Review of Call Me by Your Name (2017) by Scot C — 14 Jan 2018

Wonderful, quite different from the book, very fine film overall.

This review of Call Me by Your Name (2017) was written by Scot C on 14 Jan 2018.

Call Me by Your Name has generally received very positive reviews.

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