document_title: The Lego Batman Movie

question_text: who plays harley quinn in the lego batman movie

text: The Lego Batman Movie

text: Plot[edit]

text: Within the Lego Universe, Batman continues to protect Gotham City and fight crime. During his latest mission to stop The Joker from destroying the city, he hurts his arch-rival's feelings by telling him he is not as important in his life as he thinks he is, leading Joker to seek the ultimate revenge on him. The following day, Batman's alter ego, Bruce Wayne, attends the city's winter gala, which is celebrating both the retirement of Commissioner Gordon and the ascension of his daughter Barbara as the city's new police commissioner, only to be infuriated by Barbara's plans to restructure the police to function without the need of Batman. Without warning, Joker crashes the party with the city's other villains, all of whom surrender, with the exception of Harley Quinn, who disappears during the confusion.

text: Suspecting his arch-rival is up to something, Batman plots to steal Superman's Phantom Zone Projector, a device that can banish anyone to the Phantom Zone which houses some of the most dangerous villains in the Lego multiverse. Just as he plans his heist of the device, Alfred intervenes and advises him to take charge of Dick Grayson, whom Bruce unwittingly adopted as his ward during the gala. Reluctantly agreeing to do so, Batman fosters Dick as Robin, whereupon the pair successfully recover the Projector from the Fortress of Solitude, and break into Arkham Asylum to send Joker to the Phantom Zone. Suspecting that the Joker wanted to be sent there, Barbara locks up Batman and Robin for their reckless actions.

text: While the Projector is being seized as evidence, Harley steals it back as part of Joker's plan and frees him, allowing him to return to Gotham with all the villains he had recruited in the Phantom Zone, including King Kong, the Gremlins, the Wicked Witch of the West, a Tyrannosaurus and a Velociraptor, Lord Voldemort, Sauron, a great white shark, the Daleks, Lord Vampyre, Agent Smith and his clones, and the Kraken. Realizing that the city does need him, Barbara releases Batman and Robin and teams up with them and Alfred to stop the Joker. Although Batman finds himself able to trust and rely on his new team upon reaching Wayne Island, he chooses to send them away rather than losing them like his parents. Upon facing him alone, Joker believes that Batman is incapable of change and zaps him to the Phantom Zone before stealing the Batcave's stash of confiscated bombs. Arriving in the Phantom Zone, Batman witnesses the harm his selfishness has caused to everyone and slowly accepts his greatest fear. Making a deal with the Zone's gatekeeper Phyllis, a talking Lego brick, to be allowed back to Gotham in order to retrieve the Zone's escaped prisoners, Batman arrives in time to save his teammates, apologizing to them for his actions, and requesting their help to stop Joker.

text: Realizing that Joker plans to use the explosives he took to destroy the city's Energy Facility, thus causing the city to come apart and be destroyed, Batman turns Barbara into Batgirl, before he, his team, and Gotham City's other villains, who felt neglected by Joker, manage to successfully send the escaped villains back to the Phantom Zone. However, the group fail to stop Joker's bombs going off as the explosion begins to tear the city apart at the plates beneath it. Knowing this was his fault, Batman reluctantly convinces Joker that he is the true reason for being the hero he is before they, their friends and allies, and the city's inhabitants, chain-link themselves together and pull the plates back together, saving the city.

text: With the city saved, Batman prepares to be taken back into the Phantom Zone to fulfill his bargain only to be rejected by Phyllis who chooses to let him remain after seeing how much he had changed in order to save everyone. Batman allows Joker and the rest of his rogues gallery to temporarily escape with the confidence that whenever they return, they will be no match for his new alliance with Robin, Batgirl, and Alfred.

text: Cast[edit]

text:
Will Arnett as Bruce Wayne / Batman
Zach Galifianakis as The Joker[9]
Michael Cera as Richard "Dick" Grayson / Robin[10]
Rosario Dawson as Barbara Gordon / Batgirl[11]
Ralph Fiennes as Alfred Pennyworth[12]
Jenny Slate as Dr. Harleen Quinzel / Harley Quinn[13]
Siri / Susan Bennett as The Batcomputer (referred to as "'Puter" in the film)
Héctor Elizondo as Commissioner James "Jim" Gordon[14]
Lauren White as Chief O'Hara, Medusa
Mariah Carey as Mayor McCaskill[15][16]
Eddie Izzard as Lord Voldemort[17]
Seth Green as King Kong[17]
Jemaine Clement as Sauron[17]
Billy Dee Williams as Two-Face[18][19]
Riki Lindhome as Poison Ivy,[20] Wicked Witch of the West
Conan O'Brien as Riddler[20]
Jason Mantzoukas as Scarecrow[20]
Zoë Kravitz as Catwoman[20]
Kate Micucci as Clayface[20]
Doug Benson as Bane[20]
David Burrows as Anchorman Phil, Mr. Freeze
Matt Villa as Killer Croc
John Venzon as Penguin
Laura Kightlinger as Reporter Pippa, Orca
Todd Hansen as Captain Dale
Chris McKay as Pilot Bill
Mark Jonathan Davis as Himself/Richard Cheese (archive recording)
Channing Tatum as Clark Kent / Superman[20]
Ellie Kemper as Phyllis[17]
Jonah Hill as Hal Jordan / Green Lantern[20]
Adam DeVine as Barry Allen / The Flash[20]
Brent Musburger as Reporter #1
Ralph Garman as Reporter #2
Chris Hardwick as Reporter #3[21]

text: Production[edit]

text: After the success of The Lego Movie, Warner Bros. gave the green light to further multiple Lego movies being produced, including The Lego Batman Movie; Chris McKay, who co-directed The Lego Movie, was brought on board to direct the film, marking this as his solo directorial debut.[23] In an interview about his work on the film, McKay stated that working on the film was "a very mixed blessing" owing partly to the film's hectic time schedule for its production, remarking that the two and half years allocated to the film made it difficult to fit in everything that he wanted for the movie, considering his earlier work on The Lego Movie.[23][24] His work on The Lego Batman Movie was influenced by the comedy portrayed in both The Naked Gun and Airplane! film series, with his pitch for the film to the studios being described as like "Jerry Maguire as directed by Michael Mann".[24] His proposal to combine all the Batman eras featured in the comic book series and various media formats, including movies and comic series, despite a couple of issues—the total inconsistency inherent to such a task, and Lego rejecting some of the characters he proposed to include in the film—was based on his desire of how to portray Robin within the film's setting. In an interview regarding his version of the superhero duo, McKay stated:[24]

text: "I was thinking that we were basically taking the Burt Ward Robin and sticking him in the Batmobile with the Zack Snyder/Ben Affleck Batman, or the Frank Miller Batman. And putting these two different energies together. Somebody who’s like the grumpiest, dark grittiest, broodiest Batman with the most positive, indefatigable kid."

