tuesday, she knocked on my door, asking if she could come in. We talked late into the night as she critiqued my beer selection. She ended up sleeping at my place nearly every night for the rest of the summer until she went home. She spoke decent English, but not fluently, and I can speak a little German (very poorly). At times, it was so innocent, like 2 children fumbling for the right words to tell each other what we were feeling. Mostly, it was crazy passionate. It felt almost electric. I was in grad school at the time and shirked as many responsibilities as possible to spend more time with her - both of us knowing that an expiration date was already built into the situation. That was nearly 20 years ago now and I still remember the intensity of the feelings and what we shared that summer. We still write to each other a few times a year.
The movie portrays the novel very well. A lot of the cinematics take into account the passages within the novel really well. I'm so happy the directors and filmmakers of this movie decided to take in the novel well, unlike many other movies which ignore certain aspects of the novel completely and rather focus on 'drama'.
I really regret not watching this movie when it came out because now that we know Armie Hammer is a cannibal I'm not sure it'll hit me the same way haha.
Movies like these just make me want to adventure! Something new I'm excited to add to the mix here!
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That last monologue from Elio’s dad is just pure MAGIC
Loved that scene!
My favorite scene in the whole film. Along with the one where Elio's mom is reading to Elio and his dad, and when Elio's mom picks him up from the train station. Just everything with his parents was so incredibly beautiful and achingly heartfelt.
@@JamesVSCinema I love hearing your perspective and all that you saw from a filmmaker's lens. So fascinating! You have the most interesting observations, and I like how open you were.
And you're right - it really is a gorgeous film. I think one of my favorite long film shots was when they're riding their bikes and it's just this super long shot of them going around a bend and going farther and farther away until you see them off in the distance finally going out of range. It was just so thoughtfully done, and made me contemplative and wanting to follow them all the way out there, wherever they were going. It seems like it would be a "slow" thing, boring, but it wasn't to me because it held my gaze all the way and in a sense I rode with them. Stuff like that, and the shadows and moonlight and lighting of various scene really held me captive. And the way you talk about film does that too, making me see things from another perspective.
*Pure sad*
Then you should go check out the book!
That scene was copied word for word from the book by Andre Achiman~
(I cried so hard during that part of the book) lol
I’m so jealous of this kids life. Not only is he from a wealthy family, a talented musician, has a fling with a beautiful young lady and a super hot guy, and gets to spend his summers in a beautiful little town in Italy - He also has AMAZING parents that are so supportive and intellectual and just free spirited/open minded.
Yet, he is still either bored, annoyed, or just taking things for granted like a typical teenager.
I feel like when he gets his heart broken and that last shot in the film...he is finally starting to mature and self reflect on his life. It’s the beginning of his journey into adulthood.
that’s a very great way of describing the ending, something about the last few moments even feel like he’s ‘matured’
Seriously! lol After a couple rewatches I realized I actually feel some envy towards his character, especially his relationship with his parents.
@@kshtjmlk she is hot af
The thing envy most is the summer and the beautiful place he spends the summer in
Yes! the parents in this were so lovely, kind, wise, cultured. The way they have raised Elio in this kind of high culture environment is so great.
Sufjan Stevens music for this movie is just magical. ❤
Listening to it now honestly hahaha
Sufjan has so much good stuff
@@TeddymanYT One of the most emotionally intelligent song writers to ever live, and probably the greatest folk artists.
I love Sufjan Stevens. Even more, because he is identified as Christian, he lives what he was taught, be like Christ. Other Christian artists would not have contributed to such film and subject matter.
@@Mangolite while that is my least liked aspect about him, his dissecting of religious topics and emotional intelligence regarding such topics make it palatable. And relatable, having been a sunday school kid.
This script is a great example of “show not tell” The dialogue is so natural and full of subtext. It respects it’s audience and assumes they are intelligent enough to follow the plot and themes of the film without any real exposition. Just beautiful film making, performances and writing. In my top ten of the decade for sure.
You know what?THANK YOU SO FUCKING MUCH for not cringing throughout the movie because you see 2 men falling in love but actually capturing the art we the fans all have grabbed.
