<Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $41.4 million </Td> </Tr> <P> Call Me by Your Name is a 2017 coming - of - age romantic drama film directed by Luca Guadagnino and written by James Ivory . It is based on the 2007 novel of the same name by André Aciman, and is the final installment in Guadagnino's thematic "Desire" trilogy, after I Am Love (2009) and A Bigger Splash (2015). Set in northern Italy in 1983, Call Me by Your Name chronicles a romantic relationship between 17 - year - old Elio Perlman (Timothée Chalamet) and his professor father's 24 - year - old graduate - student assistant Oliver (Armie Hammer). The film also stars Michael Stuhlbarg, Amira Casar, Esther Garrel, and Victoire Du Bois . </P> <P> The film began development in 2007 when producers Peter Spears and Howard Rosenman optioned the screen rights to Aciman's novel . Ivory served as the screenwriter and co-producer; he was initially set to co-direct the film but stepped down in 2016 . Guadagnino joined the project as a location consultant and eventually became director and co-producer . The film was financed by several international companies, and principal photography mainly took place in Crema, Italy, in May and June 2016 . The filmmakers spent weeks before production decorating the Villa Albergoni, one of the main filming locations . Cinematographer Sayombhu Mukdeeprom shot the film on 35 - mm film . </P> <P> Call Me by Your Name was chosen for distribution by Sony Pictures Classics before its world premiere at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2017 . It began a limited release in the United States on November 24, 2017, and went to general release on January 19, 2018 . The film received numerous accolades and praise for its performances, screenplay, direction, and music . At the 90th Academy Awards, it received four nominations, including Best Picture, and won for Best Adapted Screenplay . Ivory also won awards for his screenplay at the 23rd Critics' Choice Awards, the 70th Writers Guild of America Awards, and the 71st British Academy Film Awards . A sequel to the film was announced in January 2018 . </P>

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