hearletmekissyou

CALLMEBYYOURNAMEScreenplaybyJamesIvoryBasedonthenovelbyAndreAcimanINT.
ELIO'S/OLIVER'SROOM-PERLMANVILLA-DAY11Thesoundofanapproachingcar.
ELIO,17,barefootandinhisbathingsuit,isintheprocessofmovinghisclothesfromhisroomtotheadjacentroom-acrampedstorageroomsomehowrefurbishedintoasinglebedroom.
Thetworoomsareseparatedbyaruinedwoodendoor,withcracksalloveritandshareacommonbathroom.
MARZIA,agirlofabouthissameage,islyingonthebed.
Itisobviousbothhavebeenonittogether.
ELIOgoestothewindowandlooksdown.
Acarpullsupbelow,blowingupcloudsofdust,andstopsatthevilla'smainentrance.
Atallyoungmanstepsoutofthecar,wearingabillowybrightblueshirtwithawide-opencollar,sunglasses.
ThisisOLIVER,25.
ELIO(inFrenchtoMarzia)L'usurpateur.
(Theusurper)MARZIAjumpsuptocomestandnexttohim,lookingdown.
ANCHISE,thegardenerandhandyman,appearsbelowfollowedbythePERLMANSwhointroducethemselvestoOliver.
ProfessorPERLMANisinhisfifties,distinguished,vigorous.
ANNELLA,hiswife,isinhermid-forties.
PERLMAN(toOliver)Welcome!
Welcome!
Oh,my,youaremuchbiggerthanyourpicture!
ANNELLA(inItaliantoherhusband)DoveèElio(Where'sElio)ELIO(inFrenchtoMarzia)Ilfautquejedescende.
(I'dbettergodown.
)INT.
STAIRCASE-PERLMANVILLA-DAY22AttheendofthestairsELIOseesOLIVERbeingwalkedtoProfessorPerlman'sstudy.
Oliver'ssuitcaseandbackpacklieonthefloornearby.
ANNELLAseesElioapproachingandgesturestowardsthem.
ANNELLA(inItalian)AiutaOliveraportarelesuecoseincameratua.
(HelpbringOliver'sthingsuptoyourroom.
)INT.
PROFESSORPERLMAN'SSTUDY-PERLMANVILLA-DAY33ELIOentershisfather'sstudio.
OLIVER,sittingonthesofa,ishavingaglassoffreshwater.
Evenifexhaustedbytheheat,heremainselegantandsomewhaticonic.
ProfessorPERLMANintroducesthetwoformally.
PERLMANElio,Oliver.
Oliver,Elio.
Theyshakehands.
ELIOHello.
OLIVER(noncommittal)Hi.
PERLMAN(toOliver)Makeyourselfathome.
Ourhouseisyourhouse.
INT.
STAIRCASE-PERLMANVILLA-DAY44Theyheadupthestairstogether;ELIOlungesfortheheavysuitcase,OLIVERtakesthebackpack.
ELIOAnmyroomisnowyourroom.
I'llbenextdoor.
TheymeetMARZIAcomingdown.
Moreintroductionsinthemiddleofthestairs.
ShekissesOLIVERonbothcheeks.
OLIVERiscuriousaboutherandlooksbackashecontinuesup.
Shelooksbackafterhedoes.
INT.
OLIVER'SROOM-PERLMANVILLA-DAY55TheyenterOliver'sbedroom.
OLIVERdropshisbackpackandcrashesonthebed,exhausted.
ELIOlaysthesuitcasenexttothebed.
2.
ELIOWe'resharingthebathroom.
It'smyonlywayout.
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.
ButOliverisnotlistening,alreadyasleep.
Eliowalksoutandclosesthedoorthatseparatestheirtworooms.
INT.
STAIRCASE-PERLMANVILLA-DUSK66Later.
MAFALDA,atthebottomofthestairs,ringsabell.
Shelooksupthestairsand,gettingnoresponse,ringsthebellagain.
INT.
ELIO'S/OLIVER'SROOM/BATHROOM-PERLMANVILLA-DUSK77ELIOisatthedeskinhissmall"new"bedroom;heistranscribingmusic.
NexttohisdesklampaSonyWalkmanisplayingmusic.
Hehearsthebell.
Heentersthebathroomandthedoorthatconnectsittotheotherroomisopen.
OLIVERsleepsinthedimlightofsunset.
ELIOWe'rebeingcalledtodinner.
Noanswer.
ElioentersOliver'sroomandreachesovertothebookshelf,takesabookfromitbutthendropsitonthefloor.
Itmakesasharpclatter.
Oliverisbrisklyawoken.
ELIO(CONT'D)(embarrassed)We'rebeingcalledtodinner.
Oliverlooksupfromhispillowscarcelyknowingwhereheis.
OLIVERLater.
I'llhavetopass.
(beat)CanyoumakemyexcusestoyourmotherElio,backingoutofthedoorwiththebook,nodsthathewill.
Oliverlooksaroundforamoment.
OLIVER(CONT'D)So,thisisusuallyyourroom.
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Abouttoshutthedoor,ELIOnods.
OLIVER(CONT'D)Thanks,buddy.
3.
Oliverturnsandgoesbacktosleep.
Elioclosesthedoor,leavingtheroominalmostcompletedarkness.
INT.
STAIRCASE/BOCCHIRALE-PERLMANVILLA-DAY88Thefollowingday.
OLIVERiscomingdownthestairs.
Notknowingwheretogo,helistensforthePerlmans'voicesuntilhesees,throughacorridor,thekitchen.
Justbeyondit,outsideinthegarden,hecanseethefamilyhavingbreakfast.
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GARDENINFRONTOFTHEKITCHEN-PERLMANVILLA-DAY99ThePERLMANSareeatingbreakfastoutside,infrontofthekitchen.
OLIVERcomesoutandsitsdown,watchinghowELIOexpertlycrackshissoft-boiledeggshell,thenattemptstodothesame,butonlyatinybitoftheshellispierced,sohepretendstobusyhimselfwithhiscoffeeandpushestheegginitscupaway.
MAFALDAaskshimifhewouldlikejuice.
Hesays"Please".
Shelooksdownatthediscardedegg.
MAFALDALascifareame,Signore.
(Letme)Sheslicesthetopoffandreturnstoherkitchen.
ANNELLADidyourecoverfromyourtrip,caroOLIVERBigtime.
ELIO,whohasbeentryingnottostareattheirguestandisconcentratingonspreadinghoneyonapieceofbread,nowliftshisheadandspeaks,growingunnaturallyloud:ELIOIcanshowyouaround.
OLIVERGood.
ArewefarfromthetownIneedtoopenabankaccount.
BothProfessorPERLMANandANNELLAlookup,interested.
4.
PERLMAN(smiling)Noneofourresidentshaseverhadalocalbankaccount.
ElioturnsinhisseattogetabetterviewofOliver,whoissittingbesidehim.
ELIOShouldItakehimtoMontodinePERLMANI'mthinkthey'reclosedforsummervacation.
TryCrema.
OLIVERIsthatyourorchardPERLMANPesca,ciliege,albicocche.
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(peaches,cherries,apricots.
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)ANNELLAPomegranate.
MafaldareturnswithapitcherofapricotjuiceonalittletrayandproceedstofillOliver'sglass.
Olivertastesit,thenenthusiasticallydownsit.
EliorealizesheisstaringatOliver,hisheadtippedbackwithhisthroatswallowingthejuice,andnoticestheStarofDavidonanecklacearoundhisneck.
Helowershiseyes.
ANNELLA(CONT'D)Haveanotheregg.
OLIVER(shakinghishead)Iknowmyself.
IfIhavethree,I'llhaveafourth,andmore.
EliohasneverheardsomeoneOliver'sagesay,Iknowmyself.
It'ssomewhatintimidating.
ELIOShouldwetakeAnchise'sbikesEXT.
ROADTOCREMA-DAY1010ELIOandOLIVERareridingbicycles,withEliointhelead.
TheygoalongthecountryroadtowardsthetownofCremaanditsbank.
5.
Thedayisalreadyhot.
ThecountrysideshinesunderthesoftsunlightofthePoValley.
EXT.
CAFE-CREMATOWNSQUARE-DAY1111ELIOandOLIVERaresittingatthelittlecafewithironchairsandtables,drinkingcoffee.
OLIVERexaminesbankapplicationforms,thenfoldsthemupandputstheminhisknapsack.
Helooksaroundthealmostemptysquare.
OLIVERWhatdoesonedoaroundhereELIONothing.
Waitforsummertoend.
OLIVERWhatdoyoudointhewinter,thenDon'ttellme:waitforsummer,rightELIOWecomehereonlyforChristmasandsomeothervacation.
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OLIVERChristmasELIOAndEastertoo.
WeareJewish,English,American,Italian,French.
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.
somewhatatypical.
BesidesmyfamilyyouareprobablytheonlyotherJewwhohassetfootinthistown.
OLIVERIamfromasmalltowninNewEngland.
IknowwhatitsliketobetheoddJewout.
(Beat)Andwhatelsedoyoudohereinsummer,besidesthisELIOsmiles,saysnothing.
Theybothlaugh.
OLIVER(CONT'D)WhatdoyoudoELIOTranscribemusic.
Readbooks.
Swimattheriver.
Gooutatnight.
6.
OLIVERtakesthisin,hiseyeshiddenbydarksunglassesashegathersuphisthings,cuttingtheirconversationoff.
Theysilentlyreclaimtheirbikes.
OLIVERseemstobemilesaway,butasELIOisgettingonhisbike,helosesbalanceforamomentandOLIVERputshisarmaroundElio'sshoulder,steadyinghim.
Hethenspeedsoff,saying"Later",leavingELIOonhisown.
INT.
PROFESSORPERLMAN'SSTUDY-PERLMANVILLA-DAY1212PERLMANisattemptingtodeviseanewfilingsystemforhiscorrespondence;therearepacksofletterslyingaboutandopenboxeswithmoreletters.
OLIVERishelpinghimandELIOiswiththem.
ANNELLAenterscarryingalittletraywithapitcherofmoreapricotjuicewhichshepoursoutintoglasses.
Everyonehassome;OLIVERdownshisinagulp.
Hesmackshislips,says"Ah!
".
Annellalooksathimamused.
Eliolooksathisfather,alreadyknowingwhathe'llsay.
PERLMANThewordapricotcomesfromtheArabic-it'slikethewords"algebra","alchemy",and"alcohol".
ItderivesfromanArabicnouncombinedwiththeArabicarticle'al-'beforeit.
TheoriginofourItalian'albicocca'was'al-barquq'.
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Hepausestodrawbreath,thencontinues,warmingtohissubject.
PERLMAN(CONT'D)It'samazingthattodayinIsraelandmanyArabcountriesthefruitisreferredtobyatotallydifferentname:'mishmish'.
ThroughallthisOLIVERhasbeenlisteningcarefully.
OLIVERIbegtodiffer.
PERLMANAh7.
OLIVERThewordisnotactuallyanArabicword.
PERLMANHowsoELIOandANNELLAlistencarefully.
Theyhaveseenallthishappeninginthepast.
OLIVERIt'salongstory,sobearwithme,Pro.
ManyLatinwordsarederivedfromtheGreek.
Inthecaseof'apricot',however,it'stheotherwayaround.
(hethrowsaquick,amusedlookatELIO)HeretheGreektakesoverfromLatin.
TheLatinwordwaspraecoquum,frompre-coquere,pre-cook,toripenearly,asinprecocious,meaningpremature.
TheByzantines-togoon-borrowedpraecox,anditbecameprekokkiaorberikokki,whichisfinallyhowtheArabsmusthaveinheriteditasal-barquq.
Thereisamomentofsilence.
ElioandAnnellalookatPerlman.
OLIVER(CONT'D)CourtesyPhilology101.
PERLMAN(bemused)Passeswithflyingcolors.
ANNELLA,unabletoresist,startslaughing.
ELIO(toOliverabouthisfather)Hedoesthiseveryyear.
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Oliversmiles,shakinghishead.
DISSOLVE.
EXT.
STREETS/CARDCAFE-TOWNSTREET-DAY1313OLIVERandELIOwalkdownastreet;OLIVERstepsintoasmallbar.
8.
Somemeninsidearesittingattwoorthreetableswithplayingcards.
Waitersbringcoffeeandotherdrinkstothecustomers,theplaceislively.
SomeofthemenlookupandnodatOLIVER.
Theyknowhim.
AgameisstartingatoneofthetablesandOLIVERisaskedtojoin.
Hesitsdowntoplay.
ELIOHowdidyouknowaboutthisplaceOliverwinks.
ELIOpullsupachairandsits,spectating.
Thecardsaredealt.
OLIVER,acceptedatonce,treatshisfellowPLAYERSasequals.
Despitebeinga'rich'American'intellectual',aguestatthevillaofoneofthearea'srichestmen,hehasthe'commontouch'.
EXT.
MAINENTRANCELAWN-PERLMANVILLA-AFTERNOON1414AfewofELIO'SFRIENDSplayavolleyballgameinamakeshiftcourtsetuponthelawnbythemainentranceofthevilla.
OLIVERisplayingwithCHIARA,MARZIA'sslightlyoldersister,andanotherBOY.
Thethreemakeuponesideofthegame,whiletheopposingteamismadeupofTHREEOTHERSwehaven'tmet.
ELIOsitsonthesidewithMARZIAandanotherfriendMARIA.
AlleyesareonOLIVER,theglamorousAmericanwhohasunexpectedlydroppedintotheirmidst.
MARZIAandherfriendaskquestionsabouthim.
MARZIA(inItalian)Sicuramenteèmegliodiquellodell'annoscorso,tiricordi(He'scertainlyabigimprovementfromlastyear,doyouremember)ELIOandMARZIAlaugh.
MARIA(inItalian)Moltomeglio.
Guardachefico!
(Muchbetter!
Lookhowcoolheis!
)ELIO,boredandputoff,getsupandgoestoanearbytableunderthelimetrees,onitissomefreshfruitandabottleofcoldwater.
9.
Hetakesthebottleandgoestohisfriends,offeringit.
OLIVERstealsthebottleanddrinks,thenhandsitbacktoELIOwithoutthankinghim.
OLIVERthenputshisfreearmaroundELIO,gentlysqueezinghisthumbandforefingersintoElio'sshoulderinafriendlyhug-massage.
ELIO,takenbysurprise,isspellboundforaninstant,yieldingtoOliver'shand,evenleaningintoit--thenhewrencheshimselfawayfromOliver'sgrab.
Takenaback,OLIVERapologizes,askingELIOifhe'dpressedanerveorsomething:"Ididn'tmeantohurtyou".
HonestlynotwantingtodiscourageOLIVER,ELIOblurtsout"I'mnothurt".
ELIOhasthefaceofsomeonetrying,butfailing,tosmotheragrimaceofpain.
OLIVERgoesalongwiththischarade.
OLIVER(backtomassagingElio'sshoulder)Here,letmemakeitbetter.
Relax.
ELIOButIamrelaxing.
