<Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $3.6 million </Td> </Tr> <P> Call Me by Your Name is a 2017 romantic coming - of - age drama film directed by Luca Guadagnino and written by James Ivory, based on the 2007 novel of the same name by André Aciman . It is the third and final installment in Guadagnino's Desire trilogy, following I Am Love (2009) and A Bigger Splash (2015). Set in Northern Italy in 1983, Call Me by Your Name chronicles the romantic relationship between Elio Perlman (Timothée Chalamet), a 17 - year - old living in Italy, and his father's American assistant, Oliver (Armie Hammer). The film also stars Michael Stuhlbarg, Amira Casar, Esther Garrel, and Victoire Du Bois . </P> <P> Call Me by Your Name had been in development since 2007, when producers Peter Spears and Howard Rosenman optioned the screen rights to Aciman's novel . Ivory had been set to co-direct the film but ended up writing the script and co-producing . Guadagnino, who came on board as a location consultant, became the sole director in 2016 . The film was financed through a variety of international sources . Principal photography took place in Crema, Italy in May and June of 2016 . Cinematographer Sayombhu Mukdeeprom shot Call Me by Your Name on 35 - mm film . </P> <P> Before its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2017, Call Me by Your Name was picked up for distribution by Sony Pictures Classics . It was released in the United Kingdom on October 27, 2017, and in the United States on November 24, 2017 . The film received unanimous acclaim, with particular praise given to its direction, screenplay, musical score, and performances, and was chosen by the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute as one of their top 10 films of the year . 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 . At the 24th Screen Actors Guild Awards, it was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for Chalamet . </P>

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