We are also identifying with the characters' wants and, by extension, their fears and their foibles.
When we lust after Paul (Matthias Schoenaerts) in “A Bigger Splash”- wearing a stretched-out gray tee on which you can practically smell the unholy ointment of sweat and sunscreen - or dream of Lake Garda’s perfect turquoise in “Call Me by Your Name” - where Professor Perlman (Michael Stuhlbarg) exhumes ancient sculptures from the sandy depths - we are experiencing more than want. The 'Call Me By Your Name' director's new HBO series follows teens who are exploring their gender and sexual identity. Italian film director, Luca Guadagnino, in Rome, Aug.
