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Luca Guadagninoย (Italian:ย [หluหkaย ษกwadaษฒหษฒiหno]; born 10 August 1971) is an Italian film director and producer.ย His films are characterized by their emotional complexity,ย eroticism, and lavish visuals. Guadagnino has received numerous accolades, including aย Silver Lion, alongside nominations for anย Academy Awardย and threeย BAFTA Awards. Born inย Palermo, Guadagnino spent part of his childhood in Ethiopia. However, the family returned toย Italy to escape theย Ethiopian Civil War. Guadagnino began his career directing short films and documentaries. He made his feature-film debut withย The Protagonistsย (1999), the first of his many collaborations with actressย Tilda Swinton. His follow-up, Melissa P.ย (2005), was a commercial success in Italy but was met with mixed critical reception. Guadagnino gained further acclaim with hisย Desireย trilogy,ย which consists of the filmsย I Am Loveย (2009),ย A Bigger Splashย (2015), andย Call Me by Your Nameย (2017). The latter brought him international recognition.ย Suspiriaย (2018), a remake of theย 1977 film, was Guadagnino's first foray into the horror genre. It was a box office failure and polarized critics. Guadagnino's following projects wereย We Are Who We Areย (2020), a coming-of-age miniseries forย HBO, the romantic horror filmย Bones and Allย (2022), the romantic sports filmย Challengersย (2024), and the period romantic dramaย Queerย (2024). Guadagnino directed several documentaries, includingย Bertolucci on Bertolucciย (2013) andย Salvatore: The Shoemaker of Dreamsย (2020). Aside from filmmaking, he has been involved in the fashion world, directing advertisements for brands likeย Fendiย andย Salvatore Ferragamo. In 2012, Guadagnino founded the production companyย Frenesy Film Company. He also producedย Belluscone: A Sicilian Storyย (2014),ย The Truffle Huntersย (2020),ย Salvatore: The Shoemaker of Dreamsย (2020),ย Holiday, andย Eneaย (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article about Luca Guadagnino, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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It is Germany, 1891, a world where the grown-ups hold all the cards. The beautiful young Wendla explores the mysteries of her body and wonders aloud where babies come from... until Mama tells her to shut it and put on a proper dress. Elsewhere, the brilliant and fearless young Melchior interrupts a mind-numbing Latin drill to defend his buddy, Moritz โ a boy so traumatized by puberty that he can't concentrate on anything... not that the Headmaster cares. He strikes them both and tells them to turn in their lesson. One afternoon, in a private place in the woods, Melchior and Wendla meet by accident and soon find within themselves a desire unlike anything they've ever felt. As they fumble their way into one another's arms, Moritz flounders and soon fails out of school. When even his one adult friend, Melchior's mother, ignores his plea for help, he is left so distraught that he can't hear the promise of life offered by his outcast friend, Ilse. Naturally, the Headmasters waste no time in pinning the "crime" of Moritz's suicide on Melchior to expel him. And soon, Mama learns that her little Wendla is pregnant. Now the young lovers must struggle against all odds to build a world together for their child.
