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Introduction: Somewhere in Northern Italy

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This introduction considers what is so appealing and acclaimed about Call Me by Your Name, as well as the primary angles this book will present. It introduces the film as a romance between Elio (Timothée Chalamet) and Oliver (Armie Hammer), as an LGBTQ+ text and as an Italian production. It emphasises the fluidity of these terms with regard to the film, and how that fluidity can be helpful to understanding of the film's openness and freshness. The introduction also explains how the collection is structured, with brief introductions for each of the three parts – Style, Themes and Reception – and each of the chapters. In doing so, it introduces the range and diversity of voices that will carry through the book to provide multiple perspectives on Call Me by Your Name.

Keywords: André Aciman ; Armie Hammer ; Call Me by Your Name ; Gay ; Italian cinema ; James Ivory ; LGBTQ+ ; Love ; Luca Guadagnino ; Reception ; Romance ; Style ; Themes ; Timothée Chalamet ; Transnational production

Hardback ISBN: 9781789389425
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References

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  42. Sorrentino, Paolo, dir. È stata la mano di Dio (The Hand of God). The Apartment, Netflix, 2021.

References

  1. Adams, John. ‘Hallelujah Junction – 1st Movement.’ Various, Call My by Your Name: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, track 1. Madison Gate Records/Masterworks/Sony Music Entertainment, 2017.
  2. Argento, Dario, dir. Suspiria. Seda Spettacoli, Produzioni Atlas Consorziate, 1977.12
  3. Bertolucci, Bernardo, dir. Strategia del ragno (The Spider's Stratagem, TV). RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana, Red Film, 1970.
  4. Box Office Mojo. ‘Call Me by Your Name (2017).’ Accessed 13 April 2023. www.boxofficemojo.com.
  5. Branagh, Kenneth, dir. Death on the Nile. 20th Century Studios, Kinberg Genre, Scott Free Productions, 2022.
  6. Caulfield, Keith. ‘How the Eclectic Call Me by Your Name Soundtrack Became a Surprise Vinyl Hit – Is Radio Next?’ Billboard, 8 February 2018. https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/call-me-by-your-name-soundtrack-vinyl-radio-8098824/.
     [Google Scholar]
  7. Costanzo, Saverio, creator. L'amica geniale (My Brilliant Friend, TV). Fandango, Wildside, The Apartment, 2018–23.
  8. Fear, David. ‘Death on the Nile and the Curious Case of the Accused-Cannibal Cancelled Movie Star.’ Rolling Stone Magazine, 10 February 2022. https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/death-on-the-nile-review-armie-hammer-1294801/.
     [Google Scholar]
  9. Galt, Rosalind, and Karl Schoonover. ‘Untimely Desires, Historical Efflorescence, and Italy in Call Me by Your Name.’ Italian Culture 37, no. 1 (March 2019): 64–81. https://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2102/10.1080/01614622.2019.1609220.
     [Google Scholar]
  10. Garrone, Matteo, dir. Gomorra (Gomorrah). Fandango, Rai Cinema, Sky, 2008.
  11. Garrone, Matteo, dir. Reality. Fandango, Archimede, Le Pacte, Garance Capital, 2012.
  12. Garrone, Matteo, dir. Tale of Tales. Archimede, Le Pacte, Rai Cinema, HanWay Films, 2015.
  13. Garrone, Matteo, dir. Dogman. Archimede, Le Pacte, Rai Cinema, 2018.
  14. Giordana, Marco Tullio, dir. La meglio gioventù (The Best of Youth). BiBi Film, Rai Fiction, 2003.
  15. Guadagnino, Luca, dir. Melissa P. Bess Movie, Pentagrama Films, 2005.
