Armie Hammer and Timothée Chalamet on playing their gay relationship in 'Call Me By Your Name'

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[@annabanana2526]

“A family film” alright im going to watch it with my mom now

[@voldemortsnose7331]

I made your 69th likes. Yes 😙

[@Mangzorz]

Lol it's such a good movie. haha the story runs so deep anyone can relate to it, no matter your orientation...it's about love and life and letting go, it's absolutely beautiful

[@lilycarmichael5155]

Literally watched it with my mum 3 times

[@josueemmanuel7108]

I wish I could watch it with my mom

[@ilsefp3449]

I watched it with my mom

[@CHiARAPR96]

"that's the father that I've never had and that's the father I will try to be".

[@sweetsweetie840]

Chiara Pierri he's so amazing!! Beautiful soul!!

[@catweazle9593]

Hard to say cause he has a father

[@lesliemandaville2883]

Timothée is so poised , well spoken and innately attractive. I'm in love

[@blanchefan]

Join the club, dahling--! I mean, what's not to love? He's a beautiful human being, inside and out. :)

[@alessandraserra9255]

same here

[@tropicalcandyland6266]

Yesss

[@cupcakelove3258]

Did anyone see how calm Timothée is on this interview. It just shows how comfortable he is around his crew that he trusts

[@ritaturner9906]

I thought he squirmed around a lot but when he spoke he was very poised, intelligent and mature sounding

[@FISTRIG]

this is not a "gay" movie. it is a "romance" movie. two people, who just happen to have the same plumbing, begin by liking one another, then allow that friendship to develop into shared love, with respect. it happens

[@tuuliamoors4134]

Yes, and the director and actors thankfully don't refer to it as "a gay movie" but some media etc. apparently find the concept of people simply falling in love without categorizing it too difficult.

[@quasar4601]

Thank you.. YES Romance movie is a great way of saying it !! NOT GAY a movie

[@thomasthompson6378]

I guess I think it is a "gay" movie, but the gay actions are only incidental, somehow, to the love story -- which is at least a small miracle.

[@kevinloo1272]

why the fuck are you so pressed that its referd to as gay movie what is the big deal?

[@judigemini178]

Why do you make it seem like it’s a bad thing to point out that it’s gay?it suggests that the word gay is bad when it shouldn’t be...it shouldn’t even matter whether the title uses the word gay or not, both ways is fine

[@soapoperagirl1]

Best film to come along in awhile. And not to mention two men who are so good looking for the ride....

[@mensabs]

see reply above

[@user-vp1ql4hv5b]

THEY HAD TO HIT ME WITH MYSTERY OF LOVE DIDN'T THEY? MY GOD THAT SONG MAKES ME SO EMOTIONAL

[@reesedavis4877]

I KNOW

[@Prince_the_One]

Thank you for letting me know what the name of the song is 🌟

[@Mariparis100]

OMG that chemistry between Armie & Timothée is unique and special, love it!!!!

[@First.Queen23]

Mariparis100 IT AMAZED ME. In the film you also can’t really see any of Timmy or Armie in Elio and Oliver. They did such an amazing job at making these characters there own person.

[@oliver4elio87]

Mariparis100 their close bond that they have is beautiful thing 🍑

[@Mariparis100]

Maria Sookraj Sure. they're infatuated with each other.

[@Mariparis100]

eh he I m amazed too, that chemistry that Armie and Timothée have on the screen and off is really something pure LOVE!!!

[@unowen-nh9ov]

Mariparis100 They are ACTORS!!!

[@adamms9817]

Timmy and Armie are the best and the most-needed replacement for BRANGELINA, PERIOD! #ElioAndOliverForever

[@maybemarie9182]

It sounds a bit odd to say a "gay relationship." It's like saying there are actors who portray a "straight relationship." Doesn't sound right

[@_victorugo]

It sounds okay to me (I'm gay)

[@First.Queen23]

Victor Santana clickbait? People get more interested

[@unowen-nh9ov]

Sarah Marie Dioneda Isn't the significance that it's the 1st time for both?