LOVE YOUR VIDEOS SO MUCH
Hahahaha anytime!! Love is love. No matter who chooses to fall for it haha. This was shown so beautifully and I’m happy to have been able to speak on it as well!
@Ana Pinto Ellio was 17, hes a consenting adult.
@Ana Pinto almost every place in he world says 17 is the legal age of consent.
@Ana Pinto not in Italy during this time 🧍🏽♀️ nor everything is set in the us
@@boop4473 Correct. In Italy, the age of consent is 14.
“My man almost witnessed something that he probably shouldn’t have seen. You gotta knock homie” LOL
ALWAYS KNOCK 😭
If you don't feel something during this movie you are dead inside
All the Sufjan Stevens songs really help this movie.
Visions of Gideon playing at the end with the fireplace? Immediate tears.
They’re so beautiful.
This movie helped me fall in love with cinema
Ayyyy the best way to fall in love with the medium
same
Ditto. The film and the reactor
This whole movie is MAGICAL, maaaan. I remember seeing it in the theaters with a few film student buds, and we silently drove home in the dark afterwards. So gorgeous.
Omg, I'm jealous of you. Wish I had this experience
I have such an affection for this film. It's on my "all time" list. I felt like I was watching someone else's memories. I was also so blown away by Timothee's peformance I went and watched all of his recent work.
Yes ❤
Michael Stuhlbarg is criminally underrated.
Agreed. He is amazing in A Serious Man which is a criminally underrated film imo. One of the Coen bros best
@@chops5853 100% agree with you. Stuhlbarg kicks ass in A Serious Man and that is one of the Coen brothers best films.
As a kid who grew up in an Italian family, that lunch table scene was cracking me up! I can’t remember a time when a heated discussion happened that at LEAST two glasses of wine or the bottles weren’t knocked over, due to everyone’s hands flying around🤣🤣
same omg, i have a big dutch family and meals are always like that
“I can see him looking up to him”
HAHA
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Talk about a movie pulling you in with its atmosphere
Agreed!
I don’t think I can think of a film that does it better. The Florida Project comes pretty close. Also Kids (1995)
@@chops5853 This one, I want to live in, The Florida Project, I would never want to be there, too saddening and harrowing.
Glad you reacted to this. I learned so much just by listening to you. Call Me By Your Name is like experiencing moments, rather than experiencing a story, if that make sense. It drifts along in color and sound and takes you with it, if you're willing to let go. And that extended shot of Elio by the fire as he embraces the pain, like his father said, is an all-timer.
Wow Jade, beautifully written and thankful for the comment. So many forms can be used in story telling, whether through three acts, or collage of moments and memories; art is art. Glad to have watched this!!
i'm still mad that timothée didn't win the leading actor oscar that year (at 22 he was the third youngest nominee for the lead role ever) because all the subtle emotions in that final scene always take my breath away, plus he was obviously fantastic in the rest of the movie too :D
p.s. he is now cursed to sign peaches all the time when fans come up to him for autographs and i feel so bad for him haha
He was up against Gary Oldman and Daniel Day Lewis in some of their best roles to date, he didn't stand a chance
@@at_oussama He was second place behind Gary Oldman actually.
This movie is just so raw and realistic. It feels like you are living with them and in the environment they are in. These are my favorite type of movies
Agreed!
Imagine this movie, but 10 times more intense, romantic and erotic. That's how the book is haha
This movie has a lot of silent scenes, but in the book he actually describes every single thing he's feeling and it's SO DETAILED that it becomes even too dense sometimes.
To me the book is infinitely better. The writer is a Proust scholar, so naturally, his use of language is phenomenal - so poetic, yet not florid.
@@thomaspynchon8400 And I agree! I listened to the audiobook while I was drawing and it was super raw, even nasty sometimes :p
I should read the book
THIS! I cried so much during the movie but the book? I was just sobbing through the whole like 50 pages. I honestly can't find words to describe how beautiful that book is.
@@tatyanaivanshov omg Same!😭
This movie was shot on 35mm. Many scenes, such as piano “flirtation” scene, filmed in one shot. It was adapted from a great book by the same name and the father’s speech at the end is lifted from the book’s pages. The author and one of the producers had small cameos in the film. The film had a budget of $3.5 million. There’s a treasure of information about “this little film.” It’s set in 1983, thus the more secretive nature of the same-sex relationship.
