Paris is the city of love.
So it only makes sense that two of cinema’s favorite lovebirds find themselves there.
We were introduced to Elio and Oliver when Call Me By Your Name was adapted into an Academy Award-winning film in 2017.
So adored was the feature, that many have hoped for a sequel — including its stars, Timothée Chalamet and Armie Hammer.
Director Luca Guadagnino has now discussed the possibility of CMBYN 2, which he says may be set in Paris.
“I’m asking myself if in the new chapter of the life of Elio, Oliver, and the Perlman family we should let them pass by Crema or not… but I don’t think so,” the filmmaker told Bad Taste.
“Let’s give a small scoop: the sequel (but I don’t like to call it a sequel, their story is a ‘cycle’) will take place in Paris. And it begins with Elio crying. With this light shining into his eyes… and we wonder: are we still where we left him (in front of the fireplace)? No: he’s crying because he’s watching the ending of one of the best movies of the eighties, Paul Vecchiali’s masterpiece Once More. Absolutely consistent with the character: Elio loves Paul Vecchiali’s cinema… that is melancholic like him.”
Let’s hope that Guadagnino’s vision comes to fruition.