[@jondishmonmusicandstuff2753]

No matter how you want to dress it up, it is a gay relationship. See you want to whitewash it and make it something that straight people can digest but at the end of the day...two men are in love and having sex with each other and that my dear where I come from is not what straight people do. #SORRY

[@thomasthompson6378]

Jon Dishmon Music and STUFF!! The current thinking among most psychologists is that the designations "straight" and "gay" are too flatfooted to have much meaning -- i.e., that most guys have some sort of attraction to other guys even if they're fundamentally "straight." And yes, most gay guys have some sort of attraction to women even if they're fundamentally gay. I believe this makes a richer world for all of us, as well as doubling the possibility of getting a date on a Saturday night.

[@seouklyn]

yo congrats to Timmy and Armie for looking like that!

[@geneinpennsylvania]

The late conversation between Elio n his father brought me to tears So real So amazingly human that we seldom see

[@Who-qn5fl]

casting was so perfect in this movie....michael,armie,timmy..did wonders seriously!

[@GrotrianSeiler]

What people don't realize is that this is just a beautiful relationship between two PEOPLE. If we didn't have boundaries or borders made up by society, the physical part would come more often, if people were able to do what they felt. There was an honesty to their friendship in the film, and elsewhere, you can't deny. It says a lot about the humanity of the actors.

[@crazymindU2A]

So hard to imagine us thinking without borders

[@sundaedrive5776]

Lol, if we didnt have borders made up by society.. bro.. borders are what keeps us from becoming animals.. if we didnt have border smh... this is why this century is the century of dumbasses where social contructs are taken so lightly that the very essence of society is falling apart and anyone "can do whatever they want" without the sense of society or community cuz guess what.. THERE IS NO SOCIETY CUZ OF THE LACK OF BORDER.. systemic ocntradictions all over the place ruin this world of atheism

[@bendzitis6003]

I actually hate what our society became. As a straight man this will ALWAYS be unnatural and disgusting for me and after 1000 years i wouldn't change my mind. Amd the part a hate is,saying something like this i get judged by society...because im acting like we are created..but i am the weird one

[@sheilaisaac3379]

These 2 are living a real life bromance!

[@SimsGirl4Ever]

Timmy’s hair 😍

[@alessandraserra9255]

beautiful, a lot!!!

[@kimlarios36]

What I love about this movie is that it doesn’t revolve around titles. Now a days people are so focused on putting a label on everything whether it be about sexuality or whatever else. I love that they weren’t forced to come out or to put a label and anything they were doing. This movie isn’t a gay love story it’s just simply a love story, it’s a movie about two people falling in love, plain and simple and that’s what makes it beautiful. If we lived in a perfect world without labels, without people worrying whether a man is with a man or a woman is with a woman this is what it would be like, just people loving people.

[@bendzitis6003]

I hate what our society became. As a straight man this will ALWAYS be unnatural and disgusting for me and after 1000 years i wouldn't change my mind. Amd the part a hate is,saying something like this i get judged by society...because im acting like we are created..but i am the weird one

[@someguy6924]

Tim's EQ is on another level, not even considering his age... he will go down as one of the legendary actors of all time

[@kl468]

Watching CMBYN and his more current work, I’m struck by a sense of sophistication in his acting. It’s something I rarely see - something especially convincing; almost Daniel Day Lewis-esque. Not necessarily in terms of technique, but certainly in terms of impact. He seems naturally openly emotionally raw, which is something most people cannot conjure, and it works perfectly on screen. Add to that his ability to profess his thoughts in the most beautifully eloquent manner, alongside a hint of relatability and you’ve got a somewhat unique thespian.

[@alessandrazanotti2828]

I think the same...lol

[@alessandrazanotti2828]

When i look at him i'm hypnotized

[@demps025]

not to be picky or anything but why can't it just be called a 'relationship' instead of a 'gay relationship'?