I saw that movie in theatre, I had no idea what to expect, absolutely no idea what the movie was about. I just walked in the theatre because I had a free afternoon and nothing to do, and I bought a ticket for the movie that was starting next. Man, this was amazing. I loved every second of it, just beautiful from beginning to end.
wow didn't expect this reaction! Have you ever cried during a movie? Because that ending shot wrecked me, as well as the father's monologue...I can kinda see how giving live commentary might make it a tad difficult to really get swept in the emotion of it though. Either way, glad you watched this!
It’s incredibly difficult for me to cry, just personally..doesn’t mean I don’t feel the emotions though! But yeah that scene was incredible
Yeah. It was gut wrenchingly emotional. I lost it big time and cried my eyes out. ✌🏻
I've been watching this film 6 times. I cried every single time) I am 41 with two kids)
This is without a doubt a film I could watch on repeat and never get tired of it, just something about it
I have seen it +10 times and still not tired of it and yes there ís something about this movie
I feel the same
You were like 5 seconds into the movie and I already knew your reaction would be amazing because you really appreciated the great work and art and noticed little details
This was a good surprise. This movie makes me feel like I'm enjoying a summer in Italy, and I've never been to Italy hahaha.The textures, the colors, the music, it's beautiful. Elio's dad is one of the best dads ever written. Great video! ✌
When Elio asks his dad if his mother knows, he means if she knows that something always held him back from that love Oliver and Elio shared, not if she knew about him and Oliver. Loved the reaction ❤️
Oh man this movie makes me cry everytime when the dad is talking to Elio... even in this cut up version it got me
this film makes you miss a time you've never lived in yout life, its kinda weird but I love it
The scene with Elio's dad gets me every time. It's a beautifully made movie, every time I watch it I feel like running off to some remote location in another country, I'm glad you reacted to it.
Hope you're doing well man!
I started crying as soon as I saw Elio at the phone booth and didn’t stop until your insightful comments. I agree with everything you said. CMBYN is one of my favorite movies of all time. It reminds me that to revel in our senses, to feel what we feel, to truly SAVOR the pleasures and pain of life, are the things that make life worth living.
That last shot is one of my favorites in recent memory. The best part is right at the end Elio starts to almost smirk, almost as if he is accepting his feelings.
Luca Guadagnino is one of the best directors making movies today. A Bigger Splash and We Are Who We Are also fit the summery vacation vibe, and Suspiria ‘18 is one of the best horror films ever imo
Oh god his take on Suspiria was a religious experience for me. I will never forget and it's had such a massive impact on me
Love this movie.. feels like summer 🌸🌺
Perfect for the summer around the corner!
By watching this film, it feels like you had a dream that you cannot experience again.
I think you would love Richard Linklater’s Before sunrise, a beautiful love story with a beautiful european atmosphere
Yes, thank you,
Yes! Such a great recommendation. I love the first 2 movies so much...the third one a little less.
This movie was painful (in a good way), a real slow burn and then it all swells up and by the end you're left heartbroken of all the time that was "wasted". It's an agonizing reflection of reality, but, that's what makes it so unquestionably human.
The film was so complex and yet so simple, doesn't feel like you're watching but rather experiencing this story with them
The soundtrack in this film is so gorgeous !
Would you look at that? James reacting to my favorite film of all time, no big deal!
😭😭😭
One of my favorite movies of all time, I actually decided to read the book before I watched it and my favorite part of it was the speech Elio’s father gives at the end. To see Michael Stuhlbarg bring it to life was amazing. The book has a bit more of an epilogue to the ending, but I think where they ended it was perfect for the movie. Plus that long take on Timmy.. incredible acting all around. Also, this soundtrack stays in the rotation of my playlist ever since I saw it for the first time.
Yes!! I love this damn movie! So excited that you’re reacting to this.
Me too!
I watched this like a month ago, it really really touched me and I really resonated with it. I don't know what I resonated with but it happened. I got the book right after such an incredible story and visually incredible, also the soundtrack is fire
Wish I could watch it for the first time again.
