Slow and thoughtful

Rating: 7/10 (30 December 2019)

Watched this because I recently read the book. It is a slow and thoughtful film about a young lad who falls in love with someone ten years (or so) his senior, an academic who comes to stay with his father over a summer break. I liked this less than the book: it struck me as more physical and less psychological, and a bit less interesting as a result. That said, some of the cinematography is brilliant, and the Italian setting looks gorgeous (even if it looked very different in my imagination!)