OLIVERYou'restiffasaboard.
You'remadeofknots.
(toMarzia)Comehere,feelthis.
.
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MARZIAputsherhandsonElio'sback.
OLIVERpressesherflattenedpalmhardagainstit.
OLIVER(CONT'D)Here.
FeelitHeshouldrelaxmore.
MARZIAYoushouldrelaxmore.
ELIOtriestorelaxuntiltheothersloseinterestandresumethegame.
Elio'sviewoftheplayersandoftheballintheairovertheirheadsisoftenobscuredbytheOLIVER'smuscularback,movingincloserfromtheside.
Sometimestheycollide,trip,fallintoaheap.
ThegirlsshoutrudelyinItalian.
Eliogoesbacktothetableunderthelimetreesandsitsintheshade,farfromtheothers.
HeisinadvertentlyrubbingthespotthatOliverhadmassagedatthebaseofhisneckwithhisfreehand.
MAFALDAandANNELLAaresettingupthetablefordinner.
10.
ANNELLA(inItalian)C'èZiaMarcellaeannessipercena.
Oliversifermaconnoioescestasera(AuntMarcellaiscomingtodinnerwithhertribe.
IsOliverinorouttonight)ELIO(shrugging,inFrench)Jenesaispas.
(Whoknows)MAFALDAChemuvistar!
(Whatamoviestar!
)INT.
ELIO'SANDOLIVER'SBATHROOM-EVENING1515UpstairsELIOisshavinghisownupperlip.
Helooksathimself,almostdisgusted.
EXT.
TABLEUNDERTHELIMETREES-PERLMANVILLA-EVENING1616Guestsaregatheringatthetable.
PERLMANmakesafunnyface,entertainingtheyoungerkidsatthetable.
Churchbellsringinthedistance.
PERLMAN(inItalian,)Ah,frizzante!
(Sparklingwine!
)TheabsenceofOliveriscommentedupon.
ANNELLAasksELIO,whojustshowedup,whetherOliverwillbejoiningthem.
ANNELLA(inItalian)Sonoleottopassate!
Noicimettiamoatavola.
(It'seighto'clock!
We'llsitdown)ELIO(inItalian)Nonvisembraineducatocomedice"Later.
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"arroganteMisembrachefacciamodituttoperfarlostareasuoagiodanoi.
(Don'tyouthinkit'srudewhenhesays"Later.
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.
"Arrogant(MORE)11.
Afterall,it'sjusttoshowhimagoodtimehere.
)PERLMANIdon'tthinkhe'sarrogant.
IthinkOliverisshy.
ThecamerastaysonELIOasheconsidersthepossibility.
ELIOYouwatch,thisishowhe'llsaygoodbyetouswhenthetimecomes.
Withhisgruff,slapdash,Later!
ANNELLAMeanwhile,we'llhavetoputupwithhimforsixlongweeks.
Won'twePERLMANI'mtellingyou,he'sjustshy.
You'llgrowtolikehim.
ELIOYeah,butwhatifIgrowtohatehimANNELLA(toElio)Miopiccino!
(Mylittleone!
)(toMafalda)PuòtogliereipiattidiMr.
Oliver(YoucanremoveMr.
Oliver'splacesettingaway)Thisisperformedinstantlyandwithoutahintofregret.
ELIOwatchesOliver'ssilverware,hisplacemat,glass,napkin,disappearasifhehadneverexisted.
HegrowsthoughtfulatthesuddenviolenceofMafalda'saction-mayeveninvoluntarilyputhisownhandouttostopher.
INT.
LIVINGROOM-PERLMANVILLA-NIGHT1717AlltheguestsareinthelivingroomwatchingafrivolousItalianTVshowwithsongsandgames.
Ladiestalk.
PERLMANispouringdrinksinthesmallbar.
ELIOisbored.
PERLMANElio,playsomething.
ELIONonmiva.
(Idon'tfeellikeit)ELIO(CONT'D)12.
PERLMANPerchènontiva(Whydon'tyoufeellikeit)ELIO(sharply)Perchénonmiva!
ANNELLA(InFrench)PourquoitunevaspasàMoscazzanoaveclesautres(WhynottoMoscazzanowiththeothers)ELIO(InFrench)J'enaipasenvie.
(Idon'twantto.
)ANNELLAGoseeyourfriends.
Goout.
Dosomething.
Nerestepaslàcommeunearaignéesurlemur,monchéri!
(Don'tjustbeaspideronthewall,darling!
)You'respoilingeveryone'sfun.
Aburstoflaughterfromthekids.
Perlmanreturnsfromthebarholdingglasses.
ELIOgivesin,andgoesovertothepiano.
Hestartsplayingalivelypiece.
INT.
ELIO'SBEDROOM-PERLMANVILLA-NIGHT1818ELIOisonhisbed,stilldressed.
Hecannotsleep.
Hehearsanoiseoutsideandquicklystripsoffhisclothes,puttingonhispajamabottoms.
Butnoonecomes,therearenosoundsonthestairsoractivityintheadjoiningbathroom.
EXT.
GARDEN-PERLMANVILLA-DAY1919Infrontofthekitchenisafruitorchardwithavarietyoffruittrees.
Oneofthetreesisshaking.
InthedappledlightunderthetreeweseeANCHISEreachingupintothelimbstopicktheripestpeaches.
EXT.
PERLMANVILLA-AFTERNOON2020Thehouseisquietanddeserted,atypicallazysummerafternoon.
13.
OLIVERarrivesonhisbikefromtown,wearingthebluebathingsuitandthebluebillowyshirthehadwhenhefirstarrived.
INT.
ELIO'SBEDROOM-PERLMANVILLA-AFTERNOON2121ELIOisonhisbedwearingonlyboxershorts.
Hisrighthandisdowninsidehisshorts.
Hestartstouchinghimself.
Allofasuddenfootstepsoutsidehisdoor.
OLIVER,shirtless,enterstheroomfromthebathroom.
ELIOquicklypullshishandfromhisboxersshortswithajerkingmovementasifcaughtinanembarrassingposition.
OLIVERWhyaren'tyouwiththeothersattheriverELIOisspeechless,outofbreath,says:ELIOI'm.
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I'm.
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.
Ihave.
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anallergy.
OLIVERMetoo.
Wemighthavethesameone.
ELIOshrugs.
Abeat.
OLIVER(CONT'D)WanttogoforaswimJustthetwoofusELIO(stilloutofbreath)Later,maybe.
OLIVER(extendinghishand)Let'sgonow.
ELIOgrabshishandandturnsonhissidefacingthewall,awayfromOLIVER,topreventhimfromseeinghiserection-butinhismovementisalsoaslighttuggingwhichcouldhavepulledOLIVERdownonthebed.
ELIOMustweOLIVERstraightensup,pausesagaintolookdown,andstillgraspingElio'shand,succeedsinpullinghimupright.
14.
OLIVERI'mgoingtochange.
WhataboutyouHeleavesElio'sroom.
ELIOputshishand-theoneOliverhadbeenholding-downinsidehisboxers,findsitdamp,pullsitout,thenhitshisforeheadwithhisfistsaying:"Stupid!
Stupid!
"Hestripsofftheunderwearand,nakedanddefiant,goesoutintothebathroomwhilegrabbingapairofswimtrunks.
INT.
ELIO'SANDOLIVER'SBATHROOM-PERLMANVILLA-AFTERNOON2222ELIO,whilewearinghisswimsuit,getsaglimpseofOLIVERnakedinhisroom.
OLIVER(callingoutashegetsintohisbathingsuit)Seeyoudownstairs!
STILLLIVES2323StilllivesofOliver'sswimtrunksofdifferentcolorsdryingonthebedroomwindowsilldenotingthepassageoftime.
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ABBEVERATOIO-PERLMANVILLA-AFTERNOON2424Atthebottomofalargestonestaircasethatleadsfromthepatiooutsidethevillatotheloweroutdoorterrace,inthemiddleofafield,sitsanoldstonedrinkingtroughforlivestock,oranabbeveratoio,nowusedasasortofswimmingpooltofreshenuponhotsummerdays.
ELIOandOLIVERtogetherinthenarrowandlongstonepool.
Oliverswims,Eliowritesmusicwithhisheadphoneson.
Somethingisdefinitelygoingonhere,there'sintimacy.
ANNELLAisclose,withabasketoffreshlypickedfruit.
OLIVERElio!
WhatareyoudoingELIOReadingmymusic.
OLIVERNoyou'renot.
15.
ELIOThinking,then.
OLIVERAboutELIOPrivate.
ANNELLA,amused,listenstotheconversation.
ANNELLAElio!
OLIVERSoyouwon'ttellmeELIOSoIwon'ttellyou.
OLIVER(explainingtoAnnella)Sohewon'ttellme.
InthatcaseI'mgoingwithyourmom.
OLIVERgetsoutfromthepoolandreachesANNELLAintheorchard,stretchingintothebranchesfortheripefruitasELIOwatches.
ELIOgoesovertothemandofferstoholdthebasket,whichisfillingwithapricots.
EXT.
SOUTHTERRAZZA-PERLMANVILLA-DAY2525Thesameday.
ELIOissittingatatableintheshadeofthehouse,practicinghisguitar.
OLIVERislyingonatowelspreadonthegrassnearby,readingabook,whichweseeisHeraclithus.
Hewearsagreenbathingsuitandhisstrawhat.
Hisbelongingsarespreadoutaroundhim:sunlotion,anotepadandpen,espadrilles.
OnthenearbypatiothePERLMANSandsomeFRIENDSaresittingaroundatableplayingacardgame.
TherearealwayspeoplecomingandgoingatthePerlmans'-friends,relatives,acquaintancesofElio,likeMarzia.
Wedon'talwayslearnwhotheyare,buttheygiveasenseofever-movinginhabitantsoftheplace.
OliverlowershisbookandstaresatELIO,whoisfocusedonthefingerboard.
16.
ELIOraiseshisfacetoseeifOLIVERlikeswhatheisplaying,butOLIVERlooksbackwithoutexpression,almostcoldly.
Unsettled,ELIObreaksoffforamoment.
OLIVER,awarethathehascausedELIOtointerrupthisflow:OLIVERJustplayitagain.
ELIOIthoughtyoudidn'tlikeit.
Hatedit.
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.
OLIVERHateditJustplayit,willyouELIOThesameoneOLIVERThesameone.
ELIOgetsupandenterthehousethroughthebigdoor.
ELIOFollowme.
INT.
LIVINGROOM-PERLMANVILLA-DAY2626ELIOplaysthepieceonthepiano.
OLIVERleansonthedoorlookingin.
Themusicsoundsverydifferentfromwhenheplayeditonhisguitar.
OLIVERYouchangedit.
WhatdidyoudotoitIsitBachELIOIjustplayeditthewayLisztwouldhaveplayeditifhe'djimmiedaroundwithit.
OLIVERJustplayitagain,please!
ELIObeginsplayingthepieceagain.
OLIVERlistens,thenspeaks:OLIVER(CONT'D)Ican'tbelieveyouchangeditagain.
17.
ELIONotbymuch.
That'showBusoniwould'veplayeditifhe'dalteredLiszt'sversion.
OLIVERCan'tyoujustplaytheBachthewayBachwroteitELIOBachneverwroteitforguitar.
Infact,we'renotevensureit'sBachatall.
OLIVERForgetIasked.
ELIOOkay,okay.
Noneedtogetsoworkedup.
ELIObeginstoplaytheBachinitsoriginalform.
OLIVER,whohadturnedaway,comesbacktothedoor.
ELIOsays,softly,overhisplaying:ELIO(CONT'D)It'syoungBach,hededicatedittohisbrother.
INT.
ELIO'SBEDROOM-PERLMANVILLA-LATER2727ELIOiswritinghisdiary,thewindismovingthecurtains.
Hethenputstheopendiaryonthebedandgoesintothesharedbathroomtopee,shuttingthedoorbehindhim.
Thecameramovescloseontothediaryandweread:".
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IwastooharshwhenItoldhimIthoughthehatedBach.
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"Thewindblowsthepagesofthelittlebook,thendiesdownsothatwecangoonreading:"WhatIwantedtosaywasthatIthoughthehatedme.
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LIMETREES-PERLMANVILLA-AFTERNOON2828Anotherday.
ELIOissittingathisusualtableunderthelimetrees,transcribingmusic.
Inthebackground,PERLMANandOLIVERarediscussingOliver'smanuscriptonHeraclithus.
Wecanhardlyheartheirconversation.
OLIVERGoon,I'mokaywithcriticism.
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PERLMANYouareGood.
Ithinkthisneedsfirmingup.
Yourinsightsarepersuasive,but.
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ANCHISEapproachesElio,carryingalargefishwrappedupinat-shirt,whichheuncoversforElio.
ELIOSeistatoalfiume(You'vebeenattheriver)ANCHISE(smiling)Si.
Anchisetakesthefishtowardsthekitchen.
Meanwhiletheconversationcontinues.
OLIVER(nodding)I'mokaywithfirmingup-I'mokaywithparadox.
Backtothedrawingboard.
ANCHISE(initalian)Mafalda,guardacosahoportato!
(Mafalda,lookwhatI'vegot!
)EXT.
SOUTHTERRAZZA/ABBEVERATOIO-PERLMANVILLA-DAY2929Later.
ELIOsitsnearbythepoolwithhisheadbackonthecushionofhischair,hiseyesclosed.
OLIVER,faraway,issittingontheedgeofthetrough,hisfeetinthewater,readingthepagesfromthemanuscriptheshowedPerlman.
HelookstowardsElio.
OLIVER(loud)AreyousleepingHewavesasheetofhismanuscriptathim.
ELIO(tohimself)Iwas.
Olivergestureshimtocomecloser.
Eliodoes,slowly.
HenoticesOliveriswearingaredbathingsuit.
19.
OLIVERJustlistentothisdrivel:"FortheearlyGreeks,Heideggercontends,thisunderlyinghidden-nessisconstitutiveofthewaybeingsare,notonlyinrelationtothemselvesbutalsotootherentitiesgenerally.
Inotherwords,theydonotconstruehidden-nessmerelyorprimarilyintermsofentities'relationtohumanbeings.
"OliverlooksatElio.
OLIVER(CONT'D)DoesthismakeanysensetoyouNottome.
Nortoyourdad.
ELIOispleasedthatOliverhasaskedhisopiniononthemanuscript.
ELIOMaybeitdidwhenyouwroteit.
OLIVER,asifpretendingtoweighElio'swordscarefully.
OLIVERThat'sthekindestthinganyone'ssaidtomeinmonths.
Hespeakseversoearnestly,asifhitbyasuddenrevelation,inalowtone.
ThismakesELIOfeelillatease.
Helooksaway.
ELIOKindOLIVERYes,kind.
Silencereturns.
ELIOlooksatOLIVER,inhisredbathingsuit,lyingontheedgeofthetrough.
AndOLIVERletshimselffallinthewater,toELIO'ssurprise.
EXT.
RESTAURANTWITHDANCEFLOOR-NIGHT3030Arestaurantbarwithanopenairdancingfloor.
