Guadagnino, who spent spring quarantined in Milan, lost his father in May and saw his relationship dissolve.
“Right now I’m immersed in discovery,” he said. Previous installments are here.įILMMAKERS KNOW the power of a close-up, and Luca Guadagnino has created iconic ones: lovelorn Timothée Chalamet at the end of the 2017 film “Call Me By Your Name” comes to mind, or a blue-eyed Tilda Swinton in a climactic moment in 2015’s “A Bigger Splash.” When the 49-year-old director appears up close himself via a Zoom call from Spain, he seems ebullient and astute, despite lop-sided glasses (“Ahh, I broke them this week!”) and an intense day of activities as the president of the San Sebastián Film Festival jury. In the 20 Odd Questions series, we interview leaders in film, fashion, music and other creative fields about their favorite pastimes, current obsessions and most indelible memories.