One of my favorite films from my favorite director Luca Guadagnino. One might not see all the things this guy does on a filmaking level, but I believe he is one of the most powerful and evocative filmmaker ive ever seen. The way he creates atmosphere, explores the scene with his gaze as they unfold in a way that feels both meticulous and improvized, he is in love and total harmony with the stories he tells and that really shows. Mr. Pearlman's monologue is one of the most beautiful piece of writing in cinema (credit to André Aciman), the cinematography of Sayombhu Mukdeeprom (and his incredible colorist), the beautiful music of John Adams, Ryuichi Sakamoto and the original songs from Sufjan Stevens. The acting all around is fantastic and this truly is one of the most human film ive ever seen. Completely amazing.
I do HIGHLY recommend Suspiria (2018), I Am Love (2010), and We Are Who We Are (2020) by the same director which are all equally fantastic
I really love this so much. James Ivory finally got his Oscar after lot of nomination. The disco scene with Lady Lady Lady song is my favorite scene in the movie.
Agree. But many others scenes are so beautiful and dense.. ❤❤❤
The scene with the dad (being gay at 36 after getting out of a 9 yr long relationship)
Really hits me hard..
The way they portray nostalgia in this film is just masterful. The cinematography, the lighting, the dialogue, and specially the sound editing are beautiful
Love this film; my favourite part is the conversation between Elio and his dad at the end, it's so honest and real and had me in tears.
I think this movie does a AMAZING job at truly capturing the 80s feel. Like it truly feels as though it was filmed in that time
Just found this and thank you for that!
On another note I just have to say (don't know if someone already filled you in but...) when Elio asks his father "Does mom know?" he is not referring to him and Oliver but to the dads relationship that he had in the past.
Take care!
This reaction from you is a reminder i need to rewatch cmbyn.Elios father is amazing and the speech is so beautiful.The ending never fails to make me cry and the sufjan stevens is too good as well as the whole soundtrack.This is a movie for the single people🤣
You handled this so sensitively and beautifully that watching it partially with you even though I've seen this movie a handful of times reawakening the first time feeling of watching: the joy, pain and romance too. Thank you for this.
I love this movie and i'm so proud of it, because the production and the director are italian and is set in italy. Is one of my favorite movie Of all times. Btw the film is set in the 1980, In italy, that's why oliver Said that "they can't do that".
i 10/10 would recommend “beautiful boy”, it’s such an amazing yet devastating film
I've watched the film thru 3 or 4 times and every time we get to the end, as Elio sits by the fire I always just weep remembering the heartaches of youth.
Such a beautiful film.
Trivia
THE FILM IS DEDICATED TO BILL PAXTON.
The legendary actor, who passed away on February 25, 2017, wasn’t involved in producing Call Me By Your Name in any way, so the dedication initially seemed puzzling to many. As producer Peter Spears said, “My husband, Brian Swardstrom, was Bill’s best friend and agent for almost his entire career. Brian is also the agent of Timothée Chalamet (as well as Tilda Swinton, which is how we all met Luca years ago). Brian and Bill came to visit us on the set while we were shooting in Crema, Italy … Bill and Luca became friends, as they had been great admirers of each other’s work for many years, and Luca chose to honor his memory by dedicating the movie to him. A very moving gesture for which Brian and I will be forever grateful.”
This is mu favorite movie ever, Guys, this is about the characters and not the actors, so let’s spread love towards this amazing movie 💗
This is my favorite movie of the last decade and one of my top 5 movies of all time. I can't describe how much I love it ❤❤
I’m soo happy you finally saw this and appreciate everything about it. Did you catch Elio break the 4th wall and look at the camera at a moment during the end credit sequence?
I saw this when it came out, in the middle of the winter. It made me want to summer in Italy so bad, especially pre-Internet and smart phones. Love the beautiful relationships that form over the course of the movie. I think we can all relate to the feelings Elio experienced too, which makes this so good and heartbreaking too.