Everyonedancesaslowballadfromthe"Flashdance"soundtrack.
CHIARAandOLIVERarekissing.
ELIOgoestotheirtablewithMARZIAandoneortwooftheothers.
HewatchesCHIARAandOLIVER.
20.
Shemovesherthighsinbetweenhis.
Theirmovesarenotthemovesofpeoplewhostopatheavypetting.
MALEFRIEND#ONEMacistaprovando(Ishehittingonher)MALEFRIEND#TWOHagiàcuccato(Aretheydoingit,then)ELIOCheneso.
(Idon'tcare.
)MALEFRIEND#ONEQuantovorreiessereneisuoipanni.
(I'dlovetobeinhisshoes.
)FEMALEFRIEND#ONE(toMarzia)Chinonvorrebbeessereneipannidilei,piuttosto.
.
(Whowouldn'twanttobeinhershoes,Isay.
.
)ELIOwatchesthemdancing,thinkshe'dgiveanythingtobeinhershoes.
MARZIAstudiesthelookonhisface.
Hepretendstolikewatchingthemdancetogether.
MARZIA(toEVERYONE)Lovuoleatuttiicosti,eh.
(She'sreallyafterhim,that'sclear.
)Themusicchanges,"LoveMyWay"bythePsychedelicFurshitsthedancefloor.
AtthesoundofthissongOLIVERchangeshiswayofdancingtoamoreself-obsessedstyle.
Aperfectnew-wavestyle.
TheyallwatchOLIVER'ssoloactwithsurpriseandamusement.
ELIOlooksathim,mesmerized,untilMARZIApullshimbackonthedancefloor.
Thereisastrangeenergyandexchangeofglancesbetweenthem.
Eliochoosesnottobeembarrassedandletsloosewithasharplittlesoloofhisown.
CloseonMarziaamused.
EXT.
LAKE-NIGHT3131ELIOandMARZIAareatasmalllake.
Oneoftheirsummerplaces.
Theystriptheirclothesoff.
21.
MARZIA(infrench)Tun'espasavecmoiparcequetuesfchécontreChiara(You'renotwithmebecauseyou'reangrywithChiara)ELIO(infrench)PourquoijeseraisfchécontreChiara(WhyshouldIbeangrywithChiara)MARZIA(infrench)Acausedelui.
(Becauseofhim.
)ELIOshakeshishead,feigningapuzzledlookmeanttoshowthathecan'tbegintoguesswhereshe'dgottensuchanotion.
MARZIA(CONT'D)(towellingherselfdrywithhersweater)Retourne-toi.
Nemeregardepas.
(Turnaround.
Don'tstareatme.
)ELIO(infrench)Retrouvons-nousicidemainsoir.
Jeserailàavanttoi.
(Let'smeettomorrownight.
I'llbeherebeforeyou.
)Theyrunintothelakeandswiminthemoonlight.
EXT.
GARDENINFRONTOFTHEKITCHEN-PERLMANVILLA-DAY3232Thenextmorning.
OLIVERshowsoffhisnewlyacquiredtalentwithasoft-boiledegg,neatlyshearingofftheshell.
Helooksabithung-over,withcirclesunderhiseyes.
ELIO(insomethingofananticmoodwehaven'tseenbefore,self-mocking)Wealmostdidit.
Marziaandme.
22.
PERLMAN(frombehindhispaper,andraisinghiseyebrows)Andwhydidn'tyouELIODunno.
OLIVER(half-comforting,half-mocking)Bettertohavetriedandfailed.
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.
ELIOAllIhadtodowasfindthecouragetoreachoutandtouch,shewouldhavesaidyes.
OLIVER(seeminglyoff-hand)Tryagainlater.
ANNELLAcomesinandwhilesheisseatingherself,asks:ANNELLATrylater,whatPROFESSORPERLMANandOLIVERlaugh,thentheProfessorchangesthesubject.
PERLMAN(toOLIVER)IjustheardfromthepeopleinSirmione,theysaythey'vecomeupwithsomething.
I'mgoingtheretoday,wouldyouliketogowithmeOLIVERI'dlikethatverymuch.
ELIOCan'tIcometooPERLMANOnconditionthatyouremainsilent.
OLIVER(teasing)Silentasintoomanyopinionsonthings,orsilentasinSecurity:nottellinganybodywhatfabulousthingshavebeendugup23.
PERLMANNothingisbeingdugup.
It'swhathasbeenbroughtup-outofthewater.
OLIVERlooksawed.
EXT.
MAINENTRANCE-PERLMANVILLA-DAY3333Later.
ANCHISEiswipingthewindshieldofthePerlmans'car.
ELIOcomesoutjustasCHIARAarrivesonherbike.
SheaskshimwhereOliveris.
ELIO(inFrench)OnvaaulacdeGardeavecmonpère.
IlveutmontreràOliverl'endroitoùilsdraguent.
(We'regoingtoLakeGardawithdad.
HewantstoshowOliverwherethey'redredging.
)CHIARAisdisappointed.
CHIARA(inFrench)Dis-luiquejesuispassée.
(TellhimIcameby.
)ELIO(inFrench)Ilestàl'intérieur,ilaidemonpère.
Tuétaisincroyablesurlapiste,hiersoir.
(He'sinsidehelpingdad.
Youweregreatonthedancefloorlastnight.
)CHIARA(inFrench)Ildansetrèsbien.
(Hedancesgreat.
)ELIO(inFrench)Etilestbeauaussi,non(Andhe'sgreatlooking,isn'the)CHIARA(inFrench)Tuveuxjouerlesentremetteurs(Whatareyoutryingtodo,fixusup)24.
Sheleaveshimandgoesintothehouse.
ELIOgetsinthebackseatofthecarandwaits.
ThenOLIVERandCHIARAcomeout.
Theyspeakforamoment,standingclose.
Shekisseshimonthecheek,thengetsonherbikeandtakesoff.
OLIVERgetsintothefrontseatofthecar,butELIOtellshimtositintheback.
ELIODadalwayssitsupfrontwithAnchisetonavigate.
OLIVERgetsinthebacknexttoELIO.
HewatchesCHIARAridingaway.
ELIO(CONT'D)Sheseemstolikeyoualot-She'smorebeautifulthanshewaslastyear.
OLIVERdoesn'trespond.
ELIO(CONT'D)Isawhernakedonanightswim.
Shehasagreatbody.
OLIVERturnstolookatELIO,surprised.
OLIVERAreyoutryingtomakemelikeherWhiletalkingtheirbarelegsbrieflycollide.
ELIOWhatwouldbetheharminthatOLIVERNoharm.
ExceptIliketogoatitalone,ifyoudon'tmind.
ThereisalongpauseasPROFESSORPERLMANcomesoutandspeakstoANCHISE.
PERLMAN(toAnchise)Guidoiooggi,nontipreoccupare.
NonfarequellafacciAnchise!
Prenditiilpomeriggiolibero.
(Ithinkiwilldrivemyselftoday.
Anchise,don'tbeupset!
Taketheafternoonoff)25.
OLIVERDon'tplayatbeingthegoodhost,justdon't.
PERLMANgetsinthefrontseat.
Asthereseemstobeatensesilencebehind,heturnsaroundastheenginestarts.
PERLMANWhat'sgoingon,boysOliver,comesitupfrontandbemynavigator.
OLIVERsmilesatElioasiftosay:"See"EXT.
SIRMIONE-GROTTEDICATULLO-DAY3434PERLMAN,OLIVERandELIOwalkthroughthemagnificentruinsoftheromanvillaoverlookingLakeGarda,theGrottediCatullo(Caves).
PerlmanisexplainingtoOliverthatonlypartofthearchaeologicaltreasuresofthisareahascometolight.
Adelegationofarchaeologistsiswaitingforthem.
TheseniormemberrushesuptoPERLMANandgreetshim.
Theyallgatherinthesmallbeachthatisdominatedbytheruins.
Perlmanisshowedwiththearmofastatue.
Heisveryexcited.
Hegoesinthewaterandwalksthroughtheshallowstowardsaninflatableboatthatisstandingby,readytotakethemtotheplatform.
EliolooksatOliverwithcomplicity.
Takesthestatue'sarmandoffersittoOliver,asforhand-shaking.
ELIOTregua(Truce)OliveracceptsElio'sapologyandshakesthehandofthestatue.
EXT.
FLOATINGPLATFORM-LAKEGARDA-DAY3535Asalvageoperationisinprogress.
Somesmallboatssurroundafloatingplatform.
Atthecenteroftheplatformisawinch.
Therearescubadiversandotherpeopleallaround.
PERLMAN,OLIVER,ELIOandothermenareontheboat,nownexttotheplatform.
Atthecenteroftheplatformbelowthecableofthewinchisalargeopening.
Asteelcableisloweredintothewaterandsteadiedbythesiteworkers.
PERLMANTheshipwentdownin1827onthewaytothevillaofCountLechi.
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.
(MORE)26.
Therearefourknownsetsofstatues,afterthePraxitelesoriginals.
ThisfellowshouldbeNumberThree.
TheEmperorHadrianhadapair,dugupatTivoli,butoneofthemorephilistineoftheFarnesepopesmeltedthemdownandhadthemrecastasaparticularlyvoluptuousVenusthatwastradedtoNapoleonlateron.
Thewait.
Finallythecableispulledbackup-itpullsanantiquestatueoutofthewater.
PERLMAN,edgingcloser,watchestheoperationminutely.
AbronzeBoxerslowlycomesupthroughtheopeningintheplatform,securedbythehuskydivers,andasitdoesachain-metaltrapinchesunderneathittopreventitfromfallingbackintothewaterifsomethingshouldgowrong.
Thestatue,missingitsleftarmbutotherwiseintact,isofanathlete,aboxer,naked,akindoffinger-lessgloveandwrist-strap.
Likethedamagedarmandglovedhand,thestatueisencrustedwiththelakewaterdepositsofacentury.
Itisstillpossibletoadmirethebeautyoftheathlete'sface,setwithenamelledeyesthatseemtobestaringstraightoutthroughthemurkywaterathisrescuers.
Thereisgreatexcitement.
EXT.
SIRMIONE-GROTTEDICATULLO(BEACH)-AFTERNOON3636Later,backonthebeach.
Thebronzehasbeendriedandcleaned.
PERLMANisspeakinginItalianwiththeothermenandwomenwhotookpartintheoperation,andwhoareanalyzingthefind.
OLIVERgentlycaressesthestatue.
Thesunissetting,castingitslastraysonthelong-missingathleteforthefirsttimeinmorethanahundredyears.
PERLMANWhowouldliketogoforaswimbeforeweheadbackEXT.
WATER-LAKEGARDA-SUNSET3737TheyswiminalittlecovenotfarfromtherigthatpulledupthebronzeBoxer.
Itisalmostdark,withacloudstreakedskyreflectedinthewater.
PERLMAN(CONT'D)27.
Thelightsontheriggoon,includingabigfloodlight.
Thelakeissurroundedbysnowcappedmountains.
ELIO(shouting,inthedistance)Oliver!
OLIVERElio!
EXT.
PERLMANVILLA/MAINENTRANCE-NIGHT3838ThePerlmancarreachesthevillaandallgetout.
ELIOrunsaroundthehousetogethisbikeandwheelsitoutontotheroad.
ELIOIhavetogo!
!
ThetwomensmileatElio'spassionatehaste.
PERLMANAreyougoingtooOLIVERNoProf,Ihavetowork.
PERLMANHowaboutadrinktocelebratethedayOLIVERThatwouldbegreat.
EXT.
ROAD/RIVER-NIGHT3939ELIOisridingonhisbikeonthewaytotheriver,tryingtocatchhisdatewithMarzia.
Whenhegetsthere,nooneiswaiting.
Hecallshername.
INT.
LIVINGROOM/KITCHEN/BOCCHIRALE-VILLA-DAY4040Thenextday.
ELIOisplayingthepiano,immersedinthought.
Hebreaksoff,getsup,movesfromroomtoroomdownstairs.
Thekitchenisemptyaswell.
It'sthehourofsiesta.
Oliver'sbikeismissing.
Oliver'sbookisonthebigsofainthebocchirale.
28.
ELIO(V.
O.
)"TheCosmicFragments"byHeraclitus.
Eliositsandopensthebook.
There'sahandwrittenpageinside.
OLIVER(V.
O.
)Themeaningoftheriverflowingisnotthatallthingsarechangingsothatwecannotencounterthemtwice,butthatsomethingsstaythesameonlybychanging.
Elioclosesthebook.
INT.
STAIRCASE/CORRIDOR-PERLMANVILLA-DAY4141ELIOgoesbackinsideandupthestairsveryquietlyandalongthecorridorheshareswithOliver.
HeapproachesOliver'sdoorlikeadetectivelookingforclues.
Heisabouttoopenitwhenhehearsthesoundsofsomeonecomingupthebackstairs;heopensthedoortohisownroominstead,andwalksin.
INT.
CORRIDOR/ELIO'S-OLIVER'SROOM/SHAREDBATHROOM-4242DAYMAFALDAappearsinthecorridor,holdingthelaundryofthetwoyoungmen.
ShebrusquelyopensOliver'sdoor,putsOliver'sshorts,socks,handkerchiefs,maybetheblue"billowy"shirt,onhisdresser.
Shegoesout,thenknocksonElio'sdoor.
ELIOsays"Avanti"andshegoesinwithapileofthesamesortofclothesbelongingtohim.
He'slyingonhisbed,pretendingtoreadabook.
Sheleaves;hecanhearherretreatingfootsteps.
WhensheissafelygonehestealthilygoesintoOliver'sroomthroughthebathroomtheyshare.
HelooksaroundOliver'sroom.
INT.
OLIVER'SROOM-PERLMANVILLA-DAY4343Hegoestothelittlepileoflaundryandexaminesit,seesthefoldedboxershorts(orJockey)-passeshisfingertipsoverthem,thengoestothecloset.
29.
Hangingonahookistheredbathingsuit.
Hepicksitup-it'sdry-andbringsittohisface.
Herubshisfaceinsideit,smellingit,looksinsideitasifsearchingforsomething,kisseseveryinchofit,lickstheinsideofthesupporterasiftryingtofindatasteofOliver.
ELIOquicklyslipsoutofhisownbathingsuitandpullsonOliver's.
HeundoesOliver'sbedandgetsintoit,puttingthepillowoverhisfaceandkissingitsavagely,smellingitagainandagain,searchingforOliver'sscent,thenwrapshisbarelegsaroundit.
Suddenlyhehearsthesoundofabicycleapproachinggoestolookoutthewindow.
HecanjustpartlyseeOLIVERleavinghisbikebyawallandcominginthevilla.
ElioremovesOliver'strunksandtidiesupthebed,exitingtheroom.
INT.
CORRIDOR(1STFLOOR)-PERLMANVILLA-DAY4444ELIOrunstowardsthewindowattheendofthecorridorandlooksdownfromit.
Noone.
FinallyOliverappearsgoingdownthestepsandmovingtowardsthestonetrough.
EXT.
