{"id":29040,"date":"2018-01-29T14:36:42","date_gmt":"2018-01-29T19:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.therockysafari.com\/?p=29040"},"modified":"2021-03-25T22:41:18","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T02:41:18","slug":"call-me-by-your-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.therockysafari.com\/2018\/01\/29\/call-me-by-your-name\/","title":{"rendered":"“Call Me By Your Name” Is A Film About My Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

Call Me by Your Name<\/strong><\/em> is a 2017 romantic coming-of-age drama film based on one of my all time favorite novels. The book, Call Me by Your Name<\/em> written by Andr\u00e9 Aciman, is one of the most heart-wrenching stories I’ve ever read. Its message touched my heart years ago before I even experienced what it meant to fall in love with someone. The title became even more meaningful to me once I experienced a relationship that closely resembled the one described in Aciman’s story.<\/p>\n

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The story takes place in Europe. Set in Northern Italy in 1983,\u00a0Call Me by Your Name<\/em> shares the story of the romantic relationship between Elio Perlman, a 17-year-old living in Italy, and his father’s American assistant, Oliver. Elio is a young Jewish-American boy living in the Italian countryside with his parents. His father, a renowned professor of archaeology, invites a Jewish-American graduate named Oliver to work on his academic papers while staying with their family during the summer of 1983.<\/p>\n

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Elio is an introspective, musical prodigy. On the surface, it feels as though he has very little in common with Oliver, whose carefree and ebullient personality greatly contrasts with Elio’s. At first, Elio resents Oliver for causing him to vacate his bedroom for the duration of Oliver’s stay. Elio spends much of his summer reading books and hanging out with his girlfriend, Marzia. Interestingly enough, Elio begins to feel chagrined when Oliver starts to fall for one of the local girls. A spark between the two of them is ignited.<\/p>\n

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As Elio and Oliver begin to spend time with each other, a seductive courtship emerges. Their summer adventures lead them into a spiral of the confusing and ambiguous feelings of affection for each other. They swim together, go for long walks through the town, and even accompany Elio’s father on an archeological trip. To gauge Oliver’s reaction, Elio brags about his sexual relationship with Marzia in front of him. He increasingly finds himself feeling attracted to Oliver.<\/p>\n