by Murtada
Call Me By Your Name, Luca Guadagnino's already wildly acclaimed gay romantic drama, was just announced for TIFF. It will probably play NYFF, too, on its way to a limited release on November 24, the premium Thanksgiving spot for Oscar hopeful movies. And now the gorgeous poster for one of our most anticipated films of the year, has been revealed. See it in all its glory (plus more news about the film) after the jump...
The Sundance and Berlin sensation, directed by Guadagnino of I Am Love (2009) and A Bigger Splash (2016) fame, is set in the summer of 1983 in the north of Italy, where Elio Perlman (Timothée Chalamet), a precocious 17- year-old American-Italian boy, meets Oliver (Armie Hammer), a charming American scholar working on his doctorate, while interning for Elio’s professor father (Michael Stuhlbarg). Amid the sun-drenched splendor of the setting, Elio and Oliver discover the heady beauty of awakening desire over the course of a summer that will alter their lives forever. That's the official synopsis - but if you've read the book or heard the deafening buzz you know a peach is involved.
And for those interested in Oscar category placement issues - not that many visiting this site I’m sure - the film’s producer has confirmed that Chalamet is being placed in lead Actor. Which means that Hammer and Stuhlbarg - who has an big emotional final act scene - will have to vie alongside each other for a supporting actor nomination. Another expected nomination is for James Ivory for adapting the book by Andre Aicman. As you know TFE has advocated several times for Ivory to receive the Honorary Oscar, but perhaps he has a good chance at a competitive one this time? He's certainly having a landmark year with restorations of Howard's End (1992), Maurice (1987) and soon Heat and Dust (1983) being released around the globe.