The anime-like editing style (especially during the titular tennis match) didn't work for me at all. And too much has been made about eroticism in this movie, but it felt very tame, especially compared to the works of directors like Bertolucci, who seems to be a major inspiration for Guadagnino.
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We are wasting time with endless discussions on the authenticity of the portrayal of sex work here. Certain praises that this film gets about "not judging" sex workers do sound ridiculous -- seems like this is a pretty low bar for any type of dramatic work to cross to resonate with its audience (thankfully we are not stuck with Victorian era morality!). But I think where Baker excels at has more to do with the portrayal of the games of…
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