Call Me By Your Name

[Karl-G]

Gross is now $14.25 million. $10 M+ domestic and $4.25 million foreign.

 

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=callmebyyourname.htm

[TruthBTold]

As I mentioned above I don't believe it practical or wise to rank films based on their gross sales or individual film components. It does a great disservice to many films, including the one that is ranked. It is always a point of honor to realize that Brokeback Mountain "ranks 13th among the highest-grossing romance films of all time." Box Office Mojo

[OCClient]

Gross is now $14.25 million. $10 M+ domestic and $4.25 million foreign.

 

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=callmebyyourname.htm

SonyClassics and Guadagnino must feel quite validated! Bring on the sequel! And more love scenes wouldn't bother me.

[Karl-G]

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

[OCClient]

The movie rights were optioned around 10 years ago. I wonder if the $$ amount could be found on line, or is that too proprietary for the parties to publish?

[goeffers]

So I am officially smitten by Armie. I can't get him out of my mind. It's really Armie as Oliver, but I am following everything I can about him. I think the film is excellent and his and Timothee's performances are wonderful compatible, resonant and compelling. But right now I want to talk about the film's effect on me which is strong, lovely and bothersome. 76 year old closeted married to my high school sweetheart for 53 years and love her beyond everything, kids, lovely grandkids, the whole dream and am really grateful and happy. However, CallMe by Your Name knocked my socks off and knocked me off my pins. To analyse. Elios's romantic and erotic obsession with the half unknown Oliver in first part of the film/book I identify with intensely, specifically the realization that this feverish state about a guy probably meant I was homosexual. I can't use gay because it was not around when I had the crush that made me know I really was attracted to men. After that, the identificatiom switches to Oliver because I then sought everyway to avoid and repress these energies. For me, three years of therapy paid for by my enlightened parents (early 1960s) through which I talked myself into the idea that it had been a stage and, to make sure, I married my longtime girlfriend. I think of this as parallel to Olvier's choice. My life has been incredibly good. I won't bore you with the various ways I have coped, but my wife knows my feelings and all so I aa not so guilt ridden, but I am, at the moment, like a 17 year old with a

terrible crush on a totally unachievable love ideal. I think the fantasy has gotten under my skin due to the particular chemistry of the film and the actors. One part of a crush on a straight guy is the hope that you might change him or he might like you enough to make you happy for a bit or even that in fact he's likes guys too as in the film. Of course, the performance of the film enacts this fantasy completely. The straight Armie enacts with wonderful sympathy and erotic energy the fantasy of the unavailable, ridiculously beautiful straight love ideal experiencing and performing deeply authentic homosexual feeling love. Oh, it drives me wild with longing and bittersweet desire.

No need to respond to,this rant, I just had to get it out to somewhere. Thanks if you are still reading. Any thought on how to handle it all? Feed the fantasy with more Armie all the time or go cold cold turkey, wait for time to cure it...

He's so beautiful. And while I perfectly understand why he might not have gotten a supporting nomination, it affected me as a personal hurt which I know is silly, but I am knee deep in all things Armie... No more for now. Please be gentle with responses.

[LoveNDino]

So I am officially smitten by Armie. I can't get him out of my mind. It's really Armie as Oliver, but I am following everything I can about him. I think the film is excellent and his and Timothee's performances are wonderful compatible, resonant and compelling. But right now I want to talk about the film's effect on me which is strong, lovely and bothersome. 76 year old closeted married to my high school sweetheart for 53 years and love her beyond everything, kids, lovely grandkids, the whole dream and am really grateful and happy. However, CallMe by Your Name knocked my socks off and knocked me off my pins. To analyse. Elios's romantic and erotic obsession with the half unknown Oliver in first part of the film/book I identify with intensely, specifically the realization that this feverish state about a guy probably meant I was homosexual. I can't use gay because it was not around when I had the crush that made me know I really was attracted to men. After that, the identificatiom switches to Oliver because I then sought everyway to avoid and repress these energies. For me, three years of therapy paid for by my enlightened parents (early 1960s) through which I talked myself into the idea that it had been a stage and, to make sure, I married my longtime girlfriend. I think of this as parallel to Olvier's choice. My life has been incredibly good. I won't bore you with the various ways I have coped, but my wife knows my feelings and all so I aa not so guilt ridden, but I am, at the moment, like a 17 year old with a

