Frank shares his appreciation for 'Call Me By Your Name'

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Oscar contender Call Me By Your Name has receiving mostly positive reviews and been listed as a favorite by many in 2017. Now the film's director Luca Guadagnino can celebrate adding Frank Ocean to that lot.

From Frank's Tumblr:

MICHAEL STUHLBARG IS MY NEW DAD NOW AND THAT’S THAT.
#call me by your name

Michael Stuhlbarg plays Mr. Perlman, father of Elio Perlman (played by Timothée Chalamet) in the film. Clearly the relationship between Stuhlburg and his on-screen son resonated with Frank, who shared a similar experience to Chalamet's character as a young man; an experience he shared in an open letter in 2012.

A synopsis of Call Me By Your Name:

It's the summer of 1983, and precocious 17-year-old Elio Perlman is spending the days with his family at their 17th-century villa in Lombardy, Italy. He soon meets Oliver, a handsome doctoral student who's working as an intern for Elio's father. Amid the sun-drenched splendor of their surroundings, Elio and Oliver discover the heady beauty of awakening desire over the course of a summer that will alter their lives forever.

In response to Frank's admiration for the movie, a flustered Timotheé Chalamet (a Frank Ocean fan in his own right) spoke to Michelle Buchman from the Nerdist:

I'm the biggest fan of his in the world. He has shown all of us what it is to have, beyond artistic integrity, fresh artistry in a time where, because of the digital landscape, it can be hard to maintain the mystery and freshness. I think he's done it.

More importantly, the music—and I'm not a musician—but the music and the artistry, it's so incredible.

Call Me by Your Name is a coming-of-age drama film directed by Luca Guadagnino and written by Guadagnino, James Ivory, and Walter Fasano. Based on the novel of the same name by André Aciman. It stars Armie Hammer, Timothée Chalamet, Michael Stuhlbarg, Amira Casar, Esther Garrel, Victoire Du Bois, along with new, original music from Sufjan Stevens.