Cinematography is the @Collateral.photo section where cinema and photography confront each other, starting from the shots of artists we had the pleasure to introduce you here, was born the idea of associating them with frames, scenes and shots of some films.

We start today by immersing ourselves in the memories of “Un’estate in Sicilia“, a photographic project by Daniel Farò, and of an Italian summer in 1983, with Luca Guadagnino’s film “Call me by your name“. If you haven’t seen it yet this is the right moment to recover and, making sure you don’t find any kind of spoilers, we will show you how Sayombhu Mukdeeprom, director of photography, conveyed in 2h and 12 minutes the essence of a summer holiday immersed in a delicate atmosphere.

It’s a journey that starts from the north of Italy, between the Serio Falls and the Lodi countryside crossed by bike by Elio and Oliver, the protagonists of the film, and reaches the waters of the Sicilian coast through the shots of Daniel, an Italian-German photographer who wanted to document his experience with the images, tastes and atmospheres of his land.

What the two imaginaries have in common is the intention to place themselves desirable in the eyes of the observer: every detail, nature, the fruits, the bodies of the guys, the water itself become the object of desire. And the sunsets color the landscapes of all possible shades, making us live the perfect moment.

Which is nothing more than this, the inebriation of the summer months that is enclosed in that one moment when a new love between two lovers begins and ends, perhaps because it is too immature, and a different love, the one for nature, which evokes feelings of a distant past.

As Daniel’s photographs, we note that the film’s color palette is very broad, with huge naturalistic landscapes as the predominant setting; no shot is forced, in fact, it is daylight that guides the camera. 

Let yourself be inspired by the musical notes of Sufjan Stevens as you scroll through the gallery below and imagine the beginning of a new summer.

Did you know that: the entire film (including the credits) was shot with one lens, the 35mm.

Film: Drama, Romance
Director: Luca Guadagnino
Writers: James Ivory (screenplay by), André Aciman (based on the novel by)
Stars: Armie Hammer, Timothée Chalamet, Michael Stuhlbarg