terrible crush on a totally unachievable love ideal. I think the fantasy has gotten under my skin due to the particular chemistry of the film and the actors. One part of a crush on a straight guy is the hope that you might change him or he might like you enough to make you happy for a bit or even that in fact he's likes guys too as in the film. Of course, the performance of the film enacts this fantasy completely. The straight Armie enacts with wonderful sympathy and erotic energy the fantasy of the unavailable, ridiculously beautiful straight love ideal experiencing and performing deeply authentic homosexual feeling love. Oh, it drives me wild with longing and bittersweet desire.

No need to respond to,this rant, I just had to get it out to somewhere. Thanks if you are still reading. Any thought on how to handle it all? Feed the fantasy with more Armie all the time or go cold cold turkey, wait for time to cure it...

He's so beautiful. And while I perfectly understand why he might not have gotten a supporting nomination, it affected me as a personal hurt which I know is silly, but I am knee deep in all things Armie... No more for now. Please be gentle with responses.

Nothing but love from me!

[LivingnLA]

So I am officially smitten by Armie. I can't get him out of my mind. It's really Armie as Oliver, but I am following everything I can about him. I think the film is excellent and his and Timothee's performances are wonderful compatible, resonant and compelling. But right now I want to talk about the film's effect on me which is strong, lovely and bothersome. 76 year old closeted married to my high school sweetheart for 53 years and love her beyond everything, kids, lovely grandkids, the whole dream and am really grateful and happy. However, CallMe by Your Name knocked my socks off and knocked me off my pins. To analyse. Elios's romantic and erotic obsession with the half unknown Oliver in first part of the film/book I identify with intensely, specifically the realization that this feverish state about a guy probably meant I was homosexual. I can't use gay because it was not around when I had the crush that made me know I really was attracted to men. After that, the identificatiom switches to Oliver because I then sought everyway to avoid and repress these energies. For me, three years of therapy paid for by my enlightened parents (early 1960s) through which I talked myself into the idea that it had been a stage and, to make sure, I married my longtime girlfriend. I think of this as parallel to Olvier's choice. My life has been incredibly good. I won't bore you with the various ways I have coped, but my wife knows my feelings and all so I aa not so guilt ridden, but I am, at the moment, like a 17 year old with a terrible crush on a totally unachievable love ideal. I think the fantasy has gotten under my skin due to the particular chemistry of the film and the actors. One part of a crush on a straight guy is the hope that you might change him or he might like you enough to make you happy for a bit or even that in fact he's likes guys too as in the film. Of course, the performance of the film enacts this fantasy completely. The straight Armie enacts with wonderful sympathy and erotic energy the fantasy of the unavailable, ridiculously beautiful straight love ideal experiencing and performing deeply authentic homosexual feeling love. Oh, it drives me wild with longing and bittersweet desire.

No need to respond to,this rant, I just had to get it out to somewhere. Thanks if you are still reading. Any thought on how to handle it all? Feed the fantasy with more Armie all the time or go cold cold turkey, wait for time to cure it...

He's so beautiful. And while I perfectly understand why he might not have gotten a supporting nomination, it affected me as a personal hurt which I know is silly, but I am knee deep in all things Armie... No more for now. Please be gentle with responses.

 

@goeffers, thank you for sharing so generously about such a personal part of your life.

 

I've been and remain happily married with kids. My wife and I have an understanding that allows me to explore my interests so long as I remain safe, discreet, and always put her and my family first. What works for us may not work for anyone else. Every relationship is different. Communication, trust, and empathy are critical for a successful marriage in my opinion.

 

For me, I know I'm a better man because I've been able to explore this side of myself and that's made me a better husband and father. If you feel incomplete, I would urge you to think about what would help and be open with your wife if you can. She's been with you for 53 years. She deserves to know you as much as you deserve to know you. Whatever you decide, embrace it and accept yourself for who you are because even from one post, you seem like a darn fine man to me.

[goeffers]

Thanks for responding. It's really comforting. I'll continue to think...

[+ Just Sayin]

@goeffers, please continue to process your feelings; CMBYN touched a significant chord for you; it might not hurt to explore this further with a therapist; I remember finishing an appointment with a client and he apologized for his family situation; I said please don't apologize; life is messy!