GARDEN-PERLMANVILLA-DAY4545Thefollowingday.
Athunderstormandheavyraindashestheplantsinthegardenandpoursfromtheroofspouts.
INT.
LIVINGROOM-PERLMANVILLA-DAY4646InsidethevillathethreePERLMANSaresittingonarowonabigcouchasthelightsflicker.
ANNELLAHaveyouseenmyHeptameronPERLMANItmustbeoverthere.
.
.
ANNELLAfindsthebook.
ANNELLAThisisinGerman,butI'lltranslate:EingutaussehenderjungerRitteristwahnsinnigverliebtineinePrinzessin.
Sieauchistinihnverliebt.
".
.
.
Ahandsomeyoungknightismadlyinlovewithaprincess.
Shetooisinlovewithhim.
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.
(MORE)30.
.
.
.
obwohlessoscheint,alsseisiesichnichtvolligihrereigenenLiebebewusst.
.
.
.
thoughsheseemsnottobeentirelyawareofit.
Despitethefriendship.
.
.
Freundschaft.
.
.
thatblossomsbetweenthem,orperhapsbecauseofthatveryfriendship,theyoungknightfindshimselfsohumbledandspeechlessthatheistotallyunabletobringupthesubjectofhislove.
Onedayheaskstheprincesspoint-blank:Ichbitteeuchratetmirwasbesserist.
.
.
redenodersterben.
'Isitbettertospeakordie'.
Thelightssuddenlyallgooutinthehouse;themusicfromalong-playingrecorddiestoastop.
Thereisashoutinthekitchen,MAFALDA.
ELIO(stillthinkingabouttheKnightandtheprincess)I'dneverhavethecouragetoasksuchaquestion.
PERLMANElly-belly,youknowyoucantalktousaboutanythingTheyhavebeensittinginneardarkness.
Therainbeatsagainstthewindowpanes.
EXT.
ABBEVERATOIO-PERLMANVILLA-DAY4747Later.
ELIOissittingunderthetreeswithhisscorebookopen.
OLIVERsitsontheedgeofthestonetroughwithhisfeetinthewater,heiswearinghisstrawhat.
ELIOMymom'sbeenreadingthisGermanromance.
ShereadsomeofittomyFatherandIthedaythelightswentout.
OLIVERAbouttheknightwhodoesn'tknowwhethertospeakordieYoutoldmealready.
ANNELLA(CONT'D)31.
ELIOYes.
OLIVERWell,doesheordoesn'theELIOBettertospeak,shesaid.
Butshe'sonherguard.
Shesensesatrapsomewhere.
OLIVERSodoeshespeakELIONo,hefudges.
OLIVERThatfigures.
Listen,Ineedtopickupsomethingintown.
ELIOI'llgo,ifyouwantmeto.
Beat.
OLIVERLet'sgotogether.
ELIONowOLIVERWhy,haveyougotanythingbettertodoELIONo.
OLIVERputssomepagesofhismanuscriptintohisoldfrayedbookbag.
OLIVERSolet'sgo.
EXT.
PERLMANVILLA-DAY4848Onthewaytotheshedtocollecttheirbikes,theypassANCHISE,whohandsOLIVERhisbikewithawrysmile.
OLIVERsmilesback.
32.
ANCHISE(MixtureofItalianandEnglish)(Istraightenedthewheel.
Ittooksomedoing.
Ialsoputairinthetires)ELIOandOLIVERreachtheroad,wheretheypauseforamoment.
OLIVERpullsuphisshirtandpullsdownthetopofhisshortstoexposeabigscrapeandbruiseonhislefthip.
OLIVER(showingELIOhiswound)Ifelltheotherdayonthewaybackandscrapedmyselfprettybadly.
Anchiseinsistedonapplyingmesomesortofwitch'sbrew.
Healsofixedthebikeforme.
ELIOleansovercloselytoseeOliver'sscrape,whichissmearedwithablackunguent.
Itlookspainful.
Theycontinueontheirway.
EXT.
TOWNSQUARE-DAY4949Theyarriveontheirbikesatthelittletownsquare.
OLIVERbuysapackofcigarettes,Gauloises.
Helightsoneup,thenoffersonetoELIO.
OLIVERYouwanttotryoneELIOnodsandOLIVERcupshishandsverynearElio'sfaceandlightshiscigarette.
OLIVER(CONT'D)Notbad,rightELIO(drawingonit)Notbadatall.
Ithoughtyoudidn'tsmoke.
OLIVERIdon't.
(takinganotherdrag)TheywalktheirbikestowardsthelittleWorldWarImemorialinthecenterofthesquarewhichisdedicatedtotheyouthofthetownwhoperishedintheBattleofPiave.
Theypauseamomenttoreadtheplaque.
33.
OLIVER(CONT'D)WorldWarIIDidtheAlliesfightnearhereELIONo.
ThisisWorldWarI.
You'dhavetobeatleasteightyyearsoldtohaveknownanyofthem.
OLIVERIsthereanythingyoudon'tknowIneverheardoftheBattleofPiave.
ELIOlooksatOLIVER.
Hehesitates,thenburstsout:ELIOIknownothingOliver.
Nothing,justnothing.
OLIVER(lookingathimsteadily)Youknowmorethananyonearoundhere.
ELIOIfyouonlyknewhowlittleIknowaboutthethingsthatreallymatter.
OLIVERWhatthingsthatmatterELIOlookshimstraightintheeyeforonce,summoninguphiscourage:ELIOYouknowwhatthings.
Bynowyouofallpeopleshouldknow.
Silence.
OLIVERWhyareyoutellingmeallthisELIOBecauseIthoughtyoushouldknow.
OLIVER(herepeatsELIO'swordsslowly,playingfortimeasheconsidersthem)BecauseyouthoughtIshouldknow.
34.
ELIOBecauseIwantyoutoknow(blurtingitout)BecausethereisnooneelseIcansaythistobutyou.
Thereisamagnificentview.
Atinybusworksitswayuphill,withsomebikersstrugglingbehindit.
Tobuytime,OLIVERturnstolookatitbeforereplying:OLIVERAreyousayingwhatIthinkyou'resayingELIOYes.
OLIVERlooksatELIOforalongmoment,thengesturestowardstheshopfrontwherehetakeshismanuscripttobetypedup.
OLIVERWaitformehere.
Don'tgoaway.
ELIO(lookingatOLIVERwithaconfidingsmile)YouknowI'mnotgoinganywhere.
Twobusesstopnearbytounloadtheirpassengers-olderwomenarrivingfromadjoiningvillagestoshop.
ELIOturnstoreadthenameslistedonthemonument.
OLIVERreturns.
OLIVER(frowning)They'vemixedupmypagesandnowtheyhavetoretypethewholething.
SoIhavenothingtoworkonthisafternoon.
Whichsetsmebackawholeday.
Damn!
ELIOlooksasifithasbeenhisfaultthetypistmadeamistake.
ELIOIwishIhadn'tspoken.
OLIVERI'mgoingtopretendyouneverdid.
35.
ELIO(unfazed)Doesthismeanwe'reonspeakingterms-butnotreallyOLIVERthinksaboutthis.
OLIVERLook,wecan'ttalkaboutsuchthings,wereallycan't.
Heslingshisbagwithitspapersaroundhimandthetwoareoffdownhill.
ELIOAndiamo,americano!
EXT.
COUNTRYROAD/SPRINGS-FONTANILIGAVERINE-DAY5050NowthatELIOhaslaidhiscardsonthetable,thesceneryandthefineweatherbuoyhisspirits.
Theyridetogetherontheemptycountryroadthatatthistimeofdayisallforthem.
Thirstytheystopbyafactory.
Theyaskforwatertoanoldlady.
OliverissurprisedtoseeaMussolinipicturehangingonawall.
Theylaugh.
ELIO(speakinglikeMussolini)Popoloitaliano!
That'sItaly!
They'reagainontheirbikes.
Thecountrysideshinesinallitsgrandeur.
ELIOturnsoffintoalittlepathtowardssomespringwaterpondssurroundedbywillowtrees.
ELIOleanshisbikeagainstoneofthem,followedbyOLIVER.
ELIO(CONT'D)Thisismyspot.
Allmine.
Icomeheretoread.
Ican'tbegintotellyouthenumberofbooksI'vereadhere.
Oliverputshishandsinthewater.
OLIVERIt'sfreezingcold!
36.
ELIOThespringisinthemountains,theAlpiOrobie.
Thewatercomesstraightdownfromthere.
Oliverfreshensuphisfacewiththiswater.
ELIO(CONT'D)Icomeheretoescapetheknownworld.
OLIVERIlikethewayyousaythings.
WhyareyoualwaysputtingyourselfdownELIO(shrugging)Idon'tknow.
Soyouwon't,Isuppose.
OLIVERAreyousoscaredofwhatothersthinkOrwhatIthinkELIOshakeshishead.
OLIVERwaitsforELIOtosaysomething.
Hestaresathim.
Inthesilenceofthemoment,ELIOstaresback.
ItisthefirsttimeELIOhasdaredtostarebackatOLIVERopenly.
Beforethismomenthehasalwayscastaglance,thenlookedawayfromOliver'ssteelygaze.
Itisasif,finally,ELIOissayingtoOliver:ThisiswhoIam,thisiswhoyouare,thisiswhatIwant.
OLIVER(CONT'D)You'remakingthingsverydifficultforme.
ELIOdoesn'tbackdown.
NeitherdoesOLIVER.
OLIVERsitsdownonthegrass,thenliesdownonhisback,hisarmsunderhishead,staringatthesky.
Eliolaysdownnexttohim.
ELIOIlovethis,Oliver.
OLIVERWhatThisUs,youmeanELIOThattoo.
37.
ELIOdoesn'treply.
OLIVERmovesupclosetohim.
Veryclose.
HestaresrightinElio'sface,asthoughhelikesElio'sfaceandwantstostudyit,lingeronit.
OLIVERtouchesElio'slowerlipwithhisfinger,letsittravelleftandright,thenrightandleftagain.
OLIVERsmilesatELIOasheliesthere,andthatverysmilefillsELIOwithakindofapprehensionaboutwhatwillhappennext.
WhathappensnextisthatOLIVERbringshislipstoElio'smouthinawarmI'll-meet-you-halfway-but-no-furtherkiss,aconciliatorykiss.
ELIO'sreturnkississofamishedheloseshimselfinit.
OLIVER(afterwards)BetternowELIOdoesn'tanswer.
HekissesOLIVERagain,liftinghisface,asiftodiscovermore,knowmore.
Evenwiththeirfacestouching,theirbodiesareanglesapart.
ELIOliftsonekneeasiftofaceOLIVER.
OLIVER(CONT'D)Ithinkweshouldgo.
ELIONotyet.
OLIVERWecan'tdothis-Iknowmyself.
Sofarwe'vebehaved.
We'vebeengood.
Neitherofushasdoneanythingtofeelashamedof.
Let'skeepitthatway.
Iwanttobegood.
ELIOreachesforOLIVERinaquick,desperatemove,letshishandrestonOliver'scrotch.
OLIVERdoesn'tmove.
Withtotalcomposure,inagesturethatisbothgentleandcommanding,hebringshisownhandthere,lettingitrestonElio'sforasecond.
HetwineshisfingersintoElio's,thenliftshishand.
Amomentofsilence.
ELIO(suddenlyabashedbyhisownaction)DidIoffendyouOLIVERJustdon't.
38.
HegivesEliohishandandhelpshimstandup.
Hepullsuphisshirttoexaminethescrape.
OLIVER(CONT'D)Ishouldmakesureitdoesn'tgetinfected.
ELIOWecanstopbythepharmacistonthewayback.
EXT.
ROAD-DAY5151Theyglidedowntheslopeontheirbikes,withwindintheirhair.
EXT.
GARDENINFRONTOFTHEKITCHEN-PERLMANVILLA-DAY5252Lunch.
Amiddle-agedItalianARTHISTORIANCOUPLEhavebeeninvitedtolunch.
Theman,MARCO,ispompous,hiswife,ELENA,nolessso,droppingItalianexpressionsconstantlyintoherconversation.
ELIOandOLIVERcanhardlykeepfromlaughing.
MARCOEcosìsiamoarrivatialpentapartito,conCraxialgoverno.
.
.
(SowegottothegovernmentofBettinoCraxi).
ELENAPerchénonsiamocapacidifarepiùnientesenonparlare,parlare,parlare.
.
.
(Becausewedon'tdoanythingbuttalk,talk,talk).
MARCOLasciamiparlare.
Abbiamocinquepartitichenonfannoaltrochediscutere.
(Letmespeak.
Wehavefivepartiesthatdonothingbutfight.
)ELENAEallorafumaestaizitto,wlascialiparlare,vorreisaperecosanepensanoloro.
AnnellatuchenepensiIlpentapartito!
(Smokeandshutup!
Letthemspeak,him,her.
.
.
I'dliketoknowwhattheythinktoo.
Annella,whatdoyouthinkA5-partygovernment!
)39.
ANNELLAAmore,èilcompromessostorico!
(Darling,Ithinkit'sthehistoriccompromise.
.
.
)ELENAElodicicosìE'unatragedia!
Annella,daquandohaiereditatoquestopostoseicambiata.
.
.
(Compromisesaretragic.
Annella,you'vechangedsinceyouinheritedthisplace.
)ANNELLAMachec'entraSeimattaSeiunastronza!
(What'sthatgottodowithitYou'remad,darling.
)ELENA(toPerlman)Etunondiciniente(Saysomething.
You'reresigned).
MARCOEvogliamoparlaredellamortediBunuelUngenioassoluto!
(Whydon'twetalkaboutthedeathofBuuelHewasagenius.
)(toELIO)TuconosciBunuel(Knowhim)ELENAIlcinemanonpuòesserelarispostapertutto.
.
.
(Cinemaisn'ttheanswer.
.
.
)MARCOIlcinemaèlospecchiodellarealtà.
(Cinemaisamirrorofreality).
ELENA(toOliver)Sentiamochehadadirelui.
(Let'shearhisopinion.
Saysomething.
)ANNELLAAmoremaèamericano!
(Darling,he'sAmerican.
)ELENAAmericanononvuoldirestupido!
(Americandoesn'tmeanstupid!
)40.
AfewmetersfromthetableAnchiselaughsattheconversation.
MAFALDAserveseveryoneice-cream.
Ashebeginstoeat,ELIOnoticesredspotsappearingonthedessert.
It'scomingfromabovehishead.
Herealizesthatitisstreamingfromhisnose,thatheishavinganosebleed.
ELIO(coveringhisnosewithhisnapkin)Ghiaccio,ice,Mafalda,perfavore,presto!
Holdingthenapkintohisnosetostanchthestreamofbloodfallingintohisdessert,herisesandleaves.
ELENAMachesuccede(What'sthematter)ANNELLANontipreoccupare,succedesempre!
(It'snothing.
Ithappensallthetime.
.
.
)ELENAVistateabituandoproprioatutto!
(Yougetusedtoabsolutelyeverything).
INT.