[@First.Queen23]

Probably because the world isn’t that used to movies based on gay characters so putting gay relationship is really good clickbate. (They’re both sexually fluid btw. Idk if that’s phrased right but I hope you know what I mean 🤗)

[@demps025]

I guess you're right! Yeah I think they're both bisexual in the book and film :)

[@jameshutton1094]

Thanks for saying this. Beat me to it. I also do not like reading shit like 'Name, is openly gay' etc. Boring.

[@unowen-nh9ov]

Townes Jones Isn't it the 1st for both characters? So quite significant, not just a summer fling.

[@justified1613]

Townes Jones and real life maybe or bicurious haha

[@teamkristenbitch]

that hair flip 1:21 i’m dead

[@ella8975]

Literally and to the comments to see if anyone noticed it too

[@First.Queen23]

I broke the replay button

[@lesliemandaville2883]

It's insane how beautiful he is

[@danielaalarcon2463]

SAAAAAMEEEE

[@abacus912]

Timothee's hair should have it's own film

[@dearlucretia7467]

I've watched this film three times and every time it becomes more beautiful to me. The love of the two lead characters, the family dynamic and the Italian setting - amore, amore, amore.

[@A22DNAL]

Look at how damn sharp Armie is styled! Woof!

[@andy2000sydney]

I loved the father in the film

[@delia1985]

We knew Timmy was attached for years, it's the first time hearing Armie was only cast a few months before filming. Very interesting.

[@buddhak5865]

Tara M I didn’t get your comment

[@First.Queen23]

Buddha k they mean that Timmy was casted years before they even started shooting the film and Arnie was only casted a few months before filming. I agree with Tara though. I don’t think why’ve mentioned This about Armie before

[@ranncarlos]

eh he who Shia are you talking about? This is the first time I’ve heard that Armie too was taken just a couple of months before shootinf because why I’ve heard before that as soon as Luca was involved in the film, he immediately wanted Armie to play Oliver in it

[@ranncarlos]

I actually thought that there was another Shia than Shia LaBeouf because wow, I can’t imagine him playing Oliver now - now that I’ve watched Armie playing it. Thanks for the info, I’ll research on this hhaha

[@Whitney2022]

Shia was replaced because Luca "wasn't feeling" all the controvercies that were surrounding his name and he always wanted to make a movie with Armie since he saw him in "The social network".

[@jamthoughts]

Timothee and armie have undeniable chemistry.

[@bracemebraceme9233]

Time flies and I still mesmerized by Oliver's "call me by your name, I'll call you mine".

[@sampsondog1398]

I think the fact that they remain good friends outside casting is great, especially after filming a movie about a romance between 2 people

[@avalynn1233]

this movie ruined my mentally and emotionally for eternity. i love it.

[@CarolineSilva-ss5zn]

i love those interviews where timmy is more relaxed cause i love hear him talking

[@CharlieGV]

Never felt what I felt when I watched this movie! Both actors are amazing but Timothée is extremely gifted!

[@ObamAmerican48]

Yeah...this isn't about gay romance. It's about two humans transcending those definitions and cultural constructs and loving each other fully and wholly. This wasn't just about sex, it's also about finding joy and finding yourself in the people you love, which makes you a whole person. And ultimately loving the person you are, even the sadness and losses.

[@buddhak5865]

Man i love them. All of them.

[@zachary8885]

you don’t call it a “straight movie”. you call it a “romantic movie”. treat this movie the same :)

[@bethroden2739]

It’s because the actors aren’t gay

[@bendzitis6003]

I hate what our society became. As a straight man this will ALWAYS be unnatural and disgusting for me and after 1000 years i wouldn't change my mind. Amd the part a hate is,saying something like this i get judged by society...because im acting like we are created..but i am the weird one

[@zachary8885]

@@bendzitis6003 you’re homophobic?

[@futurfry]

@@bendzitis6003 you ARE very weird to be so hostile and angry

[@huang4923]

timmy looks like a prince

[@monikabawol8274]

The whole team is amazing. Each of them for a different reason. I love them all. Super cooperate with each other. You can see the joy of creating this movie and what they have been able to create...