text: Batman and pop culture references[edit]

text: As part of its production, the movie was designed to make numerous references to previous Batman movies, cartoons and comics. These include: the 1940s Batman serials; the films Batman (1966), Batman (1989), Batman Returns (1992), Batman Forever (1995), Batman & Robin (1997), Batman Begins (2005), The Dark Knight (2008), The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), and Suicide Squad (2016); the television shows Batman (1960s), Batman: The Animated Series (1990s), Batman Beyond (2000s), and The Batman (2000s); and the comics Detective Comics #27 (Batman's introductory story), The Dark Knight Returns, and Gotham by Gaslight.[25] Other references include previous costumes worn by Batman and Robin, and the various Batmobiles used. In most cases, their appearances in the movie are done in a Lego style, with the exception being footage from a live-action shot of Adam West's depiction of Batman in the 1960s Batman show and a picture of Batman's suit from Batman and Robin. Climactic events from past Batman films including the Joker have been mentioned, including "the one with the parade and the Prince music" (1989's Batman) and "the two boats" (The Dark Knight).[25]

text: Alongside Joker, the main antagonist of the film's story, and Superman, who features heavily and has notable links to the Christopher Reeve films Superman (1978) and its sequel Superman II (1980), many other DC characters, both villains associated with Batman and other DC superheroes, feature in the film. The film's villains who have been featured in Batman comics, films and cartoons include: Man-Bat; Captain Boomerang; Egghead; Crazy Quilt; Eraser; Polka-Dot Man; Mime; Tarantula; King Tut, from the 1960s series; Killer Moth; March Harriet; Zodiac Master; the Mutant Leader from The Dark Knight Returns; Doctor Phosphorus; Magpie; Calculator; Hugo Strange; an unidentified version of Red Hood; the Kabuki Twins from The Batman; Orca; Gentleman Ghost; Clock King; Calendar Man; Kite Man; Catman; Zebra-Man; and a variation of Condiment King from Batman: The Animated Series.[25] The other DC heroes who feature, both from the Justice League and Super Friends, include: Wonder Woman; Aquaman; Cyborg; Green Arrow; Black Canary; Hawkman; Hawkgirl; Martian Manhunter; Apache Chief; Black Vulcan; El Dorado; Samurai; Wonder Dog; the Wonder Twins; and Gleek. Although not part of the DC franchise, Iron Man from Marvel Comics is referenced in the movie as part of a small joke about Batman's password for entering the Batcave in reference to the famous rivalry between DC and Marvel.[25]

text: The film also features characters from other notable franchises and movie series, with them following the same narrative of The Lego Movie in that they came from worlds that co-exist alongside others of the Lego Universe, which are made up of Lego playsets of the various media franchises. These additional characters include: Medusa; the Swamp Creature, Evil Mummy, and Lord Vampyre from Lego Monster Fighters; King Kong; the Daleks from Doctor Who; the Wicked Witch of the West and her flying monkeys from The Wizard of Oz; the Kraken from Clash of the Titans; Agent Smith and his clones from The Matrix; the great white shark from Jaws; Voldemort from Harry Potter; the Eye of Sauron from The Lord of the Rings; the Tyrannosaurus and Velociraptors from Jurassic Park; and the Gremlins.[25][26] The way in which the Gremlins attack a plane references The Twilight Zone episode "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet".[27]

text: The film also includes Batman watching the scene from Jerry Maguire where Tom Cruise says "You complete me"; this line had previously been quoted by The Joker in The Dark Knight.[25] When Batman discusses possible team names, he mentions "Fox Force Five," which was the name of a failed television pilot mentioned in Pulp Fiction.[28] The film's use of Cutting Crew's "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" is a nod to the romantic comedy Never Been Kissed.[28] The film's other references include Gleaming the Cube and Gymkata.[27]

text: A scene from 'The Lego Movie' was reused in the film, where Emmet is going down the portal to the real world.

text: Soundtrack[edit]

text:
The Lego Batman Movie: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Soundtrack album by Lorne Balfe, various artists

Released
February 3, 2017

Recorded
2016
Trackdown Studios (Sydney)

Genre
Film soundtrack, film score

Label
WaterTower Music

Lorne Balfe chronology

Skylanders Imaginators
(2016)Skylanders Imaginators2016
The Lego Batman Movie
(2017)
Ghost in the Shell
(2017)Ghost in the Shell2017

text: The film's original score was composed by Lorne Balfe and features Red Hot Chili Peppers' drummer Chad Smith.[29][30] The soundtrack was released on February 3, 2017, on CD and for digital download, while the vinyl version was released on May 19, 2017.[citation needed]

text:
Disc 1

No.
Title
Performer(s)
Length

1.
"Who's the (Bat) Man"
Patrick Stump
3:04

2.
"Forever"
DNCE
3:49

3.
"(I Just) Died in Your Arms"
Cutting Crew
4:36

4.
"Invincible"
Kirsten Arian
2:59

5.
"One"
Harry Nilsson
2:22

6.
"Heroes (We Could Be)" (Hard Rock Sofa and Skidka Remix)
Alesso feat. Tove Lo
6:35

7.
"Man in the Mirror"
Alex Aiono
3:48

8.
"Friends Are Family"
Oh, Hush! feat. Will Arnett and Jeff Lewis
2:25

9.
"I Found You"
Fraser Murray
3:34

10.
"Forever"
Justin Tranter
3:49

11.
"Man in the Mirror"
Richard Cheese & Lounge Against the Machine
1:49

12.
"Everything Is Awesome"
Richard Cheese & Lounge Against the Machine
2:03

text:
Disc 2

No.
Title
Performer(s)
Length

1.
"Black"
Lorne Balfe
7:32

2.
"Your Greatest Enemy"
Lorne Balfe
2:42

3.
"The Arrival of Robin"
Lorne Balfe
2:52

4.
"Joker Crashes the Party"
Lorne Balfe
1:33

5.
"No Seat Belts Required"
Lorne Balfe
2:18

6.
"To Cage the Joker"
Lorne Balfe
1:59

7.
"The Phantom Zone"
Lorne Balfe
3:37

8.
"Open for Business"
Lorne Balfe
1:09

9.
"Chaos in Gotham"
Lorne Balfe
3:20

10.
"Lava Attack"
Lorne Balfe
7:40

11.
"For Your Own Good"
Lorne Balfe
1:45

12.
"Joker Manor"
Lorne Balfe
2:29

13.
"Batman's in the Zone"
Lorne Balfe
4:40

14.
"The Babs Signal"
Lorne Balfe
2:25

15.
"Battle Royale"
Lorne Balfe
4:54

16.
"A Long Farewell"
Lorne Balfe
2:49

text: Release[edit]

text: The film's main premiere was conducted in Dublin, Ireland on January 29, 2017,[4] whereupon it went into general release from February 8; it was released in Denmark on February 9, and in the United States the day after.[31] Its overall release saw movie theatres displaying the film in 3D, RealD 3D, Dolby Cinema and IMAX, though the latter format was restricted to 2D for North America, while international countries were able to view it in IMAX 3D.[32]

text: Marketing[edit]

text: The first teaser trailer for The Lego Batman Movie was released on March 24, 2016, and features the song "Black and Yellow" by Wiz Khalifa.[33] It was attached to showings of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in theatres. A second teaser trailer was released on March 28, 2016, and features references to all live-action iterations of Batman, from the 1960s Batman TV series to Batman v Superman. A third trailer was released on July 23, 2016.[34] A fourth trailer was released on November 4, 2016.[35][36] Over twenty Lego sets inspired by scenes from the film were released for the film including two sets of Collectible Minifigures. A Story Pack for the toys-to-life video game Lego Dimensions based on The Lego Batman Movie was released on February 10, 2017, alongside the film. The pack adds a six-level story campaign adapting the events of the film, and includes playable figures of Robin and Batgirl, a driveable Batwing, and a constructible gateway model based on the Batcomputer. A Fun Pack including Excalibur Batman and his Bionic Steed was also released the same day.[37]

