<P> The filmmakers set up faded political billboards in public places to reflect the Italian general election in 1983, and re-created a newsstand full of magazines of that time . Guadagnino did not want the film to "look like a reflection on the 80s...when it becomes (a period piece)." His team researched extensively with help from the residents of Crema; they entered people's houses and collected their pictures of the 1980s . Chen Li served as graphic designer; she wrote the titles of the opening credits, in which the director used photocopied images of statues and placed them with Mr. Perlman's personal items . </P> <P> Costume designer Giulia Piersanti avoided using period costumes; he wanted to provide "a sense of insouciant adolescent sensuality, summer heat and sexual awakening" to the characters . Several costume pieces were made for the film from scratch . The costumes were influenced by the French films Pauline at the Beach (1983), A Tale of Springtime (1990), and A Summer's Tale (1996). Piersanti took inspiration for the Perlmans' wardrobe from her parents' photograph albums . For Oliver's "sexy, healthy American" image, Piersanti referred to "some of Bruce Weber's earliest photographs". His clothes change throughout the film as "he's more able to free himself". Aiming to emphasize Elio's confident style, she chose several Lacoste costumes and a distinctive, New Romantic - looking shirt in the final scene . Piersanti chose several costume for Elio, including the polo shirt and Fido Dido T - shirt, from her husband's closet . </P> <P> Principal photography on Call Me by Your Name lasted around 33 days . It began on May 9, 2016, and was completed in June 2016 . The process occurred quietly, with reports only appearing after filming had been underway for two weeks . The film was shot primarily in Crema and the province of Cremona . It was filmed during an unexpected, heavy rainstorm in Italy that was described by Spears as "the coldest, wettest, stormiest time in 200 years in Europe ." A search for extras in Crema began in March and April . Scenes set in the nearby villages Pandino and Moscazzano were filmed from May 17, before moving to Crema on June 1 . Additional outdoor scenes were shot on December 4, 2016 . Production in Crema cost € 18,000, and a promotion campaign cost € 7,500 . </P> <P> Several historical locations in the streets of Crema and Pandino, including the arch of Torrazzo at Crema Cathedral, were chosen during production . Businesses received compensation for financial losses caused by the closure, which was scheduled for May 30 and 31 . Two days' filming at the cathedral were postponed due to poor weather . Filming also took place in the Lodigiano area near Crespiatica and two small towns Montodine and Ripalta near Crema . The archaeological discovery scene was filmed at the Grottoes of Catullus in Sirmione on the Brescian shores of Lake Garda . The trip to Bergamo was filmed at the exterior of multiple historical buildings, including Bergamo Cathedral, the Santa Maria Maggiore, the courtyard of Liceo Classico Paolo Sarpi in Piazza Rosate and the University of Sciences, Letters and Arts . The train station scenes were filmed at the Station of Pizzighettone . Because of security concerns, the production team was only granted permission to film at the Cascate del Serio in Valbondione for half an hour . </P>

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