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Call Me by Your Name (2017): Film vs Book
Film · 2017 · Directed by Luca Guadagnino · Starring Timothée Chalamet, Armie Hammer, Michael Stuhlbarg
About the film
A summer romance in Italy between a teenager and a visiting scholar.
How close is it to the book?
Very close to the bookIt follows the novel's story and mood, with its sunlit landscape.
Read or watch first?
The book is told from the narrator's memory, which adds a bittersweet layer.
What the book gives you
Call Me by Your Name by André Aciman
Beautiful, sensual prose that captures first love and the ache of memory.
Who will like it: Readers who want a lyrical, sun-drenched love story of one summer.