text: On January 14, 2017, at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Chevrolet unveiled a life-sized Lego Batmobile inspired by the design featured in the film, constructed from around 350,000 Lego pieces. As a related promotion, a Bat-Signal (alternating between Batman's emblem and the Chevrolet logo) was projected on the Renaissance Center over the weekend, and Chevrolet released a new television commercial tying into the film, featuring the Batmobile as a crossover with its ongoing "Real People, Not Actors" campaign.[38][39]

text: Warner Bros. released several promotional tie-ins on the week of the movie's release. LEGO billboard versions of several TV shows were shown outside of the studio lot, that took 300 hours to make out of 10,000 bricks.[40] The Big Bang Theory included a LEGO version of the opening sequence in the episode "The Locomotion Reverberation" that first aired on CBS. In addition, the network aired two LEGO commercials featuring Batman and the cast.[41]

text: The CW featured LEGO end cards for Supergirl, The Flash, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, and Arrow, respectively, on the week of the movie's release. All four DC shows also include a special variant of the Berlanti Productions logo that featured Batman's cameo and a new recording from Greg Berlanti's real-life father who says "Batman move your head" instead of the usual "Greg move your head". In addition, the network aired two commercials where Batman interacts with the characters from each show.[42]

text: Home media[edit]

text: The Lego Batman Movie was released on Digital HD on May 19, 2017. The release included the theatrical short film The Master: A Lego Ninjago Short, as well as four new short films: Dark Hoser, Batman is Just Not That Into You, Cooking with Alfred and Movie Sound Effects: How Do They Do That?.[43] The Lego Batman Movie was released on DVD, Blu-ray (2D and 3D), and Ultra HD Blu-ray by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment on June 13, 2017.[43] The film debuted at No. 3 on the NPD VideoScan overall disc sales chart.[44]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Box office[edit]

text: The Lego Batman Movie grossed $175.8 million in the United States and Canada and $136.2 million in other territories for a worldwide gross of $312 million, against a production budget of $80 million.[7]

text: In the United States and Canada, The Lego Batman Movie opened alongside two other sequels, Fifty Shades Darker and John Wick: Chapter 2, and was projected to gross around $60 million in its opening weekend.[45] It earned $2.2 million from Thursday-night previews and $15 million on Friday.[46] It went on to open with $53 million, finishing first at the box office.[47] In its second weekend, the film grossed $32.7 million (a drop of 38.4%), again topping the box office;[48][49] with the additional President's Day holiday on Monday, it made a total of $42.7 million for the weekend.[50] In its third weekend of release, the film dropped to second at the box office, behind newcomer Get Out, grossing $19.2 million (a drop of 41.2%).[51]

text: Outside North America the film was simultaneously released in 61 countries, and was expected to gross around $40 million over its first three days.[45] It ended up grossing $37 million in its opening weekend, including $9.3 million in the United Kingdom, $2.6 million in Mexico, $2.3 million in Germany and $2.2 million in Russia.[52]

text: Critical response[edit]

text: On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 91% based on 263 reviews, with an average rating of 7.5/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "The Lego Batman Movie continues its block-buster franchise's winning streak with another round of dizzyingly funny—and beautifully animated—family-friendly mayhem."[53] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 75 out of 100, based on 48 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[54] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale.[55]

text: Mike Ryan of Uproxx gave the film a positive review, praising its comedy, and saying: "The LEGO Batman Movie isn’t the same experience as watching The LEGO Movie, but I also don’t think it's trying to be. It’s trying to be a fun superhero movie with clever callbacks to previous Batman films (every single Batman movie all the way back to the 1940s serials are referenced) that can, at least, provide DC superhero fans with a taste of fun amidst all the doom and gloom. (That can either be a reference to 'the real world' or the current DC Cinematic Universe films, you can choose either one you want or both.) And at that, The LEGO Batman Movie succeeds."[56] Chris Nashawaty of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a "B+" and wrote, "LEGO Batman revs so fast and moves so frenetically that it becomes a little exhausting by the end. It flirts with being too much of a good thing. But rarely has corporate brainwashing been so much fun and gone down with such a delightful aftertaste."[57] Justin Chang of the Los Angeles Times was positive in his review, saying, "In its best moments, this gag-a-minute Bat-roast serves as a reminder that, in the right hands, a sharp comic scalpel can be an instrument of revelation as well as ridicule."[58] Michael O'Sullivan of The Washington Post praised the film for its heart, humor, and action which, "snap together, with a satisfying click."[59]

text: Accolades[edit]

text:
List of Accolades

Award / Film Festival
Category
Recipient(s)
Result

AACTA Award[60] (7th)
Best Sound
Wayne Pashley, Rick Lisle, Fabian Sanjurgo, Michael Semanick, Gregg Landaker
Nominated

Best Visual Effects or Animation
Rob Coleman, Amber Naismith, Miles Green, Damien Gray, Craig Welsh

Annie Award[61]
Directing in a Feature Production
Chris McKay
Pending

Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production
Zach Galifianakis

Editorial in an Animated Feature Production
David Burrows, Matt Villa and John Venzon

ACE Eddie Awards[62]
Best Edited Animated Feature Film

Art Directors Guild[63]
Production Design in an Animated Feature
Grant Freckelton

Cinema Audio Society Awards[64]
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Animated
Jason Oliver, Michael Semanick, Gregg Landaker, Wayne Pashley, Stephen Lipson and Lisa Simpson

Central Ohio Film Critics Association[65]
Best Animated Film
The LEGO Batman Movie
Nominated

Critics' Choice Movie Awards[66]
Best Animated Film
Chris McKay

Denver Film Critics Society Awards[67]
Best Animated Film
The LEGO Batman Movie

Detroit Film Critics Society[68]
Best Animated Film
Won

Florida Film Critics Awards[69]
Best Animated Film
Nominated

Georgia Film Critics Association[70]
Best Animated Film

Golden Tomato Awards 2017[71]
Best Animated Film
2nd Place

Golden Trailer Awards 2017[72]
Best Animation/Family
Won

Most Original Trailer
Nominated

Golden Reel Awards[73]
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Animation
Wayne Pashley, Rick Lisle, Fabian Sanjurjo, Andrew Miller, Mario Gabrieli, Jared Dwyer, Emma Mitchell, Nigel Christensen, Terry Rodman, Christopher S. Aud, F. Hudson Miller, Beth Bezzina, Sonal Joshi, Derryn Pasquill, Linda Yeaney, John Simpson and Will Kaplan
Pending

Hollywood Music in Media Awards 2017[74]
Best Original Score - Animated Film
Lorne Balfe
Nominated

Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2017[75]
Best Animated Film
The LEGO Batman Movie

Heartland Film Festival 2017[76]
Truly Moving Picture Award
Chris McKay
Won

IGN Awards[77]
Best Animated Movie
The LEGO Batman Movie
Runner-up

North Texas Film Critics Association[78]
Best Animated Film
Chris McKay

Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society[79][80]
Best Animated Film
The LEGO Batman Movie
Nominated

Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
Best Animated Film

Online Film Critics Society
Best Animated Film

Producers Guild of America Award[81]
Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Picture
Dan Lin, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller

Satellite Awards[82]
Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature
The LEGO Batman Movie
Pending

St. Louis Film Critics Association[83]
Best Animated Feature
Chris McKay
Nominated

2017 MTV Movie & TV Awards[84]
Best Comedic Performance
Will Arnett

2017 Teen Choice Awards[85]
Choice Movie: Comedy Actor

16th Visual Effects Society Awards[86]
Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature
Rob Coleman, Amber Naismith, Grant Freckelton, Damien Gray
Pending

Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2017[87]
Best Animated Feature
The LEGO Batman Movie
Nominated

Best Animated Voice Performance
Arnett, WillWill Arnett

Cera, MichaelMichael Cera


document_title: Abigail Hawk

question_text: who is the actress who plays baker on blue bloods

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text: Abigail Hawk

text: Abigail Hawk (born Abigail Diane Gustafson) is an American actress known for playing Samantha Bonner in the 1995 TV series Reality Check, Detective Abigail Baker in Blue Bloods, Riley Thomas in the 2016 holiday TV movie, A Christmas in Vermont,[1][2] and Ellie in Domenica Cameron-Scorsese's 2017 directorial debut, Almost Paris.[3] For her performance in Almost Paris, Hawk won the "Best Actress" award at the 2017 Golden Door Film Festival.[4]

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text: Born in Marietta, Georgia, Hawk attended the North Springs Charter School of Arts and Sciences, in Sandy Springs, Georgia. While a student, she appeared in the TV series Reality Check. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre from the University of Maryland, College Park in 2004. After a number of small parts in productions including Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Across the Universe, Hawk was hired for her role on Blue Bloods. In that show, she plays Detective 2nd Grade Abigail Baker, a member of the Police Commissioner's (Detective) Squad who serves as the primary aide to Police Commissioner Frank Reagan. Hawk's character was introduced in the first season of the series (although Detective Baker's name was shown as "Det. Melissa Baker" in the closing credits, it was changed to "Det. Abigail Baker" in subsequent episodes), in 2010, and thereafter appeared in all but a handful of episodes.

text: In October 2017, Hawk was a guest of honor at the Spring Gala of HeartShare Human Services of New York, and received the Linda Dano Award.[5] Hawk is married to FDNY Lieutenant Bryan Spies.


document_title: Call Me by Your Name (film)

question_text: where is the villa in call me by your name

text: Call Me by Your Name (film)

text: Plot[edit]

text: Elio, a seventeen-year-old Jewish-American boy, lives in the Italian countryside with his parents. His father, a professor of archaeology, invites an American Jewish graduate student, Oliver, to live with his family during the summer of 1983 and help with his academic paperwork. Elio, an introspective bibliophile and musical prodigy, finds little in common with Oliver, whose carefree and exuberant personality contrasts with his own. Elio also resents vacating his bedroom for the duration of Oliver's stay. Elio spends much of the summer reading books and hanging out with his girlfriend, Marzia, while Oliver is attracted to one of the local girls, much to Elio's chagrin.

text: Elio and Oliver begin to spend time with each other, and a seductive courtship emerges—they swim together, go for long walks in the town, and accompany Elio's father on an archaeological trip. Although Elio begins a sexual relationship with Marzia and brags about it in front of Oliver to gauge his reaction, he increasingly finds himself attracted to Oliver. He sneaks into Oliver's room to smell his bathing suit and thinks about him while masturbating. During a trip to the post office, Elio subtly confesses his feelings to Oliver, who gently tells him that he should not act on them. When they go swimming one day, Elio kisses Oliver on the lips. Oliver returns the kiss but is reluctant to go further. The pair subsequently grow distant during the next few days.

text: In response to a note from Elio, Oliver leaves a note on Elio's desk telling Elio to meet him at midnight. Elio spends the day with Marzia, all the while longing to see Oliver. Finally, at midnight, he approaches Oliver on the patio. The two make love for the first time. During the next few days, they grow closer, having sex frequently while keeping their relationship secret. In bed, Oliver tells Elio, "Call me by your name and I'll call you by mine". They become more intimate both physically and emotionally. On one occasion, Elio ejaculates into a peach that he has split open, and when Oliver discovers it, he tries to take a bite of the peach in front of a humiliated Elio. Completely smitten with Oliver by this point, Elio starts avoiding Marzia.

text: With the end of Oliver's stay imminent, the couple find themselves overcome by uncertainty and longing. Elio's parents, conscious of the bond between the two, recommend they take a trip to Bergamo together before Oliver goes back to America. They spend three romantic days together, after which Oliver leaves, and a heartbroken Elio returns home. He encounters a sympathetic Marzia, who still wants to be his friend, and his father, seeing how forlorn his son is, tells him that he was aware of Elio's affair with Oliver. He confesses to having had his own love affair with a friend in his youth, and urges Elio to find pleasure in the grief, since true love of the kind Elio and Oliver shared is rare.

text: During Hanukkah, Elio receives a phone call from Oliver. Oliver tells Elio and his family that he is engaged to be married. After they hang up, a pained Elio sits by the fire. A parade of emotions crosses his face as his parents and the house staff prepare a holiday dinner.

text: Cast[edit]

text:
Timothée Chalamet as Elio Perlman
Armie Hammer as Oliver
Michael Stuhlbarg as Mr. Perlman[a]
Amira Casar as Annella Perlman
Esther Garrel as Marzia
Victoire Du Bois as Chiara
Vanda Capriolo as Mafalda
Antonio Rimoldi as Anchise
Elena Bucci as Art Historian
Marco Sgrosso as Nico
André Aciman as Mounir
Peter Spears as Isaac

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text: Production[edit]

text: Development[edit]

text: After seeing an early galley of André Aciman's debut novel Call Me by Your Name in 2007, American producers Peter Spears and Howard Rosenman bought the screen rights to it before it was published.[6] Before developing it into a film, the two invited their friend James Ivory to work as an executive producer on the adaptation, which he accepted.[7] Spears and Rosenman read the book independently and produced it in 2008.[8] They soon found themselves in development hell:[9] they met with three different sets of directors and writers but could not find anyone who would commit to the project.[6][10] Scheduling around the need to shoot in Italy during the summer also proved difficult.[6][10]

text: The producers reached out to Luca Guadagnino and lined him up as their first choice to direct, but he declined, citing a busy schedule.[8][11] A native of northern Italy, he was first hired as a location consultant instead,[12][13] to help "put the movie together from the Italian side."[14] Guadagnino later suggested that he co-direct the film with Ivory—without any contractual agreement yet in place.[9][14] Ivory accepted the offer,[9] and spent between six and nine months in 2014 working on the screenplay.[7][15] Guadagnino, who has described the novel as "a Proustian book about remembering the past and indulging in the melancholy of lost things,"[16] wrote the adaptation with Ivory, while also collaborating with Walter Fasano to "really fine-tune it".[14][17] It took place at Ivory's house, Guadagnino's kitchen table in Crema, and sometimes in New York.[18] Ivory hardly met the director during the process, as Guadagnino was busy making A Bigger Splash (2015).[15]

