the scorching summer sun in Italy in the photographic film, the brilliance captured by the lens is unforgettable. But the director said that it was all thanks to the post-processing of cinematographer Sayombhu Mukdeeprom. During the three months of filming, the location of Crema (which is also the director's hometown) has been rainy and rainy. Although I tried my best and begged the sky to be sunny, I couldn't. Fortunately, God Mukdeeprom restored the summer in northern Italy in the book in the later period. Everyone lay lazily by the pool in the heat wave, waiting for the summer to pass slowly.
2. The casting
director said he never arranges auditions and doesn't believe in the "chemistry test". The director is friends with Timothée Chalamet's agent, and more than two years before the project was launched, the agent said that the director must meet Timothée. After the three drank coffee, the director saw Elio's shadow from Timothée. In the director's words, Timothée has Elio's youth, innocence, sensitivity and vulnerability.
As for Armie Hammer, the director said that the first time he knew this actor was through the movie "The Social Network", and he has been paying attention to Armie's works since then. What left him a deep impression was "The Lone Ranger" in 2013 (a group interviewed by the media). When my colleagues complain about this bad film, I can see talent, my god. It seems that making bad films is also beneficial.) So when I was preparing for the shooting, I handed over the script to Armie.
Armie said in another interview that when he first received the script, he hesitated whether he could play Oliver, and also wondered what the director saw in him.
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As for the spark between the two, it may be destined, and the two can chat very well when they meet for the first time. I really admire the director's sharp eyes.
3. About clothing
The clothing may be the most eye-catching part of the 1980s in this film. The crew walked around the streets of Crema and collected a thick book of photos of locals in the 1980s. Contrary to what we think now, not everyone wears puff sleeves. When designing, Giulia Piersanti, the costume designer of the film, did careful research to avoid designing "the 80s in our eyes" clothing, but to truly restore the clothes at that time.
This may be one of the reasons the film resonates so well. The same film critic also mentioned that she thought she could find the same model in her parents' wardrobe and hang it there.
4. About music
Q: Did the director give Sufjan Stevens any guidance?
A: Sufjan is Sufjan, just let him do it!
5. About James Ivory and the adaptation
The director was James Ivory when the project was established, and the script was directed by Luca Guadagnino and James Ivory. "Written in the kitchen of my house in Crema." Eventually James Ivory withdrew from the project and Luca took over. Luca said the reason is that "James's project was more expensive, and my version could be done within the budget (about 4 million euros). Another reason is that I am more 'French' than James."
As for what James Ivory thinks, this article Further reading gives more details.
[As an audience, have we lost the chance to see Sledgehammer and Tiancha fully naked?]
There are two reasons for Luca's explanation for the lack of frontal nudity in the film. One is to have a larger distribution channel, and the other is to The director felt that shooting large-scale sex scenes was only to satisfy the audience's voyeuristic desire, and could not reflect the feelings between Elio and Oliver.
6. About the ending
The ending is the biggest change in the adaptation of the novel. The director said that this is due to the length of the film, the director thinks that Elio's shot of facing fire is beautiful, and the third is that Heraclitus's "one cannot step into the same river twice" was mentioned in the book. All flowed, and Elio faced the fireplace, behind him mother and Mafalda prepared dinner like running water, and finally the mother called Elio, "Elio Elio Elio"
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