by José Pedro Godoy
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Here's one of the most beautiful scenes from the film,
Call Me by Your Name
(One of MANY beautiful scenes)
(One of MANY beautiful scenes)
The summer has ended - the lovers having wept their farewells. Oliver has left to go back to the States. Elio, still in Italy, is left with the crushing grief of parting from his first true love. In this scene, Elio's father lets him know he knows and gives him advice.
BEST DAD EVER!!!
Transcript:
"Right now you may not want to feel anything. Maybe you never wanted to feel anything and maybe it’s not me you want to be speak about these things but feel something you obviously did. Look you had a beautiful friendship, maybe more than a friendship. And I envy you. In my place, most parents would hope the whole thing goes away, or pray that their sons land on their feet soon enough. But I am not such a parent. We rip out so much of ourselves to be cured of things faster than we should that we go bankrupt by the age of 30 and have less to offer each time we start with someone new. But to feel nothing so as not to feel anything—what a waste!
Have I spoken out of turn? Then I’ll say one more thing it'll clear the air. I may have come close but I never had what you two have. Something always held me back, her stood in the way. How you live your life is your business just remember our hearts and our bodies are given to us only once and before you know it your hearts worn out and as for your body there comes a point when no one looks at it much less wants to come near it. Right now there's sorrow, pain don't kill it and with it the joy you felt.
Does mom know?
I don’t think she does."
scene from the film, Call Me by Your Name,
based on the book by André Aciman
and
by the way
Mom did know
Weep because it’s over,
Smile because it happened.