[rogerG]

it affected me as a personal hurt which I know is silly

I don't think personal hurts are silly at all, or the notion that a movie can manipulate them. If you allow yourself to be open, CMBYN is the type of film that will tug at your heart, no matter what your sexual orientation is. For some, the tug reaches deeper.

Any thought on how to handle it all?

I found it really helps to see the movie more than once. At least that's been my personal therapy. At $17 a viewing, I've never before spent so much money on a movie.

 

@goeffers

Thanks for sharing such a personal experience. I, too, felt a certain fascination towards Armie, but for different reasons. In the last two months, I think I may have learned just about everything there is to know about him. He can be surprisingly candid in interviews, depending on his mood that day. He seems like a really cool guy, with a very patient wife.

 

Armie claims that the personal bond that formed off-camera between he and Timothée Chalamet turned out to be crucial to his experience. Timothée says something similar. It very well may be the luck of the gods that propelled these two guys to form an honest bond. Most actors don't get very close, let alone develop deep friendships when working on a project together. It very much seems that their new friendship fueled their respective performances. They were in a space where it was OK to be more vulnerable, and that was just the magic ingredient that Luca Guadagnino needed to spark this project.

[LoveNDino]

I don't think personal hurts are silly at all, or the notion that a movie can manipulate them. If you allow yourself to be open, CMBYN is the type of film that will tug at your heart, no matter what your sexual orientation is. For some, the tug reaches deeper.

 

I found it really helps to see the movie more than once. At least that's been my personal therapy. At $17 a viewing, I've never before spent so much money on a movie.

 

@goeffers

Thanks for sharing such a personal experience. I, too, felt a certain fascination towards Armie, but for different reasons. In the last two months, I think I may have learned just about everything there is to know about him. He can be surprisingly candid in interviews, depending on his mood that day. He seems like a really cool guy, with a very patient wife.

 

Armie claims that the personal bond that formed off-camera between he and Timothée Chalamet turned out to be crucial to his experience. Timothée says something similar. It very well may be the luck of the gods that propelled these two guys to form an honest bond. Most actors don't get very close, let alone develop deep friendships when working on a project together. It very much seems that their new friendship fueled their respective performances. They were in a space where it was OK to be more vulnerable, and that was just the magic ingredient that Luca Guadagnino needed to spark this project.

May I suggest, get a Movie Pass from Costco. It works in most theaters. For $89.99, you can watch 1 2-D movie a day for a year with no additional fees. It renews at $9.99 a month thereafter.

[OCClient]

So I am officially smitten by Armie. I can't get him out of my mind. It's really Armie as Oliver, but I am following everything I can about him. I think the film is excellent and his and Timothee's performances are wonderful compatible, resonant and compelling. But right now I want to talk about the film's effect on me which is strong, lovely and bothersome. 76 year old closeted married to my high school sweetheart for 53 years and love her beyond everything, kids, lovely grandkids, the whole dream and am really grateful and happy. However, CallMe by Your Name knocked my socks off and knocked me off my pins. To analyse. Elios's romantic and erotic obsession with the half unknown Oliver in first part of the film/book I identify with intensely, specifically the realization that this feverish state about a guy probably meant I was homosexual. I can't use gay because it was not around when I had the crush that made me know I really was attracted to men. After that, the identificatiom switches to Oliver because I then sought everyway to avoid and repress these energies. For me, three years of therapy paid for by my enlightened parents (early 1960s) through which I talked myself into the idea that it had been a stage and, to make sure, I married my longtime girlfriend. I think of this as parallel to Olvier's choice. My life has been incredibly good. I won't bore you with the various ways I have coped, but my wife knows my feelings and all so I aa not so guilt ridden, but I am, at the moment, like a 17 year old with a

terrible crush on a totally unachievable love ideal. I think the fantasy has gotten under my skin due to the particular chemistry of the film and the actors. One part of a crush on a straight guy is the hope that you might change him or he might like you enough to make you happy for a bit or even that in fact he's likes guys too as in the film. Of course, the performance of the film enacts this fantasy completely. The straight Armie enacts with wonderful sympathy and erotic energy the fantasy of the unavailable, ridiculously beautiful straight love ideal experiencing and performing deeply authentic homosexual feeling love. Oh, it drives me wild with longing and bittersweet desire.