[@cloe1704]

Armie is Oliver and Timmy is Elio. Thank God finally they did the film! Such a good actors! Both do an amazing performance in the film. Luca knows how to choose the best casting.

[@super_populr]

Such a good movie and amazing acting by all...especially Timo.

[@patientcultivated753]

Armie and Timothee--- it is undoubtedly the sexiest MAN ALIVE ARMIE IS SO GORGEOUS NO MATTER WHAT HE WEAR, HIS EYES HAS THE ABILITY TO LURE YOU INTO THAT spell, WHEN HE COMB BACK HIS HAIR WITH HIS HAND OH MY, OH MY OH MY TIMOTHEE ---- variety of reason, that smile is contagious, dedication to his passion, the love to his mother and those little things he do & that long wavy hair..... i can give yuo a thousand adjective to describe this two man

[@MerimaTropoja]

I loved the film, not that crazy about the book though, the casting is brilliant and I love Ellio's family.

[@harshitamishra4632]

1:18 to 1:24...close!😂

[@QazzaF]

ARMIE!!! 🍑

[@sapphicism]

1:22 it's like theyre so close to each other i cant

[@satuesday]

I can’t wait to see it again!

[@munky9284]

I've watched this movie at least 5 times. Thinking my heart couldn't feel this again, it took my heart back to feelings of innocence and unbroken purity again. I've experienced something similar to this when I was 19...had my untouched heart, newly hurting, before I even knew to never let it go. I will always cherish that experience and consider myself the luckiest man in the world to know of such love. This movie was so beautifully...so thoughtfully...so artfully crafted, that it will take your heart on a journey that you could never be prepared for, melding your soul between each characters' experiences, leaving you yearning to be lucky enough to experience such a brush of magic in your life. I am honestly thrilled this movie exists. If you would like to experience a HINT of how it would feel to dip your toes into heaven's dimension, then watch this movie. You will be left feeling a new emotion you never knew you had.

[@user-jq2wg6vk4p]

I loved this movie, but I was annoyed that they chose two heterosexual leads. I may not know much as a naive 18 year old, but I thought this movie unintentionally exposed a lot of problems within homosexual relationships. They were always checking over their shoulders, and pretending to be something they weren’t. When we later find out that everyone around them supported their relationship, if kind of makes it seem like they were being paranoid. It just showed how complicated something like that can be. And hey, I get that the movie took place in 1991, but it just hurt to see them always sneaking, especially when the only enemies in the movie were time and distance. With that being said, I do want to rewatch this movie. I don’t really know why though. I think the only reason I’ll rewatch it again is because it’s the only movie that portrays gay people in such an accurate way, and because it helps me hate myself less. This movie makes me think a lot about society, and what society brands “OK” or not. Some people may say that their love is just a abstract projection of lust and loneliness, but I think it’s the purest love there can be. When you don’t know someone’s past it just leaves their present self for you to experience.

[@20mathilda]

Timothée overthinking in this interview makes me fall in love w him even more

[@jondishmonmusicandstuff2753]

I'm laughing hard when he says It's a family film. Not in the U.S. A lot of people squirm about this subject matter. We all know Europe is a lot more liberal-minded about these things. Over here some conservative people are calling it a pedophile movie. I thought the movie was amazing but I'm not a conservative.

[@jondishmonmusicandstuff2753]

Poor guys they looked so tired at this point.

[@Cloudxxx23]

When's the #sequel coming out? Can't wait to see them again in the next movie!

[@amberbikker5172]

JamesCloud heyy, this is like 2 years later😂 but the movie sequel got confirmed and will take place within 5-10 years

[@shvetasingh1083]

Most probably early 2023, I think.