text: The screenplay was completed in late 2015 and early 2016.[15] It was approved by Aciman, who commended the adaptation as "direct, […] real and persuasive." He added, "as the writer I found myself saying, 'Wow, they've done better than the book'".[6] The completed screenplay was vital in securing funding for the film's production.[7][9] Among the financiers were the production companies La Cinéfacture (France); Frenesy Film Company (Italy, owned by Guadagnino); M.Y.R.A. Entertainment (United States); RT Features (Brazil), and Water's End Productions (United States)—along with the support of the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism.[17][19][20] During negotiations, the production budget was reduced from $12 million to $3.5 million.[21][20]

text: In 2016, Ivory stepped down from directing to avoid conflicts, leaving Guadagnino to direct the film alone.[14][11] According to Ivory, financiers from Memento Films International didn't want to have two directors involved in the project, as they "thought it would be awkward [...] It might take longer, it would look terrible if we got in fights on the set, and so on."[7][15] Guadagnino has said that Ivory's version would have likely been "a much more costly [and] different film"—one which, in fact, could not have been made, because of "market realities".[12][13] Ivory subsequently sold the rights to the screenplay to Guadagnino's company.[7][15] Guadagnino chose to dedicate the film to Bill Paxton—a friend of the director, Spears and his husband, Brian Swardstrom—after his death in February 2017.[22]

text: Adaptation[edit]

text: Call Me by Your Name is the final installment in Guadagnino's thematic Desire trilogy, following I Am Love (2009) and A Bigger Splash (2015).[23][11] The film represents a departure from his previous work, as on it he took a "non-aggressive" and simple approach; he has said this is "the most calm" movie he has made.[14][24] Despite being a literary adaptation, many scenes in the film play out wordlessly. "Words are part of what's going on, but it's not necessarily what's going on underneath. I think this film celebrates the underneath," he said.[8] Guadagnino considers the film an "homage to fathers," referring both to his own father and to four filmmakers who have inspired him—Jean Renoir, Jacques Rivette, Éric Rohmer, and Bernardo Bertolucci.[25]

text: Guadagnino has described Call Me By Your Name as a family-oriented film for the purpose of "transmission of knowledge and hope that people of different generations come to see the film together."[17] He never saw it as a "gay" movie, but rather calls it a film about the "beauty of the newborn idea of desire, unbiased and uncynical," and reflecting his motto of living "with a sense of joie de vivre",[24][14] in which "we should always be very earnest with one's feelings, instead of hiding them or shielding ourselves".[23] The director attempted to avoid the flaws he had seen in most coming-of-age films, in which growth is often portrayed as a result of resolving certain preconceived dilemmas—such as having to choose between two lovers.[13] He also wanted the story to follow two people in the moment, rather than focus on an antagonist or a tragedy,[24] a specific approach inspired by À Nos Amours (1983), directed by Maurice Pialat.[13][16] As someone who considers sex in film a representation of the characters' behavior and identity,[26] Guadagnino was not interested in including explicit sex scenes in the film, in order to keep the tone as planned, saying, "I wanted the audience to completely rely on the emotional travel of these people and feel first love […] It was important to me to create this powerful universality, because the whole idea of the movie is that the other person makes you beautiful—enlightens you, elevates you."[27]

text: The film differs from its source material in a number of ways. While the novel serves as a memory-piece from Elio's perspective, the filmmakers behind Call Me by Your Name chose to set the movie entirely in the present timeline, a "much more efficient" solution, to help the audience understand the characters and "reflect the essence of the book."[8][16] The setting was changed from Bordighera to the countryside of Crema, Lombardy, where Guadagnino lives.[8][28] He decided to push up the original setting from 1987 to 1983—which he explained was a year, "in Italy at least, when everything that was great about the '70s is definitely shut down", and one in which the characters "are in a way untouched by the corruption of the '80s—in the U.S., Reagan, and in the UK, Thatcher".[29][18] Mr. Perlman's profession was refined by Ivory from a classics scholar to "an art historian/archeologist type."[8][28]

text: Guadagnino was tempted to remove the scene from the novel in which Elio masturbates into a pitted peach, as he thought it was a metaphor for "sexual impulses and energy", and that it was too explicit.[6][30] Timothée Chalamet was also nervous about the scene,[31] describing it as the key to illuminating the character's "overabundant sexual energy".[8] Despite their reservations, Guadagnino and Chalamet each tested the method by themselves, and eventually included the scene in the film.[32] A scene featuring Elio and Oliver's "enthusiastic" dancing to The Psychedelic Furs' "Love My Way" in a small bar is not drawn from the book, but inspired by the time Guadagnino danced by himself in a bedroom when he was young.[6][33]

text: In revising Ivory's draft of the script, Guadagnino removed the voice-over narration and a considerable amount of nudity.[16][12] The director did not like the idea of having the main character tell the story retrospectively, stating that "it kills the surprise".[16] Toward the end of the novel, the two protagonists go off on a trip to Rome together, which lasts an entire chapter.[15] Because of the limited budget, Ivory and the producers came up with several variations, including the idea to have "everyone else leave and they are alone in the house"; and changed into "another kind of a little trip", where they spend "some time together away from the house".[15] Ivory had to cut down Mr. Perlman's speech at the end of the film, but was committed to keeping it in the script.[34] Ivory described the scene where Elio confronts his feelings for Oliver as one of the most important moments, capturing the "euphoric passion and nervousness" of their first love.[35]

text: Casting[edit]

text: In 2015, Shia LaBeouf and Greta Scacchi were reportedly set to be cast in the film.[36] In September 2016, Ivory confirmed that LaBeouf and Scacchi were no longer involved in the project. According to Ivory, LaBeouf had gone to New York City to do a reading for the film, but the production company later felt he was unsuitable due to his "various troubles"; although Ivory thought the two "had good scenes together" and could have made it into the film, the company disagreed.[37]

text: After seeing Armie Hammer's performance in The Social Network (2010), Guadagnino "fell in love" with him and cultivated his passion for Hammer and the movies he made afterwards.[14][32] The director found him to be a "sophisticated actor, with a great range" and had him in mind for the role of Oliver.[14] Hammer, who had expressed interest in Guadagnino's A Bigger Splash, met with the director years before the film went into production.[38][26] When the actor got the script, he almost turned down the role because of the nudity that had been in that draft. "I did want to pass; it scared me," he said. "There’s a lot of stuff here that I’ve never done on film before. But there’s no way I can’t do this [film], mostly because it scares me so much."[38][39] According to Guadagnino, Hammer was going to pass on the role through his agent, but then changed his mind at the end of their conversation.[14][40] This is the third film in which Hammer has played a homosexual character, following J. Edgar (2011) and Final Portrait (2017).[41][30]

text: Chalamet had acted since he was a child and co-starred on Showtime's Homeland in 2012.[38] The following year, Swardstrom—Spears' husband and agent—introduced the then 17-year-old Chalamet to Guadagnino,[14][26] who immediately felt the actor had "the ambition, the intelligence, the sensitivity, the naivety, and the artistry" for the role of Elio.[16] Chalamet read Aciman's novel by the time he was seventeen, and described it as "a window into a young person".[31] Chalamet, who can speak fluent French and had played piano for years, arrived in Italy five weeks early to learn Italian, piano, and guitar.[8][42]

