According to those who watched the film the movie ended differently from the book. The scene where they were old is missing. It got rave reviews though. Critics praised Timothee for his stellar acting but was silent about Hammer. Stuhlbar was also praised for a monologue (probably the "WE RIP SO MUCH OF OURSELVES" quote from the book). The soundtrack was also praised.
shareThe last few paragraphs of the book form one of the best closing chapters to a book, that I have ever read. Devastating, raw and heartbreaking.
So much of the book's power comes from Ellio's reflection after all those years, from the fact that Ellio and Oliver still haven't forgotten and still yearn for that Summer that now is eternal, so close to them yet so very far. It creates, an atmosphere that is almost unbearably nostalgic and melancholic and a yearning for a time and place gone by, that is maddening and utterly consuming. Its kind of like Proust's "In Search of Lost Time", in its meditation on time and memory, and their profound, everlasting impact.
They can do it in a different way, sometimes things don't always translate from prose to screen, but the essence of it must remain. It would be a crime to rob the movie of that.
Wow. You've written what I couldn't because I'm still verklempt from reading the novel. Apparently, the movie focused on the first love subject and not on the other themes in the book. In the forum after the movie premiered, the director was asked about the change and he said that the movie needed to focus on the current pain experienced by the characters. Hammer also interjected and said that Andre Aciman thought the movie's ending is better than his novel.
shareI loved the book ending (as devastating as it was) and am kind of worried another ending won't have the same impact.
Can someone who saw the film please explain how it ends? If I'm not mistaken they don't go into the future like the book does. Really hoping it ends just as beautifully. Now I'm thinking I probably shouldn't read the book again before seeing the movie. Put as much distance between when I read the book back in 2007 and when I watch the movie in 2017 as possible. Reading the book over would probably ruin the movie for me and make it much more difficult to enjoy on its own merit.
here's a detailed review
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/call-me-by-your-name-review-967150?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
the movie ends with a monologue from Elio's father. Apparently, the movie focused on the first love subject and not on the other themes in the book.
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Thanks. That could be good. Maybe it works better for the film than the book ending. I don't know. Still kind of bummed they didn't keep that.
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I also love the book, the last part of the book was indeed devastating and I cried a lot reading it, especially the part Elio goes to find Oliver at the university and they drink and talk. When I learned that they are making a movie, I honestly said to myself I dont want to see the part where they get old (basically after Rome) in the movie,now according to the reviews they removed that part and I am happy about it.
Post-Rome part mostly consists of Elio's thoughts and emotions, beautifully written but hard to visualize/act out it. Now we learned the writer of the book agrees with it,I think they made the right decision. Anyway I cant wait to see the movie ( long wait begins), I saw the two newly released photos,looked so right and beautiful, Tim is the perfect Elio.
lol i thought they changed the ending to a happier note only to find out they still stick to oliver's engagement. in any case, the decision of aciman to end their relationship in that way is realistic imo as sad as it sounds and their conversation in the bar after many years of not seeing each other was the only proper conclusion i could think of. by the way, there was a line in the book when oliver thought elio came to see him just so they could rekindle their relationship again and oliver politely declined albeit a very defensive tone saying he already has a family and he's loyal to them bla bla and what you you guys thought about it;? i feel like elio never really got over oliver but i couldn't say the same with oliver :(
shareElio never really got over Oliver, he was his first love. It's shown in this lines:
Over the years I'd lodged him in the permanent past, my pluperfect lover, put him on ice, stuffed him with memories and mothballs like a hunted ornament confabulating with the ghost of all my evenings. I'd dust him off from time to time and then put him back on the mantelpiece. He no longer belonged to earth or to life.
Oliver stayed away from Elio because he thought it was the best for the two of them, but he never forgot Elio too. When Elio visited Oliver, he was surprised that Oliver knew so much about him and he guessed that Oliver was searching him on the web. Also, in the end when Elio offered Oliver to go to church where they used to go, Oliver told him he still remembers the way, which further shows that Oliver hold on to the memories they both shared in that summer.
I really loved the book and it affected me in ways that I never could imagine. I wish my friends read it so we could discuss it together.
the emotions that book stirred in me while and after reading it are difficult to explain in words. the fact that Aciman is straight blows my mind like the way he was able to capture the nuances and vividness of same-sex love with depth and so much humanity and understanding. and i'm glad the movie has met with praises from critics (it currently holds a 97 rating from metacritic that is wild!)and i'm glad Guadagnino directed it.
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