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Film Review Check It Out
Rapturous Call Me By Your Name
Is a Sunshine-Soaked Love Story
By Morgan Rojas
of the visceral and sensual moments the film
for www.cinemacy.com
has to offer: the bite into a plump apricot, the
“Is it better to speak, or to die?” These
sound of trickling water, the warmth of the
are the words Mrs. Pearlman reads aloud
Italian sun, and an alarmingly welcomed first
to her son, Elio (Timothée Chalamet) and
touch on a shoulder all convey the feelings
her husband from the love story about a
of sensuality that first love can awaken us
prince who doesn’t know whether or not to
to in life.
express his love to the princess--the love of
These are the things that director Luca
his life--or not. Lounging about in the living
Guadagnino evokes so vividly in creating
room of their 17th Century vacation villa in
an endless summer with an amazing visual
Northern Italy, the Pearlman family takes in
language (much as he did in his previous film,
the endless summer afternoon of 1983. The
2015’s A Bigger Splash). In a technical sense,
prince’s quandary is the same one felt by young
Guadagnino understands how to transition
Elio when exchange student Oliver (Armie
between these moments to allow the film to
Hammer) comes to stay with the family in
breathe effortlessly into the next as scenes are
Luca Guadagnino’s latest film, Call Me By
woven together with cross-dissolves and fades
Your Name--a beautiful film of discovery and
rather than harsh cuts. Adding to the film’s
pure love, and one of the best films of the year.
overall tone is the original music from singersongwriter
The summer will be a transformational
Sufjan Stevens, whose whispered,
one for the intelligent, but still boyish
17-year-old Elio, who spends his afternoons
studying classical piano sheet music and
reading novels. His academic parents may
have been able to culture him on the finer
things in life regarding art and history.
However, Elio finds himself inexperienced
when it comes to understanding his feelings
and own sexuality. It is only when his father’s
24-year-old American intern, Oliver, arrives at
their family’s home to study for the summer
that Elio is awakened to the feelings of pure
love and desire for the very first time.
Call Me By Your Name (much like our
previously reviewed film, Thelma) explores the
theme of finding one’s voice and navigating
through the messiness of being in love against
the backdrop of coming to understand one’s
sexual desires. It plays like a beautifully
orchestrated dance. The patient, measured
pace allows the audience to experience all
confessional lyrics against the quiet staccato
of melodic piano keys perfectly capture and
heighten the optimism of discovery in the film.
Based on the 2007 novel from André
Aciman of the same name, Call Me By Your
Name was quickly regarded as a modern classic
on first love. Although mainly celebrated in
the LGBTQ community for its subject matter,
it has since been embraced universally for
its portrayal of the joy and heartache that
comes from first love that transcends gender
or sexuality. The film has also been nominated
for six Independent Spirit Awards, including
Best Feature, Best Actor and Best Supporting
Actor--and if that is any indication, there
will likely be many awards tied to this film
in the months to come.
Call Me By Your Name is rated R for
sexual content, nudity and some language.
132 minutes. Now playing at ArcLight
Hollywood and The Landmark. •
Timothée Chalamet and Armie Hammer in Call Me By Your Name. Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics.
Into the Water by Paula Hawkins
Reviewed By Roz Templin,
Library Assistant
Into the Water is the follow-up to the blockbuster
The Girl on the Train by author Paula
Hawkins. I was pleased to find that it deals with
totally different subject matter, but does retain
one element from The Girl on the Train--the
Into the Water by Paula Hawkins.
unreliable narrator. But even with this there
is a twist. Instead of a single untrustworthy
source, in this novel we have several!
The Drowning Pool has an irresistible pull
for photographer Nel Abbott. When she was
a child she was fascinated by stories that recounted
the deaths of many women that seemed
to be drawn to that beautiful but deadly place.
From unlucky teenager Libby Seeton, accused
witch in 1679, to unhappy and unfaithful wife
Lauren Townsend in the 20th Century, Nel is
fascinated. But is the lure of the river too much
for her? Nel’s lifeless body is discovered and
the mystery begins.
Jules Abbott, Nel’s sister, arrives in Beckford
to try and make sense of her estranged sister’s
death. Jules will also be caring for a niece she
has never met. And Jules has some secrets of
her own that she must face.
The townspeople all have opinions about
Nel and her obsession with the Drowning
Pool. Each person narrates a portion of their
own viewpoint, which is layered on top of
another’s story. Bit by bit, the reader/listener
realizes that there is much more at play than
the investigation of a single mother’s death.
The characters each recall traumas, adulterous
affairs, lies and misperceptions that all eventually
tie together and amp up the tension. Each time
you think you’ve figured it out, another piece
of vital information is dropped. A curveball
can come from any angle and you must again
sift through the clues anew. Should Detective
Inspector Townsend be investigating this case?
Is local teacher Mark Henderson involved? What
about Louise Whittaker? She recently lost her
teenage daughter. Are the deaths connected?
Nickie Sage, local “psychic,” insists that she
is receiving messages from the dead that may
implicate someone.
I listened to the book on CD version, which
has several entertaining actors voicing several
characters. In my opinion, when done well, as
in this instance, there is an added nuance to
plot and motivation in the story.
This tale is much slower than The Girl on
the Train. There is much more to discover and
those layers upon layers are important and telling.
Stick with it and you will be rewarded. It
is not until the final “flashback” that everything
might resolve! You will have sympathy for
those “troublesome” women.
The El Segundo Public Library offers access
to its collection of titles in a variety of formats,
including traditional hardback, e-books and
books on CD. To check out Into the Water
by Paula Hawkins, or any other title on your
to-read list, please visit the library to apply
for your library card, or please contact the
reference staff for further assistance. •
Roz Templin.
“A room without books is
like a body without a soul.”
– Marcus Tullius Cicero
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