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This week has been the Figure Skating World Championships in Milan. They were quite good. The French couple, Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron, won the gold medal for Ice Dancing, and they were superb. Guillaume apparently also models for underwear ads. http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x167/edith_piaf/Cizeron%2001.jpg http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x167/edith_piaf/Cizeron%2005.jpg http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x167/edith_piaf/Cizeron%2002.jpg http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x167/edith_piaf/Cizeron%2003.jpg http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x167/edith_piaf/Cizeron%2004.jpg

The full commentary for the film by Timmy and Michael Stuhlbarg is now on Youtube, at least for a while. No visuals, but full audio.

I'm a bit curious about the source of the salaries of the actors. From the beginning, the film was reported as costing a total of $3.5 million. But if the salaries given above are added together, and they do not include Luca's or the cinematographer's, etc., they total nearly $3 million. This would mean that all expenses and the hundreds of people who worked on the film (Sufdan, photographers, sound engineers, editing people, rental of equipment, etc. etc.) shared $.5 million. This seems unlikely.

Nice photo of Meryl, Pauline, Tim, Mom, Dad, and Matt. http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x167/edith_piaf/Tim%20Chalemet%20family.jpg

Gross is up to $34.5 million, and it has not been released in Asia yet - all those people in China, India, Japan, Malaysia, etc. , who like movies. It may well go over $50 M. Timmy and Armie are on their way to Tokyo now. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=callmebyyourname.htm

Nice idea. Harriet Goodhue Hosmer (October 9, 1830 – February 21, 1908) was a neoclassical sculptor, considered the most distinguished female sculptor in America during the 19th century. She is known as the first female professional sculptor. Hosmer once lived in an expatriate colony in Rome, befriending many prominent writers and artists. Henry James described Harriet and her female friends in Rome as "that marmorean flock," because they all worked in white marble. They were very productive, and their works were in great demand, so they often made a number of copies of a popular sculpture and often hired Italian craftsmen to carve copies. I think there are multiple copies of the "Sleeping Faun." There is one in the High Museum in Atlanta. Perhaps her most famous and popular sculpture was "Puck" in a variety of poses. The Smithsonian National Museum of American Art has several, I think. This is the most popular.

The white Berluti suit retails for c. $4,000 and the boots $2,500. It's owned by LVMH.

Chalemet at Oscars.

Scheduled to open in France on Feb. 28 and in Germany on March 1. Why this very long delay, I do not understand.

Timothee Has Arrived Long article and fashion photos of Timothee Chalemet in March's GQ. https://www.gq.com/story/timothee-chalamet-has-arrived

CHANCE TO HAVE DINNER AND A DRINK WITH ARMIE AND TIMMY! Armie and Timmy are sponsoring a raffle to raise funds for two charities. If you donate, your name is added to the lottery. The prize is dinner and drinks for two with Armie and Timmy and the rest of the cast of CMBYN the night before the Oscars! http://www.refinery29.com/2018/02/190262/call-me-by-your-name-omaze-contest-meet-timothee-armie

Timmy's sweaters are available at Gucci for $1,375 - $2,500 apiece. Someone called in about the one he was wearing during the above interview, and Luca responded.

Very nice. Thank you.

Very nice interview of Timmy by Frank Ocean. Timmy is putting on 25 pounds for his next role. https://vman.com/article/timothee-chalamet-frank-ocean/

Timmy is back in California. He just won a Santa Barbara Virtuoso Award. The six young winners were then interviewed. http://variety.com/2018/film/awards/timothee-chalamet-daniel-kaluuya-santa-barbara-virtuoso-awards-1202686772/

Last night at midnight, there was a party in the town square in Crema, and Luca, Timmy, and Armie came and danced with fans. It looks like they all had a very good time.

The gross receipts for CMBYN are now in excess of $25 million, and it has not yet been released in France and Germany. The first weekend in Italy was very high. https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Call-Me-by-Your-Name#tab=international

Roger, There are several versions of the French show on Youtube; at least one of them has good English subtitles. One of the videos lasts 23 minutes, so I don't know how long the guys actually talked, but it was quite a while. One factoid for me was that the original script was to be bilingual, Italian and English, but when "they" realized Timmy could speak French, they added French to the mixture. I'm not sure who made the decision: Luca? Mr. Spears? One of the other producers? I don't think it was Ivory.

For the time being at least the complete soundtrack of CMBYN is available on Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Oo4h0iyex4 And so is the complete audiobook at 7 hours 45 min. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9g-Ig1-Wxk

They did an interview in French several days ago on the French tv program, "Quotidien." They were very good; Timmy was excellent; and the host and questions were very good. It is a very enjoyable interview. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avDz6tjzw7I There is a second part to this you can find, and maybe even a third. Apparently, after the first long segment, they had a musical group play, and then the interview continued. It is almost a half hour of interview in total.

Gross is up to $17.5 million, and it has not yet opened in France, Germany, China, India, and most other countries.

Timmy's acceptance speech in London today, Jan. 28.

Picture of Timmy, Armie, and Elizabeth arriving on red carpet for London Film Critics' Circle Awards, but no video of Timmy's acceptance speech yet. https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/event/london-film-critics-circle-awards-red-carpet-arrivals-775109320#timothee-chalamet-elizabeth-chambers-and-armie-hammer-attend-the-picture-id911443800

It was just announced that Timmy won the London Film Critics' Circle Award as Best Actor of the year. http://variety.com/2018/film/in-contention/three-billboards-outside-ebbing-missouri-leads-london-critics-awards-1202679306/

Does anyone know how much was paid for the film rights to the novel?