text: Michael Stuhlbarg plays Mr. Perlman, Elio's father.[38][43] The actor did not start reading the book until he had already joined the production.[44] He was moved by the "many beautiful sentiments expressed" in the script when he first read it, including Mr. Perlman's "sense of generosity and love and understanding".[45] Amira Casar, Esther Garrel, and Victoire Du Bois feature in supporting roles as Annella, Marzia, and Chiara, respectively.[43] Casting director Stella Savino met Vanda Capriolo when she was biking in the countryside. The non-actor was later cast for the role of the maid, Mafalda.[46] Aciman and Spears themselves also appear briefly in the roles of Mounir and Isaac, a gay couple who attend a dinner party.[8][28] Aciman was asked to be in the movie after actors were ultimately unavailable. "It was a last-minute decision," Spears recalled, "Andrė turns out to be a phenomenal actor! So comfortable, not nervous at all. His wife was sitting there and said, 'I had no idea!'"[47]

text: Hammer and Chalamet both signed contracts that prohibited full-frontal nudity. Ivory, whose original screenplay had contained "all sorts of nudity," was dismayed by the decision, criticizing what he saw as an "American" attitude. "Nobody seems to care that much or be shocked about a totally naked woman. It’s the men," he said.[9][12] Guadagnino, who remained involved in the casting,[38] chose actors based on their performances and chemistry, rather than choosing to "investigate or label" their sexuality.[27] He said, "The idea that you have to cast only someone who has a certain set of skills, and worse, a certain gender identity in any role: that’s oppressive to me".[11]

text: Filming and post-production[edit]

text: Principal photography on Call Me by Your Name lasted about 32–34 days.[48][46] It began on May 9, 2016, shortly after A Bigger Splash was released in the United States,[49] and was completed in June 2016.[50][37] The process occurred quietly,[51] with reports only appearing after filming had been underway for two weeks.[52][53] The director's first cut of the film was four hours long.[54][20] Post-production with regular editor Walter Fasano took only a month—between June and July,[14] the fastest Guadagnino had edited.[50]

text: The film was shot primarily in Crema,[14][25] and in the nearby villages of Pandino and Moscazzano. It was shot during an unexpected historic rainstorm in Italy, described by the weather reports as a "once-in-century rain."[48] The pre-production in Crema was fast:[10] a search for extras began there in March and April.[55][56] Scenes from Pandino and Moscazzano were filmed from May 17,[57][58] before moving to Crema on June 1.[59] Additional outdoor scenes were shot at the Palazzo Albergoni on December 4, 2016.[60][61] Several historical locations in the surrounding streets in Crema and Pandino were chosen during production, including the Crema Cathedral.[57][62] Businesses received compensation for financial losses caused by the closure, scheduled for May 30 and 31.[63] Two days' filming at the cathedral were postponed due to the weather.[62] Production in Crema cost €18,000,[64] with a promotion campaign that cost €7,500.[65] Filming also took place at the Grottoes of Catullus by Lake Garda in Sirmione,[66] the Cascate del Serio in Bergamo,[67] and in two small towns in the immediate vicinity of Crema: Montodine and Ripalta.[8][60]

text: The actors lived in Crema and were able to absorb the rhythm of small-town life.[8] Guadagnino engaged deeply with the cast and filmmakers, and often cooked and showed films for them in his house.[6] Hammer and Chalamet, who did not have to do a screen test together,[16][68] met for the first time during the production in Crema.[50][8] They spent a month together before filming began,[50] watched Mike Tyson documentaries and went to local restaurants,[23][40] to build character development.[50] "We’d hang out with each other all the time, because we were pretty much the only Americans there, and we were able to defend one another and really get to know one another," Chalamet recalled.[42] In the first two days of production, Guadagnino sat down with the cast to read through the script.[18] Hammer and Chalamet went to the kissing scene during the first rehearsal.[68] The actors rehearsed their scenes every night before shooting, and spent several days shooting nude.[69] "I’ve never been so intimately involved with a director before. Luca was able to look at me and completely undress me," Hammer said.[32]

text: Guadagnino shot the film in chronological order,[18][70] which allowed the filmmakers to "witness the onscreen maturity of both protagonist and actor".[71] The scene where Mr. Perlman delivered an educational speech to Elio was filmed the day before shooting wrapped.[23][18] Stuhlbarg spent months to prepare for the scene,[23][45] one that Guadagnino wanted to make "as simple as possible" by taking less setups and "let the actors be."[72] According to Fasano, the scene took three takes, where Stuhlbarg was "on three different levels of getting emotional."[71] During the dancing sequence, Hammer had to perform in front of "50 extras off camera," with the music being turned down to record the dialogue. "That was not fun, I don't really enjoy dancing," Hammer said.[40] The filmmakers laid a long camera dolly track and shot the scene where Elio confronts his feelings for Oliver in one take, to provide the flexibility and the "flow of emotion" that a cut scene could not.[73] Chalamet was listening to "Visions of Gideon", one of the original songs written for the film, in an earpiece, while filming the final sequence,[74][75] in which the director asked him to perform for three variations, one per take.[76]

text: Sayombhu Mukdeeprom, who had previously collaborated with Guadagnino on Ferdinando Cito Filomarino's Antonia (2015), served as the director of photography.[26][53] He read Aciman's novel before receiving the script, and spent time walking around the filming locations to "get a feeling for everything [...] to see the color, to see how the light changed during the day, and input it into my data."[77] Lighting is an important factor in Mukdeeprom's work, as he needs the light to be engaged with the characters.[26] In order to capture the Northern Italian summer atmosphere for Call Me by Your Name,[14] he had to create completely artificial light, due to the heavy rains that lasted the entirety of the shoot.[26][48] Mukdeeprom had to adapt his technical approach to the weather condition, "so I had to order a package of lights. I ended up with 15Ks, down to 2.5," he said.[77] The cinematographer also connected to the actors during the scene; when they finished shooting the first take of the confrontation between Oliver and Elio, Mukdeeprom was crying in a corner of the room.[14] The film was shot using 35 mm film and a single lens, a decision influenced by the work of David Cronenberg in order to "solidif[y] the point of view,"[24] and make "the tension of the performance come off the screen."[3]

text: Production design and costume[edit]

text: The main location for the Perlmans' residence was an uninhabited 17th-century mansion in Moscazzano.[8] The director initially wanted to buy the house but could not afford it, so he made a film at the place instead.[78][20] Six weeks before production, the crew—including production designer Samuel Dehors and first-time set decorator Violante Visconti di Modrone—gradually decorated the house with furniture, objects, and decoration inspired by the characters.[78][8] Much of the furniture, including the dishes and glassware from the '50s, belonged to Guadagnino and Visconti's parents. "That made it cozy and personal," Visconti said, "I wanted to give it the sense of time passing by."[79]