KITCHEN-PERLMANVILLA-DAY5353ELIOisinthekitchenlookingforicetostophisnosebleeding,butthefreezerisempty.
INT.
BAR-PERLMANVILLA-DAY5454InaverytightandconfinedspacebesidethelivingroomisthePerlmanbar.
ELIOissittingonthefloor,hisheadtiltedback,andisholdinganapkinfullofice-nowamixtureofbloodandwater-onhisnose.
Besidehimisanicebucket.
OLIVERElio!
WhereareyouOLIVERisinthebocchiralelookingforhim.
Eliowavesfromthebar.
Olivergoesovertohim.
ELIOsmilesruefully.
OLIVER(CONT'D)Wasitmyfault41.
ELIOI'mamess,aren'tIOLIVERIguess.
Theancientssaiditneverhurtstobebledfromtimetotime.
ELIOSitforasecond.
ELIOshiftsalittletomakeroom.
Theplaceisverytight,hisbarefeettouchOliver'sanklesforamoment.
OLIVERtakesElio'sfeetinhishandsandbeginsmassagingthem,pullingonhistoesuntiltheycrack.
ELIOcriesoutinmingledpleasureandpain.
ELIO(CONT'D)WheredidyoulearntodothatOLIVERMybubbe.
Shediditallthetimetous.
EliolooksagainatOliver'snecklacewiththeStarofDavidonhischest.
ELIOIhaveoneofthose.
OLIVERYoudon'teverwearitELIOMymothersaysweareJewsofdiscretion.
OLIVERIguessthatfitsyourmom.
.
.
ELIOFunnywitch.
You'regoingtokillme,youknowthatOuch!
OLIVER(takingElio'sfootandkissingit)Ihopenot.
OLIVER(CONT'D)AreyougoingtobeokayELIOI'llgetoverit.
42.
OliverhelpsElioup.
INT.
BOCCHIRALE-PERLMANVILLA-DAY5555InthebocchiraleOLIVERmeetsthesistersMARZIAandCHIARA.
They'regiggling.
CHIARAHowisheWillheliveOLIVERIthinkso.
Justabitofanosebleed.
CHIARAReallyI'llbebackinaminute.
Don'tgoanywhere.
Assoonasthegirlsleave,Olivertakesoffonhisbike.
INT.
LIVINGROOM-PERLMANVILLA-DAY5656ThegirlsburstintothelivingroomwhereElioislyingonthecouch.
CHIARAsitsatthefootofit,MARZIAstandspeeringdownatELIO.
Helooksupatherabitsheepishly.
CHIARAtakesacigaretteoutofapackandlightsit.
Shetakesadragonit,thenholdsitoutclosetothesoleofElio'sbarefoot.
Hepullsitupfast.
CHIARA(inFrench)at'afaitmalPourtant,tuasdespiedsdepaysanquinesententrien.
Paysan!
(YoufeltthatYouhavepeasantfeet.
Theydon'tfeelthings.
Peasant!
)MARZIA(inFrench)Laisse-letranquille!
(Leavehimalone!
)Marziacaresseshishairsoftly.
CHIARA(inFrench)Doucement.
Tuvasencorelefairesaigner.
(Easy.
You'llmakehimbleedagain.
)43.
Sheholdsoutherpackofcigarettestohimandhetakesone.
Shelightsitforhimandhesmokesit.
CHIARAlooksathimcoolly,asiflookingatarival.
CHIARA(CONT'D)(inFrench)Alors.
.
.
Onsortoupas(So.
.
.
arewegoingsomewhere)ELIO(infrench)Peut-être.
Maissionsort,ilnefautpasquemamèremevoie,elles'inquiéterait.
(regardantautourdelui)OùestOliver(Maybe.
ButifIgooutmymothercan'tseeme.
She'llgetworried.
(lookingaround)Where'sOliver)CHIARA(infrench)Qu'est-cequej'ensais(HowwouldIknow)EXT.
RIVER-AFTERNOON5757ELIOwalksintothefreshwaterandswims.
DowntheriverisagroupofhisFRIENDSplayingonthegrass,Oliverisn'tthere.
Elioisnotunhappy.
Thereisaripplingshaftofsunlightonthewaterdirectlytowardshim.
Heswimsintoit.
WeseethatElioisnowwearinghisStarofDavidnecklace.
EXT.
KITCHEN/PATIO-PERLMANVILLA-LATER5858Elioexitsthekichtenashedrinksasmoothie,feelingrested.
Hecallstohismotherwhoissittingnearby.
ELIOIlestoùOliver(IsOliveraround)ANNELLAIln'estpassorti(Didn'thegoout)MAFALDAexitsfromthekitchen.
WhileELIOgoestositwithhismother.
44.
MAFALDASignoravuoleunfrullatopurelei(Madamedoyouwantasmoothietoo)ANNELLANograzieMafalda,ceniamotrapoco.
(No,thanksMafalda,we'regoingtodinner)ELIOIoescostasera,nonceno(I'mgoingoutthisevening,Iwon'thavedinner)MAFALDAMadovevaiaquest'oraMifaipreoccupare.
(ButwhereatthishourIworry)ELIOMadiche(aboutwhat)MAFALDASecondomenonvabene.
Signora.
.
.
(I'dadviseagainstit)ANNELLA(Smiling)Lasciamolofare.
(Let'sleavehim)MAFALDAentersthekitchen.
ANNELLA(CONT'D)Youlikehim,don'tyouOliverELIOEveryonelikesOliver.
ANNELLAHelikesyoutoo-morethanyoudo,Ithink.
ELIOIsthatyourimpressionANNELLANo,itwasOliver's.
ELIOWhendidhetellyouthat45.
ANNELLAAwhileago.
ANNELLAcaressesELIO'shair.
NoticestheStarofDavidheiswearingnow.
EXT.
SOUTHTERRAZZA-PERLMANVILLA-EVENING5959Afterdinner.
ELIOisintheterrazza,waitingforOlivertoreturn.
Hetriestoreadabookbuthecannotconcentrate.
INT.
ELIO'SBEDROOM-PERLMANVILLA-NIGHT6060*Latenight.
ELIOissittingathisdesk,wideawake.
Hehasleftthebathroomdoorintentionallyajar,hopingthatthelightfromthefoyermightstreaminjustenoughtorevealhisbody.
AsELIOhearsOLIVERstepontothelandinginthehall,hejumpsbackinhisbedpretendingtobeasleep.
OLIVERwalkspastElio'sroomwithoutstopping,withoutevenahesitation,andgoesintohisownroomandshutsthedoor.
AfewmomentslaterELIOhearsOliveropenthedoorfromhisbedroomintotheircommonbathroom.
Thenhehearsthedoorintohisownroomfromthebathroomclickshut,asifbeinglocked.
ELIOsitsupinbed.
ELIO(tohimself,underhisbreath)Traitor.
Traitor!
PERLMANVILLA-DAY6161ELIOstandsinthegardenandlooksupatOliver'swindow.
Thereisafaintglow,likethatofadesklamp.
Aredbathingsuitisdrying.
FrominsidewehearthesoundofthePerlmans'television.
INT.
LIVINGROOM-PERLMANVILLA-AFTERNOON6262ELIO,restless,uncharacteristicallyidle,sitsdownwithhisparentstowatchTV.
BeppeGrillo,astandupcomedian,ismakingfunofBettinoCraxi.
ELIOhalfwatches.
Helightsacigarette.
ANNELLA(engrossed)Notinhere!
BlueRev.
(mm/dd/yy)46.
ELIOgetsupandgoesintohisfather'sstudy,tohisdesk,atthetelephone.
HedialsMarzia'snumberandsheanswers.
MARZIA(VOICE)(inFrench,thereisaflatnessoftone)Tuesencoremalade(Areyoustillsick)ELIO(inFrench)C'étaitrien.
TuveuxsortirJepeuxpasserteprendreenvélo,onpeutaller.
.
.
(Itwasnothing.
DoyouwanttogooutIcancomeonmybikeandpickyouup.
Wecangoto.
.
.
)MARZIA(inFrench)OK,jeviens.
(Yeah.
I'llcome.
)EXT.
STREETS-CREMA-EARLYEVENING6363ElioseesabookstandandasksMarziatowaitforhim.
WestaywithMarziawhoseesEliofeverishlybrowsethroughthestand.
Hefindssomethinghelikesandbuysit.
Returnstoherandgivesherthebook.
Onimpulse,ELIOkissesMARZIAbehindtheear.
Sheseemstofreeze.
Hekissesheragainandwhispers:ELIOCat'adérangé(Diditbotheryou)MARZIA(whisperingback,inFrench)Biensrquenon.
(Ofcoursenot.
)EXT.
STREETS/PIAZZAPREMOLI-CREMA-EVENING6464Outsideinthestreet.
TheyconverseastheywalkinFrench.
MARZIAPourquoitum'asachetécelivre(Whydidyoubuymethisbook)47.
ELIOParcequej'enavaisenvie.
(BecauseIfeltlikeit.
)MARZIAOui,maispourquoitul'asachetépourmoiPourquoim'acheterunlivreàmoi(YesbutwhydidyoubuyitformeWhybuymeabook)ELIOJecomprendspastaquestion.
(Idon'tunderstandwhatyou'reasking.
)MARZIAN'importequicomprendraitpourquoiettoitunecomprendspas!
(AnidiotwouldunderstandwhyI'maskingbutyoudon't.
)ELIOJetesuistoujourspas.
(Istilldon'tfollow.
)MARZIATuesdésespérant.
(You'rehopeless.
)ELIOSitunemeledispas,jevaisimaginerdeschoses.
.
.
(Ifyoudon'ttellme,I'llimagineallsortofthings.
.
.
)MARZIASeiuncoglione.
(Tun'esqu'uncrétin)Donne-moiunecigarette.
(Givemeacigarette.
)Theyarewalkingveryslowly,wheelingtheirbikes.
Therearefrequentburstsofsoundfrombehindshutteredwindows:TVs,familyarguments,music.
MARZIA(CONT'D)TulisvraimentautantqueaJeveuxdirei:moiaussi,j'aimelire,maisjeneledisàpersonne.
(DoyoureallyreadthatmuchDon'tgetmewrong.
Iliketoread,too.
ButIdon'ttellanyone.
)48.
ELIOPourquoituneledispas(Whydon'tyoutellanyone)MARZIAJenesaispas.
.
.
Lesgensquilisentsontcachottiers.
Ilscachentcequ'ilssontvraiment.
Lesgensquicachentn'aimentpastoujourscequ'ilssont.
(Idon'tknow.
.
Peoplewhoreadarehiders.
Theyhidewhotheyare.
Peoplewhohidedon'talwayslikewhotheyare.
)TheywalkinthedirectionofPiazzaPremoli,abeautifultownsquaredominatedbyamarvellous18thcenturypalazzo.
ELIOTucachesquituesvraiment(Doyouhidewhoyouare)MARZIAParfois.
Pastoi(Sometimes.
Don'tyou)ELIOSi,srement.
Tulefaisavecmoiaussi(Isuppose.
Doyouhidefromme)MARZIANon,pasavectoi.
Ousi,peut-être,unpetitpeu.
(No,notfromyou.
Ormaybe,yes,abit.
)ELIOCommenta(Likewhat)MARZIATusaistrèsbiencequejeveuxdire.
(Youknowexactlylikewhat.
)ELIOPourquoitudisa(Whydoyousaythat)MARZIAPourquoiParcequejepensequetupeuxmefairesouffrir(MORE)49.
etquejeneveuxpassouffrir.
(WhyBecauseIthinkyoucanhurtmeandIdon'twanttobehurt.
)Shethinksforamoment.
MARZIA(CONT'D)Pasparcequetucherchesàblesser,maisparcequetuchangestoujoursd'avis,alors,onnesaitdoncjamaisàquois'entenir.
Tum'effraies.
(Notthatyoumeantohurtanyone,butbecauseyou'realwayschangingyourmind,sonooneknowswheretofindyou.
Youscareme.
)ELIOleansoverinoneoftheirpausesandkissesMARZIAlightlyonthelips.
ShestopsbythegateofPalazzoPremoli.
MARZIA(CONT'D)Tum'embrassesencore(Kissmeagain)Oncetheyareclose,heholdsherfacewithbothhandsandleansintoherastheybegintokiss,hishandgoingupunderhershirt,hersgoesinhishair.
TheyenterthePalazzocourtyardandmoveintoadimlylitcorner.
Herhipsrespondtohis,withoutinhibition.
Thereisnothingbetweentheirbodiesbuttheirclothes.
Sheslipsahandbetweenthemanddownintohistrousers.
MARZIA(CONT'D)(inasurprisedtone)Commetuesdur!
(You'resohard.
)Embrasse-moiencore.
(Kissmeagain.
)EXT.
LAKE-NIGHT6565MARZIAandELIOmakeloveonthegrass.
Hepullsoutjustintimeandejaculatesonherbelly.
Theyburstoutlaughing.
ELIOJesuisdésolé!
Jesuisdésolé!
(I'msorry!
I'msorry.
.
.
)Oh,myGod,thatfeltsogood.
.
.
MARZIA(CONT'D)50.
INT.
ELIO'SBEDROOM-PERLMANVILLA-DAWN6666Later.
Itisnowdawn.
ELIOisinhisroomsittingnakedathisdesk.
Hissmalllampison.
Hetakesupaschoolnotebookandtearsoutapage.
HebeginswritingthenotetoOliver:Pleasedon'tavoidme.
Hecrumplesthatup.
Pleasedon'tavoidme.
Itkillsme.
Hecrumplesthatuptoo,andwrites:Yoursilenceiskillingme.
Hesaystohimself,outloud,ELIOWayoverthetop.
Hewrites:Can'tstandthinkingyouhateme.
Hetearsthatuptoo,andtriesagain:I'dsoonerdiethanknowyouhateme.
Helaughs,tearsthatoneup,andwritesoncemore:Can'tstandthesilence.
Ineedtospeaktoyou.
Hereadsthis,likingit.
Heliftshisrighthandtohisface,smellshisfingertips,hispalm,thenhisotherhandlikingthattoo.
ELIOgetsup,foldsthelastnote,andslipsitunderthedoorthatseparateshisroomfromOliver's.
INT.
MAINSTAIRCASE-PERLMANVILLA-MORNING6767ELIOcomingupthestepsasOLIVERiswalkingdown.
OLIVERDidyouenjoyyourselflastnightELIOInsomma(so-so).
51.
PERLMANwalksoutofhisofficetojointheconversation.
PERLMANMustbetiredthen.
OrwereyouplayingpokertooELIOIdon'tplaypoker.
PERLMANandOLIVERexchangeglances.
PERLMAN(toOliver)SeveralhundredcolorslidesofourboxerandtheotherslikehimarrivedyesterdayfromBerlin.
Weshouldstartcatalogingthem.
ThatwillkeepusbusyuntillunchIimagine.
INT.
ELIO'SBEDROOM-PERLMANVILLA-DAY6868ELIOentershisroom.
HeseesthefoldednotehewrotetoOliverlyingonhisdeskandopensit.
