In 1950s Mexico City, William Lee, an American ex-pat in his late forties, leads a solitary life amidst a small American community. However, the arrival in town of Eugene Allerton, a young student, stirs William into finally establishing a meaningful connection with someone.
Acting
Craig's trembling vulnerability, finally unleashed from Bond prison.
Direction
Guadagnino's sweaty, tactile obsession with bodies in rooms.
Cinematography
Mexico City and Ecuador rendered in humid, queasy beauty.
Director
Luca Guadagnino
Daniel Craig
William Lee
Drew Starkey
Eugene Allerton
Jason Schwartzman
Joe Guidry
Lesley Manville
Doctor Cotter
Henry Zaga
Winston Moor
Drew Droege
John Dumé
Andra Ursuta
Mary
Lisandro Alonso
Mr. Cotter
Ariel Schulman
Tom Weston
David Lowery
Jim Cochran
Colin Bates
Tom Williams
Simon Rizzoni
Ship Ahoy Bartender
Octavio Mendoza
Chimu Bar Artists
Omar Apollo
Chimu Bar Guy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Guadagnino developed this for over a decade; Craig was his only choice for Lee, and he accepted immediately.
Based on William S. Burroughs' unfinished 1985 novel, written after the death of his common-law wife Joan Vollmer—whom he accidentally shot during a drunken game.
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