[@amberbikker5172]

Shweta Daroch luca said that they were probably gonna start filming in 2025

[@shvetasingh1083]

@@amberbikker5172yeah I know that. But that's a long gap. I hope they do it early 😅

[@amberbikker5172]

Shweta Daroch yess me too, but timmy needs to look a lot older so we’ll have to wait for a bit, but we’ll see

[@agnesptk]

oh my god the way timothee looks at luca when he is talking...

[@winuelbx]

Best film for me since The Fault in our stars

[@alexandriatonazzi1539]

armie and timohee I think they started hooking up in Rome during the Press Tour

[@1jenrette]

Wow " call me by your name " love is love is love!

[@corrinework7071]

‘I like to think this is a family film’ lol *Elio brings out the peach*

[@turtledove2095]

I cant wait when it is screened in Aus

[@seanlaster901]

“A family film” LMAO

[@lollolo6782]

*Let me just start off by saying that I respect Armie Hammer and Timothee Chalamet and their relationship wether it's a romantic one or a platonic one. But, I do ship them and believe that they developed a romantic relationship of camera. I do want to point out that their are some things I noticed in this video that are a bit more that platonic... (this is for my other shippers out there.) if you look at 0:06 - 0:10 you will notice that while Luca is talking about family, and how this film should bring people together. Armie is playing/touching his ring finger... Could this mean something? Does he love Timmy? Does he want a divorce? (well they are getting a divorce now) is it related? If you look throughout the video, all the chairs are spaced out but Timmy's and Armies chair are so close to each other, and they constantly leaning in on one another... at 2:43 when timmy starts to laugh Armie looked at him with 'lovers' eyes, and he looks at his hands. something similar happens at 3:17 when Timmy just stares at Armie's hands (maybe his crotch?) and Timmy is just slightly smiling as if he's remembering there time on set.*

[@jonathanaxworthy8548]

Hello. I completely agree with you. When Oliver says to Elio "can I kiss you". When Oliver tickles Elio in the hotel. I don't believe that was in the script, and Timothee in the audio commentary says "there was no way to fake that". He really IS ticklish. Also remember that they spent time in each other's hotel rooms rehearsing, 'acting' out the script long before filming started. But from the time Armie touches Timothee in the garden, on his shoulder. I've thought 'something' was triggered between them. We'll never know what happened in the privacy of their hotel rooms. And it's right that we shouldn't. It's enough to say that no matter how many times I run the dvd. The internal emotions take over, and I still can't prevent the tears flowing at the fireplace scene. They and us have moved on, but the film is timeless and ageless. A film of great beauty in so many ways. Jonathan

[@jaquelinebernhard5682]

I ran the DVD 300 times and maybe more trust me and I love it more and more and I don't know how it's so attractive for me? Wonderful actors ? Sure, wonderful family? Sure, wonderful landscapes in north Italy? Sure, wonderful Italian actors? Sure, and all of this make me feel that I am really in the movie between antiquity and 1983 and I love this so so much ❤❤

[@pastorabaldivieso6938]

Son maravillosos..que Dios les permita brillar por siempre y cuide su vida .

[@v.dvd.v]

Family movie... sure 👀

[@angelajai]

Why Timmy n Armie are sitting so close compared to rest😛

[@Reaganlmao]

When mystery of love and the clips from the movie would play I cried

[@elizaanderson8909]

So happy to see my boy Michael Stuhlbarg getting some attention!!

[@AmandaaRose]

Gosh I really want to see this movie

[@yaqeenmalek5452]

Family movie???? Am sorry its not

[@valquiriaximenes8350]

The best movie 2017🔝🔝🔝

[@zolochnaya]

It WIll win the big one.

[@mariahaustin9036]

It was a great movie🤧🤧🌸

[@kgkk9844]

Best movie!

[@user-jq2wg6vk4p]

I loved this movie, but I felt a bit insulted to find out that both of the leads are heterosexual.

[@jaylynnchambers5158]

The fact the it's to boys is not weird but the age gap is .... to me

[@ironmouse4152]

Why is the director and actors denouncing gay films? Call a spade a spade. So disgusting that people are disrespecting the gays and try to devalue it as just another family film. Gays are unique and their romance in a largely straight world is 10 times harder than straight couples, have some respect.