  16. Guadagnino, Luca, dir. Io sono l'amore (I Am Love). First Sun, Mikado Film, Rai Cinema, 2009.
  17. Guadagnino, Luca, dir. A Bigger Splash. Frenesy Film Company, Cota Film, 2015.
  18. Guadagnino, Luca, dir. Call Me by Your Name. Frenesy Film Company, La Cinefacture, RT Features, 2017.
  19. Guadagnino, Luca, dir. Suspiria. Amazon Studios, K Period Media, Frenesy Film Company, 2018.
  20. Guadagnino, Luca, dir. We Are Who We Are (TV). HBO, Sky Italia, Wildside, The Apartment, 2020.
  21. Guadagnino, Luca, dir. Bones and All. Frenesy Film Company, Per Capita Productions, 2022.
  22. Hahn, Noel. ‘Untitled Entry.’ In Call Me by Your Name: How a Little Film Touched So Many Lives, edited by Barb Mirell, 97. Philadelphia: Liberty Bell Publishers, 2018.
     [Google Scholar]
  23. Harrod, Mary, Mariana Liz and Alissa Timoshkina. ‘The Europeanness of European Cinema: An Overview.’ In The Europeanness of European Cinema: Identity, Meaning, Globalization, edited by Mary Harrod, Mariana Liz and Alissa Timoshkina, 1–13. London and New York: I. B. Tauris, 2015.
     [Google Scholar]
  24. Ivory, James, dir. Maurice. Merchant Ivory Productions, Cinecom Pictures, Channel 4, 1987.
  25. Ivory, James, dir. Slaves of New York. TriStar Pictures, Gary Hendler, Merchant Ivory Productions, 1989.13
  26. Ivory, James, dir. A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries. Capitol Films, Merchant Ivory Productions, British Screen Productions, 1998.
  27. Lil Nas Z. ‘MONTERO (Call Me by Your Name).’ Columbia, 2021.
  28. Miller, D. A. ‘Elio's Education.’ Los Angeles Review of Books, 19 February 2018. https://www.lareviewofbooks.org/article/elios-education/.
     [Google Scholar]
  29. Mirell, Barb, ed. Call Me by Your Name: How a Little Film Touched So Many Lives. Philadelphia: Liberty Bell Publishers, 2018.
     [Google Scholar]
  30. Rich, B. Ruby. ‘Introduction.’ In New Queer Cinema: The Director's Cut, edited by B. Ruby Rich, xv–xxx. Durham and London: Duke University Press, 2013.
     [Google Scholar]
  31. Rich, B. Ruby. ‘Sundance 2017: Of Snow and Anguish.’ Film Quarterly 70, no. 4 (Summer 2017): 99–108.
     [Google Scholar]
  32. Romney, Jonathan. ‘Film of the Week: Call Me by Your Name.’ Film Comment, 24 November 2017. https://www.filmcomment.com/blog/film-week-call-name/.
     [Google Scholar]
  33. Rossellini, Roberto, dir. L'età di Cosimo de’ Medici (The Age of the Medici, TV). RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana, 1973.
  34. Sobande, Francesca. ‘The Internet's “Transnational” Boyfriend: Digital (Re)Presentations of Celebrity Men.’ Feminist Media Studies 21, no. 4 (2021): 539–55. https://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2102/10.1080/14680777.2021.1900312.
     [Google Scholar]
  35. Sorrentino, Paolo, dir. Il divo. Indigo Film, Lucky Red, Parco Film, 2008.
  36. Sorrentino, Paolo, dir. This Must Be the Place. Indigo Film, Lucky Red, Medusa Film, 2011.
  37. Sorrentino, Paolo, dir. La grande bellezza (The Great Beauty). Indigo Film, Medusa Film, Babe Film, Pathé, 2013.
  38. Sorrentino, Paolo, dir. Youth. Indigo Film, 2015.
  39. Sorrentino, Paolo, dir. The Young Pope (TV). Wildside, Haut et Court, Mediapro, 2016.
  40. Sorrentino, Paolo, dir. Loro. Indigo Film, Pathé, 2018.
  41. Sorrentino, Paolo, dir. The New Pope (TV). The Apartment, Wildside, Haut et Court, Mediapro, 2020.
  42. Sorrentino, Paolo, dir. È stata la mano di Dio (The Hand of God). The Apartment, Netflix, 2021.

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