The Tuscan scenery is great!

Rating: 6/10 (15 March 2018)

Call Me by Your Name (2017) was directed by Luca Guadagnino with screenplay by James Ivory.
Although this film has aroused almost cult-like devotion, with an incredibly high IMDb rating of 8.1, I can't recommend it.
One of the basic plot devices, over the centuries, is "There's a stranger in town." In this film, the stranger is Armie Hammer. Hammer portrays Oliver--a graduate student in anthropology.
Oliver is every woman's dream, and every gay man's dream. He's handsome, intelligent, and he's immediately accepted by the villagers as he joins their ongoing card game.
Elio Perlman (played by Timothée Chalamet) is the son of the famous anthropologist with whom Oliver is working. He's handsome, intelligent, and talented. The girls love him, but he's exploring his own sexuality. Can you guess what happens next?
This is basically a happy movie, because the Perlmans are so loving and approving, and the Tuscan scenery really is beautiful. However, I have to file a minority report and say that it didn't work for me. It all appeared contrived and obvious from beginning to end.
This film will work better on the large screen than the small screen, because I feel that you lose out on landscapes when you don't see them in a theater.