No need to respond to,this rant, I just had to get it out to somewhere. Thanks if you are still reading. Any thought on how to handle it all? Feed the fantasy with more Armie all the time or go cold cold turkey, wait for time to cure it...

He's so beautiful. And while I perfectly understand why he might not have gotten a supporting nomination, it affected me as a personal hurt which I know is silly, but I am knee deep in all things Armie... No more for now. Please be gentle with responses.

Thank you @goeffers

for sharing your personal thoughts on CMBYN, Armie Hammer and your life experiences. Did you know that Luca Guadagnino fell in love with Armie Hammer watching the film The Social Network? Perhaps you have seen that one. It is quite a good movie, IMO.

 

I just read the latest issue of Vanity Fair, and under the Oscar Snubs article they say some nice things about Armie Hammer. I'll paste a link here. Not sure if it will work without a subscription. The 10 Biggest Snubs and Surprises.

 

Also in the same issue is quite a nice picture of A.H. with reference to his latest film Sorry to Bother You.

A.H. will also star in the movie about Ruth Bader Ginsburg, On the Basis of Sex.

Similar to you, CMBYN left me with some bittersweet feelings, and while I haven't lived your life experience, I understand the idea of thinking back in time and reconsidering things, back to the times when I was in high school and college, how there were guys that dropped all these hints and me being to afraid to process things with these fellows. They are mostly married with kids now. Somehow CMBYN made me focus on how fluid sexuality can be, and how I missed out on some experiences with guys that wanted to play.

 

The idea of a straight guy having sex with another guy is not such a far fetched thing in my mind and listening to A.H. and T.C. talk about those scenes, I get the impression they are so glad to have shattered the idea of a taboo. They have gone there, though just on set, and it was sort of a fun thing they won't forget.

 

Aciman admits the idea behind his book was the idea of desire, and how Elio dealt with it. I get it now, that is what these young fellows were doing when they were getting playful or telling me these hints about trying things. That comes from desire. So I look at that with somewhat bittersweet memories, yet I know it is part of the journey.

[YOUNG_LA_DOM]

ELLIO!!!!!

 

OLIVER!!!!

[Karl-G]

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/

[Karl-G]

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

[Karl-G]

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

 

[Karl-G]

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

[rogerG]

They are currently taking London by storm. The last question in the interview asks about Armie's balls. The interviewer is pretty bad, but the guys handle it well.

 

[+ WilliamM]

Any thought on how to handle it all?

 

I am only two younger so not quite as gentle. Because you have posted in the past about escort agencies (Premier in Philadelphia) I assume you have had sex with men. My thoughts: transfer your feelings to a specific person even an escort.

 

To be fair I am so glad you posted here about this wonderful film.

[OCClient]

They are currently taking London by storm. The last question in the interview asks about Armie's balls. The interviewer is pretty bad, but the guys handle it well.

 

Love the idea of A.H. and T.C. as Batman and Robin directed by Luca, though I realize that they realize it is far fetched, A.H. and especially T.C. seemed to enjoy imagining such a possibility. T.C. is so refreshing.

 

Hope they continue on to interviews in France and entendre Timothée parler français.

[Karl-G]

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.

[Karl-G]

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

[OCClient]

Vanity Fair continues to show the love for the movie. Here is an interview with Sufjan, about his involvement, including of course his comments about the music. https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/01/sufjan-stevens-on-call-me-by-your-name#intcid=dt-recirc-cral1

 

I got to see him last summer, the Planetarium tour, where he did Somewhere Over the Rainbow as an encore.

 

His Carrie and Lowell album was considered one of the best albums of the year.

 

Going way back, his Illinois album here is his fantastic dream about summer camp, proclaiming love for his friend.

 

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Edited April 28, 2018 by OCClient

[rogerG]

They did an interview in French several days ago on the French tv program, "Quotidien."

It's a fun video to take in but not an easy one to watch. The English translation does appear at the bottom of the screen. The bilingual Timothée is adorable, and so are Armie's reactions to him, since Armie doesn't speak a word of French. The ending edit is a disaster. They cut to some awful music group just when you think the interview should continue.