James Ivory won an Oscar for best adapted screenplay. And that scene with Elio and his dad is taken straight from the book, word for word. Also, how great is the soundtrack by Sufjan Stevens? 🤯
Bro I just watched this yesterday after putting it off for so long, what a coincidence that you post this a day after.
i almost never sub watching someones first vid but this guy has the best vibes
Its probably the most romantic- romantic movie ever made. The intimity and sound in some scenes makes you feel emotions and trasport you to places. Watching this in the cinema, Elio and Oliver scene in bed made me feel what it would be to be in a cold night on a sient town on Italy. Beautiful sensations. This movie is art.
Call me by your name and portrait of a lady on fire are movies that touch me so much more around the topic of emotion and love. This holding-back and simplicity and Amat the same time intricacy feels more relevance then big dramatic, romantic dramas. I love these movies
Great reaction! I love Guadagnino films. Through a lot of the things you commented on he is able to bring such dimension and richness to his films. The audience can almost smell the air, feel the breeze, and taste the food. This is consistent in his filmography.
It's kinda funny that in a lot of hot scenes you started talking about film stuff lol
Exactly my thoughts
He talked about technical aspects over the most subtle scenes. He missed what was going on emotionally with all the characters especially Elio and Oliver. They were falling in love and lust with each other in 1983. Even the Dad's amazing talk with Elio was talked over commenting about good writing. Glossing over all the emotion. Avoiding the love story and the sex scenes.
Not my kind of reaction.
Omg been waiting so long for this and thank you for enjoying it as much as I did
I like that the intimacy in this movie made you share somes things about you and seconds later you like why am I sharing this to you, all I can say for everyone is dont be scare to share
I'm coming from the full lenght so this moment may not be in this youtube vido
Appreciate you Charles
I've always envied Elio, my profile picture hasn't changed ever since the movie came out, one of my fav.
It's nice to see you react to this after it's been on the polls for so long. Thanks for picking this one James. I hope you can watch all sorts of movies that I love and I'll probably be active on Patreon recommending films of various levels of notoriety.
Hey anytime! I know how much of a gem this was to the OG Patreons so I was happy to put it here
@@JamesVSCinema Hope you can watch Still Walking (2008) one day! :D
Sometimes i watch a movie and I like it but im not sure why. Then i come here and watch your reaction and you just point out all the things that make this movie so good and it just clicks for me and i learned a little bit more about filmmaking. Even though im never gonna pursue this as a career its so cool just to know a lot about it.
Ty James
Idk if anyone else has told you this but Timothee learned Italian just for this movie. He also learned how to play guitar and piano just for this role :)
that piano track from the intro is called Hallelujah Junction 1st Movement. i love it so much
it plays throughout the film as well
Hm interesting choice, that film was very popular when it came out.
And it’s a gorgeous film! Pretty cool you reviewing it.
It’s super gorgeous!
Yeeeeeeees. So glad you got around to watching this. One of my favorites
Love your reactions. Such a chill voice and a chill vibe and good comments. 🇧🇷 Keep the good job!!!
Much love my man! 🙏🏽✨
Thank you for reacting to this one fr. Having essentially lived this I never felt comfortable watching by myself
I was dying when he was talking about French wave dialogue as blurred out Elio in the background putting Oliver’s swim trunks over his head, not even commenting on it at all 😂
😂😂😂
You are an amazing brother ✌ Some (insecure) people wouldn't even dare to watch this amazing movie. Thanks for that and for your reaction!
Of course!! That’s what I’m hoping this channel is able to bring! New perspectives into art that others may have not known about! 🙏🏽
@@JamesVSCinema That's very good man. You are really something special!
If you're into reading, the book is incredible. In terms of the dialogue in the film, it all comes from the book. The way the book is written just hits you in a different kind of way.
Also the soundtrack by Sufjan Stevens was written for the film, and when you look into the lyrics of the songs, it just provides even more depth to the film.
This film was the film that made me appreciate cinematography, as it is just so beautiful and it really resonated with me.
Seeing Michael Stuhlbarg in here (the dad), makes me realize that should watch The Coen Brothers' A Serious Man, or and Inside Llewyn Davis. You would love the cinematography in the latter I feel.
Everything about this movie, the storyline, cinematography, acting, music scores, is an ART. 👌
Best love story of the last twenty years. So beautiful.
