Crema – Piazza Duomo
Elio and Oliver are sitting at the little café with iron chairs and tables, drinking coffee. Oliver examines bank application forms, then folds them up and puts them in his knapsack. He looks around the almost empty square.
“What does one do around here?”
Oliver:
“What does one do around here?”
Elio:
“Nothing. Wait for summer to end.”
They silently reclaim their bikes. Oliver seems to be miles away, but as Elio is getting on his bike, he loses balance for a moment and Oliver puts his arm around Elio’s shoulder, steadying him. He then speeds off, saying “Later”, leaving Elio on his own.
Pro Loco Crema – A Meeting Point for Fans
It is definitely worth visiting the Pro Loco Information Point in Crema, which has become a meeting place for Call Me by Your Name film and book fans.
Here, a dedicated Call Me by Your Name room has been set up, where original props used during the filming help bring to life one of the iconic scenes set in Crema’s main square. Visitors can sit down at the café table where Elio and Oliver took their first break during their first outing together, or take a closer look at the bicycles the protagonists rode through the Italian countryside that summer.
They silently reclaim their bikes. Oliver seems to be miles away, but as Elio is getting on his bike, he loses balance for a moment and Oliver puts his arm around Elio’s shoulder, steadying him. He then speeds off, saying “Later”, leaving Elio on his own.
Street of Crema – Via Marazzi
Walking past the passageway on the narrow alley, Vicolo Marazzi — the one we saw in the film when Marzia walked hand in hand with Elio from the arcades — we also get to Piazza Premoli.
The palazzo that gave the name to the square on Via Benzoni is not only the place where the two kissed. It is also Guadagnino’s home, and where Timothée Chalamet spent much of the spring of 2016 with his music professor, the composer Roberto Solci, learning to play piano. Both Timothée Chalamet and Armie Hammer also spent many evenings there after work, watching classic films together with the director and his circle.
Piazza Premoli, Crema
“Why do you say that?” scene
Marzia:
“People who read are hiders. They hide who they are. People who hide don’t always like who they are.”
Elio:
“Do you hide who you are?”
Marzia:
“Sometimes. Don’t you?”
Elio:
“Do I? I suppose. Do you hide from me?”
Marzia:
“No, not from you. Or maybe, yes, a bit.”
Elio:
“Like what?”
Marzia:
“You know exactly like what.”
Elio:
“Why do you say that?”
Marzia:
“Because I think you can hurt me and I don’t want to be hurt.”
Related filming locations:
– Scenes in Pandino
– Scenes in Bergamo
Film stills © Sony Pictures