[@user-jq2wg6vk4p]

I wished they used actual gay people for these roles. Their on-screen chemistry was magnificent, but it felt a little bit like a middle finger to gay people when you cast two straight men as two gay men.

[@jamthoughts]

Timothee is perfect for "Son" roles.

[@sravyamadireddy29]

Where can I see this entire interview?

[@tunafame6861]

What's the name of the intro song?

[@ChiniWanders]

Mistery of Love

[@jondishmonmusicandstuff2753]

Nooooo he means the very beginning. hahaha

[@angelajai]

1: 22 I died... Why is he listening to Armie like that 😭

[@hp6204]

OK BUT IS HE GAY? IF HE IS, IM GOING TO ASK ALL THESE TIKTOK GIRLS TO LOG OUT FOR ME. THANKS.

[@PurpleCapybara]

THATS WHAT IM WONDERING

[@michaelquirke6166]

HE MUST BE THAT CONNECTION WAS LIKE😚🤪😋

[@shainaadam4386]

@@michaelquirke6166 he never said so, and he's only been seen interacting romantically with women so maybe he's bi? whatever it is, i dont think we should assume his sexuality lol

[@hp6204]

@@shainaadam4386 he's bi I think. I've done a little research. He also wanted to donate to this lgbtq charity...I mean he could just support them but ..

[@ghali4ever114]

@@hp6204 he is not gay.

[@hellodolly2551]

Yo where can we see the full q&a? It’s not even on their website.

[@alexandriatonazzi1539]

armie hammer and timothee chalamet there together and armie it’s getting a divorce it was announced last year

[@joeyritchie469]

love it

[@curtan6668]

👍🏻

[@abacus912]

Does the Blondie song Call Me! feature in this film?

[@NotCharlesMorse]

really............

[@monroemary]

Lol nope it doesn't

[@ronron86]

What's the name of the song at the beginning and end?

[@VinhPham-nm7rx]

Mystery of Love by Sufjan Stevens

[@ronron86]

Vinh Pham No, the one that plays at the very end of this clip. It's instrumental only.

[@tunafame6861]

Yes, same question :)

[@XiAnais-bt9ke]

Visions of Gideon by same person^^

[@petekdemircioglu]

💖💖💖👑👑👑

[@creamurr]

Isn't the movie about a kid dating an older man? Idk I fail to see how this is family friendly

[@creamurr]

Oh Kaleb you Intolerant fool!!! You don't see what they're trying to say, Love is love. So if a grown man wanted to marry an infant thats great bc hes in Love.

[@bendzitis6003]

Honestly disgusting...i HATE what our society became

[@jslasher1]

As fine a film as this is, it can't hold a candle to "God's Own Country". That's my personal opinion.

[@valquiriaximenes8350]

❤❤❤❤🐱🐱🐱

[@gabrielhamlin1561]

It's gay

[@donk5005]

If I was them I wouldn’t accept the role

[@mensabs]

thing is, this is between two gorgeous human beings; would it happen between Ogre (Oliver) and Ugly (Elio)? nope -- and they actors never have to work again. they're both wealthy according to wiki

[@suzycreamcheesez4371]

absolutely no clue what your point is mensabs

[@jdkrasinki2214]

haha hes high

[@donniedarko5641]

suzycreamcheesez huh

[@testruelove2530]

What the f@#k are you talking about!!??lmao!!

[@thomasthompson6378]

It's true they "never had to work again," but acting is very much still in their blood, and that isn't really about the money at all. It's about their ability to transform themselves persuasively into someone else, even if only temporarily.

[@handesu7998]

the title is so bad

[@futurfry]

no one agrees with you

[@b7k1l8yn]

Gay movie

[@hamiee6320]

lol

[@donvitocorleone6443]

it was creepy rather than a family movie

[@applejuicyjuice]

I love Timmy’s floppy hair