Stop Watching Dune, Timothée Chalamet’s Best Movie Lands on Netflix in July
The Muad'Dib actor had a very solid head start.
Back in 2021, the world finally saw how talented Timothée Chalamet was, the young actor who took quite the responsible role of Paul Atreides in Denis Villeneuve’s Dune. The second chapter of this epic saga is still the most high-grossing movie of 2024.
Undoubtedly, this top-tier adaptation deserves to earn all the money at the box office, however, there is a 94%-rated movie that displays Chalamet’s drama talent much better. Luckily, it’s coming to Netflix in a week, so let’s take a closer look at it.
Set in 1983 in Italy, this drama starts by introducing us to Elio, a teenage bookworm and music enthusiast. His father, an archaeology professor, invites Oliver, a 24-year-old graduate student, to live with them over the summer and help with his paperwork.
The more this summer progresses, the more time Elio and Oliver spend together, and the boy starts to question his sexuality and ideals, as he falls for Oliver and can’t resist it.
Even though it’s not the most top-rated Chalamet’s film, as he has 99%-rated Lady Bird in his portfolio, it marked his first big leading role and showed he’s impeccable at portraying the struggles of coming of age, complicated romance and inner dramas.
The movie is certainly touching, and here everything enhances the impression from it. These include the original soundtrack that blends retro, classical music and Sufjan Stevens’ songs, unique cinematography with all these Italian landscapes and its script.
It turns out that this Chalamet-starring film is also an adaptation, just like Dune, as it’s based on André Aciman’s 2007 bestselling novel. Both the book and the movie are considered to be one of the most notable LGBT+ anthems of the 21st century.
Titled Call Me by Your Name, this 2017 drama gem comes from the Challengers filmmaker, Luca Guadagnino. It will be of much interest for those who are into movies that are emotional roller coasters, in particular, the ones that explore gay issues.
Therefore, if you’re a fan of Hugh Grant’s Maurice (1987), Jake Gyllenhaal ’s Brokeback Mountain (2005) or Colin Firth ’s A Single Man (2008), you should give this flick a try.
Check out Chalamet’s breakthrough role, as Call Me by Your Name will become available on Netflix on July 1.