text: The Asian-inspired paintings, maps, and mirrors mostly came from an antiques store in Milan.[79] Books used in background were published before 1982.[46] The swimming pool used in the film was recreated from a watering trough common in the area.[8][79] A landscape designer was hired to organize an orchard in the mansion's garden.[46] In public places, the filmmakers set up faded political billboards to reflect the Italian general election in 1983,[46] and re-created a newsstand full of magazines of that particular time.[46] Guadagnino did not want the film to "look like a reflection on the 80s, [...] when it becomes period."[13] His team performed extensive research, with an assist from the residents of Crema, by entering people's houses and collecting their pictures of the '80s.[13][80] Chen Li, a Chinese woman who lives in Milan, served as graphic designer. She wrote the titles in the opening credits, in which the director used Xerox images of statues and placed them with Mr. Perlman's personal items.[46]

text: Costume designer Giulia Piersanti avoided using period costumes, and wanted to provide "a sense of insouciant adolescent sensuality, summer heat and sexual awakening" to the characters.[79] Several costume pieces from the film were made from scratch.[46] The costumes were influenced by the work in French films Pauline at the Beach (1983), A Tale of Springtime (1990), and A Summer's Tale (1996).[79] She took inspiration from her parents' photo albums for the Perlmans' wardrobe. For Oliver’s "sexy, healthy American" image, Piersanti referred to "some of Bruce Weber’s earliest photographs."[79] His clothes change throughout the film as "he's more able to free himself."[46] Aiming to emphasize Elio's confident style, she chose several Lacoste costumes, and a distinctive New Romantic-looking shirt in the final scene.[13][79] Elio’s polo shirt and Fido Dido T-shirt came from her husband's closet.[79]

text: Soundtrack[edit]

text: Guadagnino normally selects the music for his films himself.[8] The director wanted to find an "emotional narrator to the film" through music, a "less heavy, less present, and more enveloping" way than voice and text.[18] He was inspired by the work in Barry Lyndon (1975), The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), and The Age of Innocence (1993).[18] Guadagnino wanted the film's music to be connected to Elio, a young pianist who likes to transcribe and adapt pieces, in order to get close to Oliver.[16] The music is used to reflect the time, the characters' family, level of education, and "the kind of canon they would be a part of".[16] Guadagnino also researched what was popular on the radio that summer, so as to stay true to the time period.[16][81]

text: Guadagnino found that the lyricism of Sufjan Stevens' work resonated with him.[26] The director initially asked Stevens to narrate the film through the older Elio's perspective, and record an original song for Call Me by Your Name, "almost as a break in the narrative".[74][26] Stevens declined the voiceover role,[74] and eventually contributed three songs to the soundtrack: "Mystery of Love", "Visions of Gideon", and a new rendition of "Futile Devices" with piano.[16] Stevens took inspiration from the script, the book, and conversations with the director about the characters.[26] He submitted the songs a few days before shooting began. Surprised by the result, the director listened to them with the actors and Fasano on-set.[8][50] Call Me by Your Name marks Stevens' first contributions to a feature film soundtrack.[82] A soundtrack album was digitally released under Madison Gate Records and Sony Classical on November 3, 2017[83] and physically on November 17.[84] It features songs by Stevens, The Psychedelic Furs, Loredana Bertè, Bandolero, Giorgio Moroder, Joe Esposito, and F. R. David, with compositions by John Adams, Frank Glazer, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Johann Sebastian Bach, and Maurice Ravel.[85]

text: Release[edit]

text: Call Me by Your Name had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2017.[86][87] Prior to its premiere, Sony Pictures Classics acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film for $6 million.[88] The deal was negotiated by WME Global and UTA Independent Film Group.[89] International distribution rights were purchased by Memento Films International, a French company, which showed the promo reel for the film at the American Film Market in November 2016.[19][90] It was also screened at the Berlin International Film Festival on February 13, 2017, the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2017,[91][50][14] and the New York Film Festival on October 3, 2017.[92]

text: Call Me by Your Name began a limited release in the United Kingdom on October 27, 2017,[25] and in the United States on November 24, 2017.[93] It expanded from four to thirty locations in the United States on December 15, 2017,[94] and then to 114 theaters on December 22.[95] It hit 174 theaters on January 12, 2018,[96] before going into wide release, just days before the Oscar nomination announcement ceremony, on January 19, 2018, reaching 815 theaters.[97][98] The film was opened in Italy on January 25;[99][100] special screenings will be take place in Crema on January 27 and 29.[100][101]

text: After its screening at the Toronto International Film Festival, actor James Woods criticized the age disparity between Elio and Oliver on Twitter, accusing the film of "chip[ping] away the last barriers of decency," and equating it to the North American Man/Boy Love Association, a pedophilia advocacy organization.[6][102] Hammer responded by criticizing Woods' relationship with Kristen Bauguess—who started dating Woods in 2013 when she was 20 years old and he was 66 years old—saying, "Didn't you date a 19 year old when you were 60?"[103] In an interview for The Hollywood Reporter, Hammer explained "We weren't trying to make some salacious, predatory movie. The age of consent in Italy is 14. So, to get technical, it's not illegal there […] But this isn't a normal situation: The younger guy goes after the older guy. The dynamic is not older-predator-versus-younger-boy." He further said Woods "had no moral high ground to stand on and was cheapening what we did."[40]

text: Marketing[edit]

text: The first theatrical trailer was released on August 1, 2017.[104][105] On October 11, 2017, Sony Pictures Classics released a teaser titled "Dance Party" to celebrate National Coming Out Day.[106] The 42-second clip, which consists of one continuous shot of Hammer and Chalamet dancing to "Love My Way" at a bar, became a meme on Twitter.[107][108][33] Due to its placement in the snippet, "Love My Way" also gained streaming popularity, rose 13% on on-demand streams in two months before the film release. In the week ending November 30, 2017, the song collected 177,000 on-demand streams, its biggest streaming week in the country.[109]

text: Reaction to the advertisement on social media was somewhat negative, largely for Sony Pictures' "misleading" use of a still of Chalamet and Garrel instead of focusing on the protagonist's relationship.[110] Daniel Megarry of Gay Times described it as "an attempt to 'straight-wash' the movie's predominant same-sex romance",[111] while Benjamin Lee of The Guardian called it a "disastrous attempt to push Oscar-buzzed Call Me by Your Name as a straight love story," and said the advert "belies an industry awkwardly denying queerness".[112] Sony Pictures Classics later aired several commercial spots to promote the film during its nationwide expansion on January 19, 2018.[97]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Box office[edit]

text: As of January 24, 2018[update], Call Me by Your Name has grossed $9.2 million in the United States and Canada, and $4.2 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $13.4 million, against a production budget of $3.5 million.[4][93] The film is Sony Pictures Classics third-highest grossing 2017 release.[113]

text: In the United States, the film began its limited run on November 24, 2017 at four theaters: The Paris Theater and Union Square Theatre in New York City, and the ArcLight Hollywood and Landmark Theater in Los Angeles.[114] The film made $404,874 in its opening weekend—a per-theater average of $101,219.[115][116] It was the highest average of 2017, the biggest since that of La La Land the previous December,[117] and had the best per-screen opening for a gay romance film since Brokeback Mountain (2005).[115][118] In its second weekend, the film grossed $281,288,[119][120] with an "excellent" per-screen average of $70,320.[121][122] The film expanded to nine theaters in its third weekend, grossing $291,101 for a "solid" $32,345 per-theater average.[123] It earned $491,933 from 30 theaters in its fourth weekend, averaging $16,398.[94]

