Call Me by Your Name

I’m all-in on this for a couple reasons. The key one being that this is a masterpiece of perspective. I think there are some apparent flaws in how the story is told but it all fits so well into Elio’s experience. He is navigating life with a certain degree of tunnel vision and we are given that perspective. The last conversation with his father is magnificent and it works so well because it seems to be the first time that Elio has stepped away from the trance he’s been in for the whole movie and his dad recognizes this emotional opening that he’s more than equipped to address. It pulls everything together so beautifully and vaults this film into rarified air.  The second reason is the detailed technical control over the shots and the score. The blocking is near Kurosawa level. The score is a wonderfully understated and perfectly applied. The color palate and shot design are impeccable. The movement of both characters is teeming with substance. The choreography of the intimacy is some of the best I’ve ever seen.