Oliverhasadded:Growup.
I'llseeyouatmidnight.
ELIOfeelsweak-kneedandhastositdownonhisbed.
Hekissestheslipofpaper,thenholdsitagainsthisheart.
Thenhelooksatthetimeonhiswatch:10:30AM.
INT.
PROFESSORPERLMAN'SSTUDY-PERLMANVILLA-DAY6969*PROFESSORPERLMANprojectimagesofclassicalathletesfromaslideprojectorontoascreeninhisstudy.
Onthescreenisaclose-updetailofabronzenavelinanimpressivelymuscledstomach.
Thereareseveralofthese,andPERLMANpointsoutstylisticdifferences:PERLMAN(pointingattheimages)Beautifularen'ttheyOLIVERThey'reamazing.
Butthesearefarmore.
.
.
sensual.
BlueRev.
(mm/dd/yy)52.
PERLMANBecausethesearemoreHellenisticthanthefifth-centuryAthenian,mostlikelysculptedundertheinfluenceofthegreatestsculptorinantiquity:Praxiteles.
Theirmusclesarefilm-lookathisstomachforexample-andyetneverastraightbodyinthesestatues,theyareallcurves,sometimesimpossiblycurvedandsononchalant,hencetheiragelessambiguity.
Asiftheyaredaringyoutodesirethem.
Oliver,notunmovedbytheseimages,stealsaglanceatPerlmantoseeifperhapsElio'sfatherknowssomethingaboutwhatisgoingonbetweenOliverandhisson.
EXT.
TABLEUNDERTHELIMETREES-PERLMANVILLA-DAY7070Atthelunchtable.
Aclockstrikestwo.
Lunchisoverandeveryonefoldshisnapkinandpushesbacktheirchairs.
ANNELLAAnddon'tforgetMounierandIsaacarecomingfordinnertonight.
ELIO(toOliver)OtherwiseknownasSonnyandCher.
PERLMAN(gentlyadmonishing)Okay.
.
.
ANNELLAIwantyoutoweartheshirttheysentyoufromMiami.
ItwillmakethemhappyELIOIt'swaytobigonme.
It'slooksridiculous.
ElioturnstoOlivertobringhimintotheconversationandtotesthismood.
ELIO(CONT'D)SeeifOliverdoesn'tthinkIlooklikeascarecrowinit.
I'llmodelitforyou.
53.
ButOliverisnon-committalandwon'tbedrawnintothedecision.
ELIOcan'thelpglancingathiswristwatch,butattemptstohidethegesturefromOLIVERbyreachingoutforanuneatencookieonaplatejustasMAFALDAisremovingit.
Then,toteaseELIO:OLIVERWhat'sthetimeOliverreachesforElio'swrist,butEliopullsawayandrunsupthestairs.
INT.
KITCHEN-PERLMANVILLA-DAY7171MAFALDAiscleaningupafterlunch.
OLIVERcomesin.
OLIVER(inhishaltingItalian)Mafalda,nonsaròconvoiacenastasera.
(Iwon'tbehomefordinnerthisevening).
EXT.
ABBEVERATOIO-PERLMANVILLA-AFTERNOON7272Bytheabbeveratoio.
ELIOandMARZIAjumpintothewaterandwrestlewitheachother.
Hedartsalookathiswatch:threefifty-five.
Sheslipsherhandinsidehisbathingsuitandtakesholdofhimlikeshedidinthestreetthenightbefore.
MARZIA(INFRENCH)Montonsdanstachambre.
(Let'sgouptoyourroom.
)ELIO(INFRENCH)J'aiunemeilleureidée.
(Ihaveabetteridea.
)INT.
KITCHEN-PERLMANVILLA-AFTERNOON7373ELIOandMARZIA,intheirswimsuits,runthroughthekitchen.
Elioholdsherhand,almostdraggingher.
MAFALDACiaoMarzia!
54.
MARZIABuongiornoMafalda!
Theyhaven'tdriedup,andarewettingthefloorastheygo.
INT.
STAIRCASE/CORRIDOR(1STFLOOR)-PERLMANVILLA-7474AFTERNOONELIOandMARZIAgoupthestairsthattaketotheupperfloorofthebuilding.
MARZIA(riant)Onvaoù(laughing)(Wherearewegoing)Theyenterasmalldoorontheleftendofthecorridor.
INT.
SMALLSPIRALSTAIRCASE-PERLMANVILLA-DAY7575Asmallandnarrowspiralstaircase.
ELIOjogsupthestepswithMARZIA.
INT.
ATTIC-PERLMANVILLA-AFTERNOON7676ELIOandMARZIAentertheattic,itisfilledwitholdfurniture,books,andotherunusedstuff.
Eliomovesamattressthatwasleaningonthewallandlaysitontheground.
Theypullofftheirbathingsuitsandlieonthemattress,ELIOontop.
Hetakesoffhiswatch,placesitonabed-sidetable,wherehecanseeit.
Itis4:29.
Thewindowsareopen,buttheshuttersarehalfclosed.
Thesubduedafternoonlightdrawsslattedpatternsonthebed,onthewall,onMARZIAandELIOmakinglove.
EXT.
PERLMANVILLA-LATEAFTERNOON7777ELIOcomesdownstairswithMarziaastheeveningguestspullupintheircar:aGAYCOUPLEonetallandthin,theothershortandrotund.
Bothareprofessorsonholiday,andbotharewearingcomplimentaryseersuckersuits.
EachcarriesabouquetofwhiteflowerswhichtheypresenttoANNELLA.
55.
ELIOintroducesthemtoMARZIA.
TheyspeakterribleItalian,onestartingasentenceloadedwithcompliments,theotherhavingtofinishit.
ELIOleadsthemintothehouseasMARZIAbikesoff.
INT.
ELIO'SBEDROOM-PERLMANVILLA-EVENING7878ELIOfindshisfatherinhisroomgoingthroughallhisson'sshirtshangingintheclosetinordertopickouttheunwantedpresent.
HehandsittoELIO,whogroans.
ELIOIcan'tputitonnow!
They'vealreadymetme.
Itwilllooklikeaput-upjob.
PERLMAN(inaveryamusedtone)Nomisbehavingtonight.
WhenItellyoutoplay,thenplay!
You'retoooldnottoacceptpeopleastheyare.
What'swrongwiththemIdon'tthinkit'sveryattractiveofyoutocallthem'SonnyandCher'behindtheirbacks.
.
.
ELIOMomcalledthemthat.
PERLMAN.
.
.
andthenacceptgiftsfromthem.
Isitbecausethey'regayorbecausethey'reridiculousIsthatitIhopenot.
Andifyouknowasmuchabouteconomicswhenyou'reMounir'sageyou'llbeaverywisemanindeedandacredittome.
Nowgetintothis.
Theshirtisn'tsobad:alooseHawaiianonewithbigwhiteflowersonablackbackground.
ELIOchangesintoit.
EXT.
TABLEUNDERTHELIMETREES-PERLMANVILLA-EVENING7979ELIOboundsontothescene,wherePERLMANisservingMOUNIRandISAACchampagne,makingsomethingofanentrance.
Theyriseandsalutehimwiththeirglasses,exclaimingandexchangingdelightedglancesastheirhost'sbeautifulsondescendsintheirmidstwearingtheshirttheyhadgivenhim.
56.
PERLMANandANNELLAlookatELIOforamoment,asifseeinghimanew,thenpouroutaglassofchampagneforhim.
OnthetableinfrontofthemareanumberofbigblackandwhitephotographsofthebronzeBoxerbeingpulledupoutofthewater.
INT.
LIVINGROOM-PERLMANVILLA-LATER8080ELIOisplayingthepiano.
Forhisfinalselection,hehaschosenapiecebyPoulenc.
Theotherslistenalmostreverently.
Hiswristwatchisonthepiano.
Asheisconcluding,OLIVERcomesinfromoutsideandmakeshiswaytowardsthestairs.
OnlyElioseeshimenterandOlivermakes"Idon'twanttodisturbyou"motionswithhishandsbeforedisappearing.
ELIOisunperturbed.
ThesuddenappearanceofOLIVERmayinjectadashoffiretothefinal-ifwee-bithurried-notes.
ELIOstandsupashisaudienceapplaudsandmakesalittlebow.
ELIO(noddinginappreciation)I'mafraidIhavetogotobednow.
Heshakeshandswiththeguests,thanksthemanewforhisshirt,kisseshismother,andrunsupthestairs.
Thebigclockshowsalmosteleven.
INT.
ELIO'SANDOLIVER'SBATHROOM-PERLMANVILLA-NIGHT8181InthebathroomELIOpees.
Hesayssoftly,lookingdownathispenis,"DoIknowyou"Heflushesthetoiletandturnsoffthetap.
INT.
ELIO'SBEDROOM-PERLMANVILLA-NIGHT8282WhenELIOemergesfromthebathroomhehearsvoicescomingupfrombelowastheguestsareleaving.
Hereachesthewindowandlooksdownat"SonnyandCher"whostandbythecarsayingtheirgood-byesandlaughingaffectionately.
Thetwomengetintotheircar,thePERLMANSwavingasitdrivesaway.
RightinthatmomentELIOraiseshisgazeandseesOLIVERonthebalconyabovethemainentrance.
57.
INT.
CORRIDOR/EXT.
BALCONY-PERLMANVILLA-NIGHT8383ELIOwalksontothebalconywhereOLIVERissmoking.
OLIVERI'mgladyoucame.
Ithoughtyouhadchangedyourmind.
ELIOChangemymindOfcourseIwascoming.
ELIOstepsclosetotheledge.
ELIO(CONT'D)SoyoudosmokeOLIVERSometimes.
ELIO(notknowingwhatelsetosay)I'mnervous.
OLIVERMetoo.
INT.
OLIVER'SBEDROOM-PERLMANVILLA-NIGHT8484OLIVERsitsonthebed,hislegscrossed,lookingsmaller,younger.
ELIOstandsawkwardlyatthefootofthebed,notknowingwhattodowithhishands.
Hekeepsputtingtheminhispockets,thentakingthemoutagain.
OLIVER(placingthefullashtrayontothefloor)Come,sit.
Hesitating,ELIOcrawlsontothebedandsitsfacinghim,cross-leggedlikeOliver,makingsuretheirkneesdon'ttouch.
Needingsuddenlytoshedhisshynessandinhibitions,ELIOdecideshehastoleanagainstsomethingandslidesuptothetopofthebed,restinghisbackagainsttheheadboardbesideOLIVER.
ELIOlooksdownatthebedandatthetwoofthemsidebysideonit,amomenthehasdreamedof.
Nowhereweare,hethinks,hardlyabletobelieveit.
Asiftohighlightthatmoment,OLIVERstretcheshislegsout,hisbarefeetnexttoELIO'sown.
58.
OLIVER(CONT'D)YouokayELIOMeokay.
Withhistoes,ELIOreachesovertoOliver'stoesandtouchesthem.
HeslipshisbigtoeinbetweenOliver'sbigtoeandhissecondtoeinakindofdesperatelyplayfulmood.
OLIVERWhatareyoudoingELIONothing.
OLIVERreciprocatesthemovement,seekingoutElio'sotherfoot.
ELIOmovesclosertoOLIVER,thenhugshim.
Akindofchild'shug,whichOLIVERrespondstoonlybysaying,half-humorously:OLIVERThat'sastart.
ELIOshrugs,notwantingtospeak.
OLIVER(CONT'D)DoesthismakeyouhappyYouaren'tgoingtohaveanosebleedareyouItdoes,andELIOnodsyes,thenno.
Finally,OLIVERbringshisarmaroundELIO.
Hedoesn'tstrokehim,doesn'tholdhimtight.
ELIOloosenshisownholdforamoment,givinghimtimeenoughtobringbothhishands,seekingskin,underOliver'slooseshirtandresumehisembrace.
OLIVER(CONT'D)YousureyouwantthisELIOnodsagain,Yes.
OLIVERliftsElio'sfacewithbothhandsandstaresathimthewayhedidonthecliff,evenmoreintensely.
OLIVER(CONT'D)CanIkissyouELIOYes,please.
Thenhesuddenlypullsback,asifhemightlaugh,andrunshisfingersthroughElio'shair,messingitup.
59.
ELIObringshismouthtoOliver'sinafiercelyeagerkiss.
Somethingseemstoclearawaybetweenthem,andbothabandonthemselvestothekiss.
ELIOhungrilykissesOliver'sclosedeyes,hisnose,hisears,histhroat,discoveringthemwithhislips.
OLIVERkisseshimbackaseagerly,evenroughly.
ELIOliesbackonthebed.
OLIVERclimbsatophimandstartstoundressELIO.
OLIVER(whispering)Off,andoff,andoff,andoff.
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.
(tossingthemaway)ELIOissoonnakedandliesbackinakindofecstasyasOLIVERmoveshishandsoverhisbody,asinquisitiveasMarzia'shadbeenthenightbeforeinthestreet.
WhenOLIVERpullsthesheetback,ELIOlovesbeingnakedbeforehim.
Nosecrets.
OLIVERkisseshim,kisseshisbody,thenreturnstokissElio'sopenlipsagainmoredeeply,asifhetooisfinallylettinggo.
OLIVERisalsonaked,andnotapartofhimisn'ttouchingELIOnow.
Theystareateachother.
AneternityseemstopassbetweenElio'sreluctancetomakeuphismindandOliver'sinstincttomakeitupforhim.
Theymakelove.
Bodiesareentangled.
Elioisflushed,Oliver'sfaceismoreimplacable,hislipssoftlyrepeatingwhatELIOsays,untilhebendsforwardtosaytohim:OLIVER(CONT'D)CallmebyyournameandI'llcallyoubymine.
Theycontinuetheirrhythm,takingELIOinarealmhehasneverknownbefore,andmurmuringhisownnameasifitwereOliver's:Elio.
.
.
Elio.
.
.
Elio.
TheStarofDavidbouncesonOliver'schest.
ALITTLELATEROLIVER,layingnexttoELIO,picksuphisbillowyblueshirtfromthefloorandusesittowipetheevidenceoftheirlovemakingoffhischest.
ELIODidwemakenoiseOLIVERNothingtoworryabout.
60.
ELIOMafaldaalwayslooksforsigns.
OLIVERShewon'tfindany.
ELIOYouworethatshirtonyourfirstdayhere.
Willyouletmehaveit,leaveitherewhenyougoOLIVERdoesn'tanswerandtossestheshirtaside.
HetakesELIOinhisarms,looksdownintohisface.
HesmoothsoutElio'shairwithhishand.
ELIOisfallingasleep.
OLIVERcontinuestoholdhim.
INT.
OLIVER'SROOM-PERLMANVILLA-DAWN8585Dawn.
Lightiscomingin.
OLIVERisstillcradlingELIOinhisarmsbuthasshiftedtoamorecomfortablepositionforthemboth.
ELIOopenshiseyes,seesOLIVERlookingdownathimbutinsteadofsmilingorliftinghisfacetobekissed,hecloseshiseyesagain,asifblottingOLIVER,thebed,theroom,andallthathashappenedout.