text: The film expanded to 114 theaters in its fifth week and grossed $850,736, averaging $7,463 per screen.[95] It made $702,098 in 115 theaters in its sixth weekend, averaging $6,105.[124] The film crossed $6 million in its seventh weekend, earning $758,726 from 115 locations.[125] It grossed $715,559 from 174 theaters in its eight weekend, averaging $4,185 per screen.[96] In its nationwide release week, ninth weekend overall, the film grossed an estimated $1.5 million from 815 theaters, an underperformance compare to "some of its competition with similar theater counts".[97][98]

text: In the United Kingdom, the film opened on October 27, 2017 and earned £231,995 ($306,000) in its opening weekend, from 112 screens,[126] including £4,000 from previews.[127] After ten days, it had made a total of £568,000 ($745,000),[128] before reaching the $1 million mark (£767,000) in its third weekend.[129][130] As of 10 January 2018[update], the film has grossed $1,776,942 in the United Kingdom.[4]

text: Critical response[edit]

text: After its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, Call Me by Your Name was met with critical acclaim.[131][91] It received a ten-minute standing ovation at its New York Film Festival screening at the Alice Tully Hall, the longest recorded in the festival's history.[29][132] On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 96% based on 239 reviews, with an average rating of 8.8/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Call Me by Your Name offers a melancholy, powerfully affecting portrait of first love, empathetically acted by Timothée Chalamet and Armie Hammer."[133] It was the best-reviewed limited release and second best-reviewed romance film of 2017 on the site.[134][135] On Metacritic, the film has an average weighted score of 93 out of 100, based on 51 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[136] It was the year's fifth-best rated film on Metacritic.[137]

text: Writing in The Hollywood Reporter, Boyd van Hoeij described Call Me by Your Name as an "extremely sensual [...] intimate and piercingly honest" adaptation of Aciman's novel. He further called Chalamet's performance "the true breakout of the film".[138] Peter Debruge of Variety said the film "advances the canon of gay cinema" by portraying "a story of first love [...] that transcends the same-sex dynamic of its central couple." He compared Guadagnino's "sensual" direction to the films of Pedro Almodóvar and François Ozon, while putting the film "on par with the best of their work."[87] David Ehrlich of IndieWire also praised his direction, which helps the film in "match[ing] the artistry and empathy" of Carol (2015) and Moonlight (2016).[139] Sam Adams of BBC stated that Stuhlbarg's performance "puts a frame around the movie's painting and opens up avenues we may not have thought to explore," and called it "one of his finest" to date. He extolled the work as one of "many movies that have so successfully appealed to both the intellectual and the erotic since the heydays of Patrice Chéreau and André Téchiné."[140]

text: Sam C. Mac of Slant gave the film three out of four stars, commended the director's "emphatic visual energy," and wrote that the coming-of-age story "is deeply concerned with the salvation found in the meditative power of the arts".[141] David Morgan of CBS praised the cinematography, production design and costuming for "making a summer in the 1980s palpably alive again." He also applauded the "remarkably attuned" performances by Hammer and Chalamet, and described Stuhlbarg's character as "the most forward-thinking parent in movie history."[142] Richard Lawson felt that Guadagnino’s adaptation "was made with real love, with good intentions, with a clarity of heart and purposeful, unpretentious intellect" and hailed it as a "modern gay classic", in his Vanity Fair review.[143] Time Out's Joshua Rothkopf called it "a triumphant, heartbreaking tale of coming out," and compared it positively with Brokeback Mountain, Carol and Moonlight.[144] The Economist noted the tension "between pain and pleasure" in the film, and praised Chalamet, specifying that he "evokes so many shades of humanity, portraying a path of youthful self-discovery that is more raw, unhinged, and ultimately honest than many actors could manage."[145]

text: Olly Richards of Empire called the film a "full-hearted romantic masterpiece". He commended the screenplay as "elegant and full of small surprises", and also praised Chalamet's performance, writing that "In a film in which every performance is terrific, Chalamet makes the rest look like they’re acting. He alone would make the film worth watching, but he’s just one of countless reasons."[146] Donald Clarke of The Irish Times felt that the film benefited from Ivory's "subtle" script and the "exotic urgency" of Guadagino's vision.[147] Kate Taylor of Globe and Mail gave the film two and a half stars, and praised the "exquisite" romantic tension and Chalamet's work in capturing "first love and its inevitable heartbreak", but felt that the "multilingual, almost-pre-AIDS idyll does not stretch credulity."[148]

text: Accolades[edit]

text: Call Me by Your Name was selected by the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute as one of the top 10 films of the year.[149][150] At the 90th Academy Awards, it was nominated for Best Picture, Best Actor (Chalamet), Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Original Song ("Mystery of Love").[151] The film received four nominations at the 71st British Academy Film Awards for Best Film, Best Director for Guadagnino, Best Leading Actor for Chalamet and Best Adapted Screenplay for Ivory[152]. It received eight nominations at the 23rd Critics' Choice Awards, with Ivory winning Best Adapted Screenplay.[153] It led the 33rd Independent Spirit Awards with most nominations, garnering six, among them Best Feature, Best Director, Best Male Lead, Best Supporting Male, Best Cinematography, and Best Editing.[154] At the 75th Golden Globe Awards, it was nominated for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for Chalamet, and Best Supporting Actor for Hammer.[155] At the 23rd Screen Actors Guild Awards, Chalamet received a nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role.[156] The film garnered four nominations at the 71st British Academy Film Awards: Best Film, Best Direction, Best Actor in a Leading Role, and Best Adapted Screenplay.[157]

text: Call Me by Your Name won the Grand Prize at the Chéries-Chéris Festival.[158] Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival awarded the film the NOS Audience Award,[159] and Chalamet received the Best Actor award from the New York Film Critics Circle[160] and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association[161]. The National Board of Review, the Gotham Independent Film Awards and the Hollywood Film Awards awarded Chalamet with their Breakout Actor Awards.[162][163]

text: Potential sequel[edit]

text: Guadagnino has deliberated over the idea of a sequel since the film's premiere at Sundance, when he realized the characters "could go beyond the boundaries of the film."[30] During the 2017 BFI London Film Festival, he stated that he hoped to make a sequel to the film in 2020, suggesting it might be in the style of François Truffaut's The Adventures of Antoine Doinel series, while telling the story of Oliver and Elio as they aged. "If I paired the age of Elio in the film with the age of Timothée, in three years’ time, Timothée will be 25, as would Elio by the time the second story was set," he said.[164][165] In the novel, Elio and Oliver reunited 15 years later, when Oliver is married. Guadagnino specified that in the sequel, "I don't think Elio is necessarily going to become a gay man. He hasn’t found his place yet. I can tell you that I believe that he would start an intense relationship with Marzia again." Guadagnino is also interested in the politics of the 1990s, saying "it would be the beginning of the Berlusconi era in Italy and it would mean dealing with the war of Iraq."[166][167]

text: In December 2017, Guadagnino was reportedly begun writing a script for a sequel, one that would reveal more about Oliver.[168] The director also wanted to make "a cycle of films",[72] where the audience could "see those actors grow older, embodying those characters."[30] Hammer and Chalamet have both expressed interest in participating in a sequel.[169]

text: Notes[edit]

text: Jump up ^ Mr. Perlman's full name is mentioned in the film as Samuel "Sammy" Perlman.

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