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TruHart1 Grand Master

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Glad I downloaded it from iTunes. Although the DVD probably has the audio commentary channel that the streaming version won’t provide.

I acquired my Blu-Ray copy yesterday. It does indeed have the commentary track with Timothée Chalamet and Michael Stuhlbarg which is often quite interesting. Stuhlbarg says that he continues to be surprised that he has enjoyed multiple viewings of this particular film, which he states isn't that common for him when he is involved with a movie. There is a 'making of' short called "Snapshots of Italy." An 'In conversation' short with Luca, Timothée, Armie & Michael, which includes a question and answer section with the audience. Rounding out the special features is Sufjan Stevens' "Mystery of Love" music video.

 

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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.

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This is the third posting of the audio commentary I've seen on YouTube so far; the other two were taken down for "copyright claims."

Yup! I'm sure this one won't stay up too long, either. We'll see.

 

An interesting side note, though. The youtube of the Audible version of the book with Armie Hammer as narrator has remained posted for months. In fact, there is this complete and technically flawless version below but, in addition, there are one or two more youtube postings with technical problems, including electronic "stuttering" and dropping the very last line of the book. It's well worth purchasing your own copy from Audible, though, and if you join as a new member, you can download it free! https://www.audible.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqtSlW_E9Os

 

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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.

 

You may be curious for a very long time. Film industry accounting has historically been notoriously opaque.

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That’s intriguing. Care to expand and explain the comment?

Not all that intriguing.

It's just that TC mentioned AH took smoke breaks up in the tower room where the peach scene was shot. Forgot what the other personal comment was but it was pretty mundane. Something about Hammer taking an 8 hour lunch at a favorite restaurant in Crema.

 

Also I believe it was TC that mentioned the two actors dancing to their car stereo in the square were from Luca's partner's theater production.

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From Gotham Magazine, a little interview with André Aciman:

https://gotham-magazine.com/andre-aciman-on-call-me-by-your-name-and-its-sequel

 

TruHart1 :cool:

Great article. Thanks TruHart1 for posting it. I really love Aciman's books.

 

The whole idea about wanting a happy ending to the movie sequel is not something I need, but it is something I hear over and over, how people pine for a happy ending to the story of Oliver and Elio, both the book and the movie. Perhaps happy endings help people mentally move on, having every loose end tied up, and the characters leaving us on a sweet and safe footing.

 

Some on Goodreads have asked if Aciman will write a sequel to his book. My hunch is that no, he will not return to these characters. But only Aciman knows for sure.

 

http://gotham-magazine.com/get/files/image/galleries/aciman2.jpg

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James Ivory: why Ismail Merchant and I kept our love secret:

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/mar/27/james-ivory-ismail-merchant-love-secret-call-me-by-your-name-nudity

 

James Ivory and his long time writing partner Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, along with his writing and

________producing partner Ismail Merchant who was also his lifetime lover.

http://image.oregonlive.com/home/olive-media/width620/img/ent_impact_tvfilm/photo/16069615-mmmain.jpg

 

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James Ivory: why Ismail Merchant and I kept our love secret:

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/mar/27/james-ivory-ismail-merchant-love-secret-call-me-by-your-name-nudity

 

James Ivory and his long time writing partner Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, along with his writing and

________producing partner Ismail Merchant who was also his lifetime lover.

 

TruHart1 :cool:

But I always knew @TruHart1! They didn't have to say anything.

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James Ivory: why Ismail Merchant and I kept our love secret:

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/mar/27/james-ivory-ismail-merchant-love-secret-call-me-by-your-name-nudity

 

James Ivory and his long time writing partner Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, along with his writing and

________producing partner Ismail Merchant who was also his lifetime lover.

http://image.oregonlive.com/home/olive-media/width620/img/ent_impact_tvfilm/photo/16069615-mmmain.jpg

 

TruHart1 :cool:

 

Great article. The nudity in Maurice was perfectly natural. Love that movie.

Too bad the funding for CMBYN didn't come through sooner and with enough to afford Ivory directing. I'm glad he spoke the truth again, leaving no doubt about why CMBYN had no frontal nudity.

 

Honestly, I didn't know he was partners with Merchant until the re-release of Maurice. Didn't know Ivory was gay until then.

 

His comments about Merchant being Muslim and gay in India are important. Gay movie creators still face obstacles in India, a country that is a world leader in cinema productions. By the way, anyone that hasn't seen LOEV should go to Netflix and stream it!

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But I always knew @TruHart1! They didn't have to say anything.

The Merchant-Ivory relationship, despite the article’s sensationalist headline, is a classic example of “an open secret.” Everyone knew, and no one officially said a word. Very Liberace.

 

This was great to read: “When Luca says he never thought of putting nudity in, that is totally untrue,” says Ivory. “He sat in this very room where I am sitting now, talking about how he would do it, so when he says that it was a conscious aesthetic decision not to – well, that’s just bullshit.”

 

It’s also a clear example of why Luca didn’t get a best director nomination, despite other successful aspects of the movie. Pulling punches at a critical moment is bad direction. As one critic said of the initial sex scene where, fearing nudity, the camera pulled away and scanned out the window to a tree: “It would be hilarious if it weren’t so aggravating.”

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