Hetriestositup,stretcheshislimbs,andpullsthesheetoverhisnakedness.
OLIVERstaresathim,asiftoregisterElio'smorningafteremotions.
ELIOstaysputonOliver'sbedoutofanexaggeratedsenseofcourtesy.
Relenting,hesmilesbackatOLIVERforthefirsttime,thoughhewishesatthatmomentforOLIVERtobemilesaway.
OLIVERcontinuestostudyhisface,hisownexpressiononeofuncertainty.
Eliositsup,brushingOliver'shandaway,andrisesgingerlyfromthebed.
ELIOLet'sgoswimming.
INT.
BOCCHIRALE-PERLMANVILLA-DAWN8686Inthedimlightofdawn,OLIVERandELIOleavethevillaonbikes.
61.
EXT.
RIVER-FIRSTLIGHTOFDAY8787Attheriver,OLIVERwalksknee-deepinthewaterwiththeblueshirton,thendivesinandswimsaway.
Elioisswimming200metersaway,fromadistancetheylookliketwocompletestrangers.
EXT.
RIVER-DAY8888ELIOandOLIVERwalktowardstheirbikes.
OLIVERAreyougoingtoholdlastnightagainstmeELIONo.
Hesaidthistooswiftlytosoundconvincing.
INT.
STAIRS/ELIO'SROOM-PERLMANVILLA-DAY8989Backatthevilla.
TherearesomesoundsfromthekitchenbutOLIVERandELIOsucceedtogetbackhomewithoutbeingseen.
Theyreachtheirrespectivedoorsand,whileELIOisgoingin,OLIVERhesitatesbeforegoingthroughhisandstepsintoElio'sroominstead.
ELIOistakenbysurprise.
OLIVERshutsthedoor.
OLIVERTakeyourtrunksoff.
Surprised,ELIO,whodoesn'thaveitinhimatthismomenttodisagree,lowersthemandgetsoutofthem.
Hefeelsawkward.
OLIVER(CONT'D)Sitdown.
ELIOdoes,andalmostbeforehe'ssettled,OLIVERbringshismouthtoElio'spenisandtakesitallin(off-screen).
OLIVER(CONT'D)(withawrysmile)Well,thisispromising.
You'rehardagain.
Good.
WiththatOliverjumpsupandexitstheroom,leavingEliowonderingwhatjusthappened.
62.
EXT.
GARDENINFRONTOFTHEKITCHEN-PERLMANVILLA-DAY9090Breakfast.
Oliver,freshlyshowered,sitsatthetablelostinthought.
ThePERLMANS,MAFALDAcominginandoutfromthekitchenbusywithbreakfast.
FinallyELIOcomesinandgiveshismotherandfatherakissbeforesittingdownatthetable.
HesaysnothingtoOliver.
OLIVERI'mgoingtotown,Ihavetocollectmytypeduppages.
LaterI'dliketoshowthemtoyou,Professor.
PERLMAN(imitatingOliver)Later.
Everyonelaughs,Oliveralsoisamused.
PERLMAN(CONT'D)Beforeyouleavewe'llcertainlyfindthetimetogoovertheserevisions.
ThethoughtofOliver'sdeparturemarksashadowonElio'sface.
OLIVERSo.
.
Later!
Morelaughing.
OLIVERleavesthetableandwalksaway.
ELIOwatcheshimgo.
EXT.
MAINENTRANCE-PERLMANVILLA-DAY9191ELIOrideshisbikeoutofthegate.
EXT.
PIAZZADUOMO-CREMA-DAY9292ThecentralsquarewithCrema'sDuomo.
ELIOseesOLIVERatthenewsstand,scanningtheheadlinesoftheInternationalHeraldTribune,beforeheadinginthedirectionofthepostoffice.
ELIOrushesuptohim.
63.
OLIVERSomethingwrongELIOIjusthadtoseeyou.
OLIVERAren'tyousickofmeELIOIjustwantedtobewithyou.
Ifyouwant,I'llgobacknow.
OLIVERstandsstill,droppinghishandwiththebundleofunsentletters,andsimplystandstherestaringatELIO,shakinghishead.
OLIVERDoyouhaveanyideahowgladIamweslepttogetherELIOIdon'tknow.
OLIVERIt'sjustlikeyounottoknow.
Idon'twantyoutoregretanyofit.
Idon'twanteitherofustohavetopayonewayoranother.
ELIOI'mnottellinganyone.
Therewon'tbeanytrouble.
OLIVERIdidn'tmeanthat.
ELIOAreyousorryIcamehereOliverleansinclosetoElioandwhispersinhisear.
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OLIVERI'dkissyouifIcould.
INT.
KITCHEN-PERLMANVILLA-EARLYAFTERNOON9494MAFALDAandseverallocalwomenarebusymakingthelocalspeciality,TortelliniCremaschi.
Theyaretalkingpolitics.
ELIOentersthekitchenfromtheoutside,withtwopeachesinhishandsandatowelonhisshoulders.
Hesayshellotothewomenandleavesthekitchen.
64.
INT.
STAIRCASE-PERLMANVILLA-EARLYAFTERNOON9595OnthestairshemeetsANNELLAonherwayuptonapandkissesher.
Shelookspleasedbythisunexpectedshowofaffectionfromherteenageson.
Heeatsapeach.
INT.
ATTIC-PERLMANVILLA-EARLYAFTERNOON9696ELIOenterstheattic.
PutstheremainingpeachontheoldbedsidetableandliesdownonthemattresswherehemadelovewithMarzia.
Heopenshisbookandstartsreadingbut,easilydistracted,startslookingoutsidethewindowattheglorioussummersky.
Hetriesreadingagain,butstillnochance.
Hisgazescanstheroom,theabandonedobjects,thedarkcorners.
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.
thepeaches.
Hestretchesouthishandtooneandplayswithit.
Heturnsitscreasetowardshim.
Thenopensithalf-waywithhisthumbsandpushesthepitout.
Thepitfallsontheatticfloor.
Hebringsthefuzzy,blush-coloredpeachtohisgroinandlowershisswimtrunks.
Hepresseshimselfintoituntilthepartedfruitslidesdownhiserection.
Thefruitisleakingonhim.
Thoughfirm,itbreaksapart.
Holdingthetwohalvesofthereddenedcoreineitherhand,hebeginstorubhimselfwiththem.
Whenhisorgasmquicklycomes,hecarefullyaimsintotheopenpeach.
Heholdsthefruitinbothhandsandlooksaround.
Heplacesthetwohalvesoftherapedpeachonthebedsidetableandcovershimselfwiththetowel.
LATER:Eliowakestothesoundofsomeoneenteringtheattic.
OLIVERIwaslookingeverywhereforyou.
.
WhatareyoudoinguphereOLIVERsitsnexttohimonthemattress.
Hestartskissinghimononearm.
Heremovesthetoweltoreveal,tohissurprise,thatElioisnotwearinghisswimsuit.
HethenswiftlyleansdownbringinghislipstoElio'sgroin,butafteramomenthelooksupwithaquestioningexpression.
OLIVER(CONT'D)Whathaveyoudone65.
OLIVERlooksatthebrokenpeachbesidethem.
Hepicksitup.
OLIVER(CONT'D)(holdingitout)IsthiswhatIthinkitisELIOnodsinmockshame.
OLIVER(CONT'D)YoutriedouttheplantkingdomNextwillbemineralsYou'rerejectingtheanimalkingdomalreadyThatwouldbeme,Isuppose.
ELIOI'msick,aren'tIOliverpullsoffhisbathingsuit.
OLIVERIwisheveryonewereassickasyou.
WanttoseesickHepeersintothepeachforamoment,ELIOpretendstohidehiseyes.
OLIVER(CONT'D)NowmayItasteitELIODon't!
ButOLIVERdipsafingerintothecoreofthepeachandbringsittohismouth.
OLIVERThepeachjuicehelpsalot.
(offeringit)WanttotryitELIO(reachingforOliver'shandholdingthepeach)Letitgo!
No!
OLIVERholdsitfartheraway.
ELIOlungesoutagaintograbthefruitfromOliver'shand,butwithhisotherhandOLIVERcatchesholdofhiswristandsqueezesithard.
ELIO(CONT'D)You'rehurtingme.
66.
OLIVERThenletgo.
ELIOreachesouttohim,burstingintotears.
Theemotionandintensityoftheirintimacyfinallyoverwhelminghim.
HemuffleshissobsagainstOliver'sbareshoulder.
ThenOLIVERholdshimclose.
ELIO(sobbing)Idon'twantyoutogo.
Theykissasloverscommittingthemselves.
EXT.
GARDEN-PERLMANVILLA-NIGHT9797Thegardenofthevillainthedarkness,alluringandenigmatic.
ELIOWhydidn'tyougivemeasignOLIVERIdid.
AtleastItried.
ELIOWhenOLIVEROnce,whenwewereplayingvolleyball,Itouchedyou.
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.
Justasawayofshowing.
.
.
Ilikedyou.
ThewayyoureactedmademefeelI'dalmostmolestedyou.
Idecidedtokeepmydistance.
(beat)Icomeouthereeverynightandjustsitforhours.
ELIOWhatIthoughtyou.
.
.
OLIVERIknowwhatyouthought.
OliverpullsEliocloserandkisseshimdeeply.
INT.
OLIVER'SBEDROOM-PERLMANVILLA-DAY9898Nextday.
Eliowakesuptofindhimselfaloneinbed.
67.
Thenhenotices,hangingontheendofthebed,Oliver'sblueshirt,allcleanandpressedbyMafalda,withanattachednotefromOliver:"ForOliver,fromElio.
"INT.
STAIRCASE-PERLMANVILLA-DAY9999Later.
ELIOrunsdownthestairswearingabathingsuitandOLIVER'sblueshirt,carryingatowel.
ThefrontdooropensandMARZIAwalksin.
Shelooksathimquestioningly.
ELIOwouldlikehernottobethere.
MARZIA(inFrench)Tuasdisparupendanttroisjours.
(You'vebeengonethreedays.
)ELIOI.
.
hadtowork.
MARZIA(inFrench)Maistuasdisparu.
.
.
(Butyoudisappeared.
)Eliodoesn'tknowwhattosay,ordo.
MARZIA(CONT'D)AmIyourgirl(Est-cequejesuistacopine)Eliodoesn'treply.
MARZIAleaves,tryingtokeepfromcrying.
EXT.
ABBEVERATOIO-PERLMANVILLA-AFTERNOON100100Bythepool.
PERLMANandANNELLAsitatatableintheirbathingsuitshavingadrink.
PERLMANOlivertoldmehehastogotoBergamoforacoupleofdaystodosomeresearchattheuniversitytherebeforeheleaves.
HewouldthenflyhomedirectlyfromLinate.
ANNELLAOh,maybeEliocouldgowithhimItwouldbeniceforthemtogetawayforacoupleofdaysbeforeOliverleaves.
Whatdoyouthink68.
Perlmantakeshiswife'shandinagreement.
EXT.
COACHSTATION-MONTODINE-DAY101101OLIVERputshissuitcasesintheopentrunkofawaitingcoach.
Heissayinghisgood-byestothePERLMANSbeforeheandELIOgetonthebus.
ANNELLAkissesOliverwithgreataffection;PERLMANshakeshishandwarmly,allformalitygone.
Bothsay"Comebacksoon!
"Thedriverclosesthetrunk.
ELIOsaysgoodbyetohisparents,unabletohideanhonestsmileofhappiness.
Chiaraarrivesdrivingherbiketosaygood-byetoOliverbutthecoachisleaving.
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ThePerlmansandChiarawatchthecoachdriveawayasElioandOlivertakeseatsinsideit.
INT.
/EXT.
BUS-FROMCREMATOALPIOROBIE-DAY102102OliversmilesandwavestoChiarafromthebackofthehalf-crowdedbus.
OLIVERtakeshisseatnexttoElio.
Theylookateachother.
Theirgazesfullofunaccountableemotions.
OutsidethewindowthesummerlandscapechangesfromtheflatplainsintothefirstAlps,theOrobie.
EXT.
BOSCO/PRATO-CASCATEDELSERIO-DAY103103Asmallforestofbeechandfirtrees.
ELIOandOLIVERwalkonatrailwiththeirbackpacks.
Theycrossasmallbridgeoveracreekandreachalargemountainmeadow,lookingtowardsthemountainpatientlyawaitingsomething.
OliverlooksatELIOandhugshim,afriendlygrab-hug.
Whentheyfinallyarriveatthemassivecascade,theexplosionofwaterfromthemountainisviolentandunexpected.
Theriverleapsthreetimesontherocksbeforeitreachesthebottomofthevalley.
OLIVERjumpsupandinaveryAmericanimpulsehowlsatthisspectacleofwater.
ELIOlaughs.
69.
Theyruntothewateranddisappearintothecascadeastheycalleachotherbytheirownnames.
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.
INT.
HOTELBEDROOM-BERGAMO-AFTERNOON104104ELIOandOLIVERentertheirhotelbedroominBergamo.
Theylookaroundandlaugh,fornoapparentreason.
ThereisalargewindowlookingoutovertownofBergamo.
OLIVERstandslookingoutasELIOcomesupfrombehindhim,puttinghisarmsaroundOliver'swaist.
Theirembracetransitionsintoasortofwrestlingastheyfalllaughingontothebed.
EXT.
STREETS-BERGAMO-NIGHT105105ElioandOliveraredrunk.
Theystrollinthestreetsoftheoldtown,stumbling,laughing.
TakingadvantageofadesertedalleyOLIVERpushesELIOagainstthewallandkisseshim.
Oliversuddenlystops.
ELIOWhatOLIVERListen!
ELIOListentowhatAmongthesoftsoundsofthesleepingcityisadistantmelody.
OLIVERThissong!
ELIOEliotriestokisshimagainbutOlivergrabshishandandpullshimaway.
OLIVERLet'sgo!
EXT.
PIAZZETTA-BERGAMO-NIGHT106106Inasmallsquareintheoldpartoftownthreeyoungmenandagirlareleaningonawall.
Theyarewearingoversizedjacketsandmake-up;theyareearlyexamplesofthe"NewRomantic"fashion.
70.
Attheirfeetisaradioplaying"LoveMyWay",thesongthatwasalsoplayingattheopen-airdancingbarafewweeksearlier.
OLIVERlooksatELIOasiftosay"See",thensalutestheyoungsters,onlytobeignored.
OLIVERPsychedelicFurs.
Thebest!
TheNewRomanticsseemuninterested.
OLIVERstartsdancing,aswealreadysawhimdo,alone.
Hethengrabsthegirl,intendingforhertodancewithhim,anditseemslikethesituationcouldgobadly.
OLIVER(CONT'D)(inlousyItalan)LihovistiaNewYorkl'annoscorso.
RichardButler.
.
spettacolo!
(IsawtheminNewYorklastyear.
RichardButler.
.
.
awesome!
)RAGAZZANEWROMANTIC(romagnoloaccent)DavveroLiabbiamvistianchenoiinconcerto!
