Notably, The Psychedelic Furs' classic 1982 single 'Love My Way' serves as a kind of 'arc theme'. Booty shorts, pastel shirts and 80s music abound, as well as certain forms of technology that were prevalent. As they explore their connection against the backdrops of the sun-drenched Italian scenery, Elio and Oliver learn more about themselves and each other as their awakening desire builds and takes form.Ĭall Me By Your Name contains examples of the following tropes: While he is initially put off by Oliver's demeanor, and Oliver feels likewise about him, the two find that their first impressions mask a deep mutual bond.
The student turns out to be Oliver ( Armie Hammer), an attractive 24-year-old who shares Elio's Jewish heritage.
Set in Northern Italy during the summer of 1983, Elio Perlman ( Timothée Chalamet) is a 17-year-old boy expecting to spend another summer idly reading, transcribing and playing music, hanging out with childhood friends, and hosting an unknown American graduate student coming to work with his professor father ( Michael Stuhlbarg). The film is the final installment in Guadagnino's thematic Desire trilogy, following I Am Love and A Bigger Splash. Call Me By Your Name is a 2017 coming-of-age romantic drama film directed by Luca Guadagnino and written by James Ivory, based on the novel of the same name by André Aciman.