This movie was beautiful. Visually, like a painting on film.
One of the best films I have ever watched. Probably my top fav movie. Thank you for reviewing this gem.
The last scene is what cinema makes a unique art, something that literature or paintings cannot do: You have all three time phases in one, first the past, when elio cries and smiles remembering, second the present of course seen through the camera and the third the future when he looks kind of uncertain what will happen. All of the three time spaces in one scene, film is truly "a mosaic made of time" (quote by Tarkovsky).
I also very much liked the use of sculptures in this film, they all seem bent and broken somehow but it still resembles us humans, all emotionally broken somehow. But still we want more of each other, our bodies bent towards each other. Truly a remarkable film. And the book is very good too. The sequel is also good, and I can't wait for Call Me By Your Name 2, which is also made by the same director (who btw. did Suspiria aftwards).
Your take and views on a scene are so different from mine lol you appreciate the filmmaking aspect and I rarely take that into consideration. I’ve watched a lot of films and I watch them in a different way because of you. Thank you
This entire comment lit my day up, wow thank you!
Well said with the photography, some shots can tell a story with minimal context and it's always something I'm searching for with my own photographs.
the most beautiful movie I have seen to date. you can rewatch it so many times without getting bored. but then armie hammer decided to ruin it all for everyone...
elio and oliver are not armie and timmy. im not letting a shitty guy ruin an amazing piece of cinema.
@@lillylanghorst3802 yes haha i wish i could personally dissociate the artists from the art but i literally cannot look at oliver without gagging 😭
He did not ruin anything! Please inform yourself properly, these are all FALSE allegations as time will tell.
My favourite scenes are during their final days together is soooo magical.. not forgeting Sufjan’s Mystery of love as well… i love love love this movie so much! and the last scene too, when elio cries in front of the fireplace.. i bawled.. the pain of losing oli .. 😭 .. love your video ..
This channel is like a second semester of my favorite single semester elective your awesome James
Best comment ever
To answer your question: most of the bikes have a kickstand, except racing bikes, which are very fast and light. Many people in european cities use them to get around fast.
Awesome film! Thanks for walking us through it!
Short intense affairs are a crazy experience. When I was about 25, I met a 19 year old German girl who was visiting family that lived near me for the summer in California. We talked a few times in passing and would see each other at the community pool. Just before midnight on a Tuesday, she knocked on my door, asking if she could come in. We talked late into the night as she critiqued my beer selection. She ended up sleeping at my place nearly every night for the rest of the summer until she went home. She spoke decent English, but not fluently, and I can speak a little German (very poorly). At times, it was so innocent, like 2 children fumbling for the right words to tell each other what we were feeling. Mostly, it was crazy passionate. It felt almost electric. I was in grad school at the time and shirked as many responsibilities as possible to spend more time with her - both of us knowing that an expiration date was already built into the situation. That was nearly 20 years ago now and I still remember the intensity of the feelings and what we shared that summer. We still write to each other a few times a year.
yes! I have watched many reacts to this and yours and your commentary are definitely my favorite.
Wow thank you! 🙏🏽💜
James: I'll never eat fruit with him.
That cracked me up so much. 😭 And... understandable. LOL.
After seeing this one eating peaches is just... different
Insane for you to check out this film! It's such a wonderful movie no one I know actually saw. Hope you enjoyed it man
Appreciate that fam!
The movie portrays the novel very well. A lot of the cinematics take into account the passages within the novel really well. I'm so happy the directors and filmmakers of this movie decided to take in the novel well, unlike many other movies which ignore certain aspects of the novel completely and rather focus on 'drama'.
I really regret not watching this movie when it came out because now that we know Armie Hammer is a cannibal I'm not sure it'll hit me the same way haha.
Lmfaoooo I most definitely missed out on current news lol
@@JamesVSCinema let’s just say I don’t think you’ll be watching any new Armie Hammer movies for a long long time 😂
@@GillDawe - Yeah, pretty sure the sequel to this film is out of the question now, as are just about any other films with Armie.
He isn’t a cannibal. It’s a fetish but there’s no evidence of him actually eating people 🤦♀️
Jkong Hong you’d be surprised.