SiamoandatiaLondrafacendol'àutostop.
.
.
(ReallyWesawtheminconcerttoo!
Wehitch-hikedtoLondon.
.
.
)OLIVERBestwaytotravelaround!
ELIOdoesn'tdance,helooks.
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.
uncertain.
Notatallwell.
Atthesong'sclimaxheburstsoutpukingsuddenlyandabundantly.
OliverlaughsasherunstoElio'sside.
EXT.
STRADACONFONTANA-BERGAMO-DAWN107107OLIVERholdsELIO'sforeheadashepukes.
Eliostandsawayfromthewallmakingan"I'mokaynow"gesture,andgoestothefountainnearbytosplashwateronhisface.
Oliverlooksaroundtocheckthatnobodyislookingandstartskissinghimagain.
Elioletshimselfgo.
IT'STHEKISSOFALIFETIME.
71.
INT.
HOTELBEDROOM-DAWN108108OLIVERstandsnakedonthebalcony.
HelooksbackintheroomatELIOsleepinginthebed.
Aflashofimagessuddenlyappear-arapidcutofmomentsfromtheirtimetogetheroverthesummer.
ItmaybeEliodreamingoritmaybeOliver'smemory.
OliversitsdownonthebednexttoEliowithoutwakinghim.
Hewatcheshimsleepforthelasttime.
AHISSINGsoundinthedistance.
EXT.
BINARIO-STAZIONEDICLUSONE-DAY109109Itisthesoundofatrainarrivingatthestation,onthemainplatform.
ELIOandOLIVERtogetherlookatthetraincometoastop.
ELIOiswearingOliver'sblueshirt.
Ontheplatformareafewtravellersreadytoleave.
Oliver'sbagsarethoseforhistripbackhome;theyareabouttosaygoodbye.
Thetraindoorsopen,somepeoplecomeout,othersgetinwhilesayingtheirgood-byestotheircounterparts.
ElioandOliveraren'tmoving,theytrytodelaytheinevitable,ifonlyforafewseconds.
ThevoiceontheintercominformsthattheExpresstrainforMilanisabouttodepartfromPlatform1.
ELIODidyougetyourpassportOLIVERYeah,Idid.
Thetravellersareallonthetrain,exceptforOliver.
.
Theconductorisafewcarsdown,lookingathiswatch.
Amomentofsuspended,cruelsilence.
Theyhugtightly.
AfterseveralmomentsOLIVERletsgofirst.
Elioholdshimtighter.
Oliverhugshimbackastheyholdeachotherforthelasttime,lettingtheirembracesaywhatwordscannot.
ThentheybothletgoandOlivergrabshisbagsandentersthetrain.
72.
Thetrainleaves.
Eliowatchesitdisappearinthedistance.
Wipedout,hewalksalongtheplatformandsitsonabench,hisgazelostinthoughts.
Afteralongbeathestandsandgotothe.
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EXT.
PHONEBOOTH-STAZIONEDICLUSONE-DAY110110ELIOdialsanumberonapublicphone,hedoessomechanically.
Afewmomentslatersomebodypicksup.
ELIOMafaldaMaman.
.
.
Bonjour.
Oui,jevaisbien.
JesuisàClusone,àlagare.
Oui.
.
.
ilestparti.
Maman,s'ilteplat,tupourraisvenirmechercher(MafaldaMom.
.
.
Hey.
Yes,I'mfine.
I'minClusone,atthestation.
Yes.
.
heleft.
Mom.
.
pleasecouldyoucomepickmeup)INT.
/EXT.
CAR/COUNTRYROAD-AFTERNOON111111ANNELLAiswithELIOinthecar.
Sheisdrivingbacktothevilla.
ELIOissilent.
Oliver'sblueshirtisopenoverElio'sbarechestandblowsinthewind.
Shelooksathim.
Shereachesoutwithherfreehandandcaresseshischeek,thesweetestgesture.
Elio'sfacecrumples.
Hestartstocry.
Shewipeshistearsawaywithherfreehandbuthecannotstop.
EXTSTREETSOFTOWN-AFTERNOON112112ThePerlmancarisparkedintown.
ELIOisalone,sittingonthepassengerseatwaitingforhismother.
Thecar'sradioisplayingsomesummersong.
Inthedistance,agroupofElio'sfriendsarewalkingabout.
AmongthemisMARZIA,whonoticesthePerlmancar,thenElio.
Shewavesatherfriendsandleavesthemtocometowardshim.
MARZIACiao.
Elionoticesheronlywhensheisclose.
MARZIA(CONT'D)Howareyou73.
ELIOGood,thanks.
Eliotriesstraighteninguptohidehisemotions,hisfacerecentlyupsetbytears.
MARZIA(inFrench)J'ailulelivrequetum'asoffert,lespoèmes.
Ilssonttrèsbeaux.
J'aimebeaucoupcetteAntoniaPozzi.
(Ireadthebookyougaveme,thepoems,theyarebeautiful.
IreallyloveAntoniaPozzi.
)Elionods,smilingbackather.
MARZIA(CONT'D)I'msorryyoufeelsobad.
IjustwantedtotellyouthatI'mnotmadatyou.
Iloveyou.
(Jesuisdésoléequetusoissimalheureux.
Jevoulaisjustetedirequejenet'enveuxpas.
Jet'aime.
)ElioissurprisedandcomfortedbyMarzia'swords.
Sheextendsherhandtohim.
MARZIA(CONT'D)Onresteamis(Friends.
)Elioshakesherhand,thenexitsthecarandhugsher,sighing.
Annellaisapproaching.
ELIOPourlavie(Forever)MARZIAPourlavie.
(Forever)EXT.
PERLMANVILLA-AFTERNOON113113Thecarcomesthroughthegate.
ANCHISEcomesforwardtomeetthematthecar.
ELIOavoidshiseyes,notwantingtoencouragehimtosayanythingfurther,andgoesinside.
74.
INT.
OLIVER'SROOM-PERLMANVILLA-AFTERNOON114114Elio'sroom,inwhichOliverhasstayed.
Alonenow,ELIOentersitandlooksaround.
Everythingofhishasbeenputback,hisclothesintheclosetanddrawers.
Hedropshisbackpackonthefloorandthrowshimselfdownonthesunlitbed.
Thebedspreadisthesame.
Hecloseshiseyes.
Heisgladtobebackinhisoldroom,nowfullofsustainingmemoriesofOliver.
INT.
PERLMANSTUDIO-PERLMANVILLA-EVENING/NIGHT115115ProfessorPERLMANissittinginhisusualplace.
Onhislapareproofsofhislatestbook.
Heisdrinking.
ELIOcomesintotheroomtosaygoodnight.
Hisfatherputsawayhismanuscriptwithatossandlightsacigarette-hislastoftheday.
PERLMANSoWelcomehome.
DidOliverenjoythetripELIOIthinkhedid.
PERLMANtakesadragfromhiscigarette,thenpausesamomentbeforespeaking.
PERLMANYoutwohadanicefriendship.
ELIO(somewhatevasive)Yes.
Anotherpause,andanotherdragonhiscigarette.
PERLMANYou'retoosmartnottoknowhowrare,howspecial,whatyoutwohadwas.
ELIOOliverwasOliver.
PERLMAN"Parce-quec'etaitlui,parce-quec'etaitmoi.
"(Becausehewashe,becauseIwasI)75.
ELIO(tryingtoavoidtalkingaboutOliverwithhisfather)Olivermaybeveryintelligent-PERLMAN(interruptinghisson)IntelligentHewasmorethanintelligent.
Whatyoutwohadhadeverythingandnothingtodowithintelligence.
Hewasgood,andyouwerebothluckytohavefoundeachother,becauseyoutooaregood.
ELIOIthinkhewasbetterthanme.
PERLMANI'msurehe'dsaythesamethingaboutyou,whichflattersthetwoofyou.
Intappinghiscigaretteandleaningtowardtheashtray,hereachesoutandtouchesElio'shand.
PERLMANaltershistoneofvoice(histonesays:Wedon'thavetospeakaboutit,butlet'snotpretendwedon'tknowwhatI'msaying).
PERLMAN(CONT'D)Whenyouleastexpectit,Naturehascunningwaysoffindingourweakestspot.
Justremember:Iamhere.
Rightnowyoumaynotwanttofeelanything.
Perhapsyouneverwishedtofeelanything.
Andperhapsit'snottomethatyou'llwanttospeakaboutthesethings.
Butfeelsomethingyouobviouslydid.
ELIOlooksathisfather,thendropshiseyestothefloor.
PERLMAN(CONT'D)Look-youhadabeautifulfriendship.
Maybemorethanafriendship.
AndIenvyyou.
Inmyplace,mostparentswouldhopethewholethinggoesaway,topraythattheirsonslandontheirfeet.
ButIamnotsuchaparent.
Inyourplace,ifthereispain,nurseit.
Andifthereisaflame,don'tsnuffitout.
Don'tbebrutalwithit.
(MORE)76.
Weripoutsomuchofourselvestobecuredofthingsfaster,thatwegobankruptbytheageofthirtyandhavelesstooffereachtimewestartwithsomeonenew.
Buttomakeyourselffeelnothingsoasnottofeelanything-whatawaste!
ELIOisdumbstruckashetriestotakeallthisin.
PERLMAN(CONT'D)HaveIspokenoutofturnELIOshakeshishead.
PERLMAN(CONT'D)Thenletmesayonemorething.
Itwillcleartheair.
Imayhavecomeclose,butIneverhadwhatyoutwohad.
Somethingalwaysheldmebackorstoodintheway.
Howyouliveyourlifeisyourbusiness.
Remember,ourheartsandourbodiesaregiventousonlyonce.
Andbeforeyouknowit,yourheartiswornout,and,asforyourbody,therecomesapointwhennoonelooksatit,muchlesswantstocomenearit.
Rightnowthere'ssorrow.
Pain.
Don'tkillitandwithitthejoyyou'vefelt.
PERLMANtakesabreath.
PERLMAN(CONT'D)Wemayneverspeakaboutthisagain.
ButIhopeyou'llneverholditagainstmethatwedid.
Iwillhavebeenaterriblefatherif,oneday,you'dwanttospeaktomeandfeltthatthedoorwasshut,ornotsufficientlyopen.
ELIODoesmotherknowPERLMANIdon'tthinkshedoes.
Butthewayhesaysthismeans"Evenifshedid,Iamsureherfeelingswouldbenodifferentthanmine.
"PERLMAN(CONT'D)77.
EXT.
CAMPAGNA-PERLMANVILLA-WINTERDAY116116ThePerlmanvillainWinter.
Asnowyday.
Sixmonthslater.
ELIOwalksinthecountrysidethatsurroundsthevilla.
Hewearsaheavyovercoatandberet.
VeryNewWavelooking.
HeislisteningtoaSonyWalkman.
Hecrossesthegateandcomesbackinthegarden.
Heentersthehouse.
INT.
KITCHEN-PERLMANVILLA-AFTERNOON117117*Ashotofsomeonefinishinglightingthecandlesofamenorah.
ELIOwalksthroughthekitchenwhereMalfadaiscookinglatkesforHanukkah.
HestopstotasteoneandgivesMafaldaakissonthecheek.
Hewalksdownthehallandpasthisfather'soffice.
INT.
PROFESSORPERLMAN'SOFFICE-AFTERNOON118118ThePERLMANSandareatabigtablespreadoutwithwhatlooklikeapplicationletters,withphotosattached.
It'stheritualthattakesplaceeveryyear,theyevaluateseverallettersofproposalsentbyadvancedgraduatestudentsinAmerica.
It'stheritualthatbroughtaboutthechoiceofOliverlastyear.
ELIOwalkspasttheroomashisparentsstudytheresumes.
Therearehalfadozenyoungmenandacoupleofyoungwomen.
ANNELLAEquesto(Thisone)ButElioisnotinterestedinthis.
Hewalksintothelivingroomtowarmhimselfbythefire.
INT.
HALLWAY-PERLMANVILLA-AFTERNOON119119ThetelephoneringsandELIOrushestoanswerit,anexpressionofexcitedexpectancyonhisface.
ItisOLIVER,callingfromNewYork.
OLIVER(V.
O.
)ElioAreyouthereBlueRev.
(mm/dd/yy)78.
ELIOI'mhere,I'mhere.
HowareyouOLIVER(V.
O.
)Fine.
HowareyourparentsELIOFine,too.
.
.
Imissyou.
OLIVER(V.
O.
)Imissyoutoo.
Verymuch.
(longbeat)Ihavesomenews.
ELIOWhatnewsYou'regettingmarried,Isuppose.
(laughing)OLIVER(V.
O.
)Imightbegettingmarriedthisspring.
ELIO(dumbfounded)Youneversaidanything.
OLIVER(V.
O.
)It'sbeenoffandonfortwoyears.
ELIOButthat'swonderfulnews!
OLIVER(V.
O.
)DoyoumindBeforeEliocananswerANNELLAandPROFESSORPERLMANpickupthephoneinthelibrary.
INT.
PROFESSORPERLMAN'SOFFICE-AFTERNOON(CONTINUOUS)120120ANNELLAWhyaren'tyouhereWhenareyoucomingPERLMANYoucaughtuswhileintheprocessofchoosingthenewyoufornextsummer.
.
ANNELLAAndheisashe!
79.
OLIVER(V.
O.
)Well,Ihavesomenewsforyou.
Igotengaged.
ANNELLAOh,Oliverthat'swonderful!
PERLMANMazelTov!
ANNELLADarling,wearegoingtoletyouspeakwithElionow.
Congratulations,again.
.
.
PERLMANAndHappyHannukah!
Theycanhangup.
Eliostaysontheline.
.
.
INT.
HALLWAY-PERLMANVILLA-AFTERNOON(CONTINUOS)121121ELIOTheyknowaboutus.
.
.
OLIVER(V.
O.
)Ifigured.
ELIOHowOLIVER(V.
O.
)Fromthewayyourfatherspoke-hemademefeellikeamemberofthefamily-almostlikeason-in-law.
You'relucky.
Myfatherwouldhavecartedmeofftoacorrectionalfacility.
Beat.
ELIO(daringly)"Elio,Elio.
.
.
"OLIVER(V.
O.
)(Afteraverylongbeat)Oliver.
.
Iremembereverything.
.
.
80.
INT.
DININGROOM-PERLMANVILLA-NIGHT122122ElioentersthediningroomwhichisdecoratedforafestiveHannukahdinner.
Thewinterlightisfadingoutsidethewindows.
ActivitiescontinuearoundthetableasAnnellaandMafaldafinishpreparingforthemeal.
Placingflowers,fillingwineglasses,etc.
Eliocrouchesinfrontofthefireplace,thelightofthefirereflectedonhistearstreakedface.
Westayonhisface,lostinthought.
Theentireendcreditscrollsonhiscloseup.
Neartheendofthiscloseupwehear:ANNELLAElio.
.
.
ElioElioissodeepinthoughtthatonlyafteralongbeatdoesheturnstowardthesoundofhismother'svoice.
Fadetoblack.
81.