Italy is the Answer

Did you see Call Me By Your Name earlier this year? Despite some buzzy, preemptive buildup, it managed to give me butterflies, draw my tears, and lull me into a warm dream state — a rarity for me with films. It also helped settle something from my subconscious that I’ve been unpacking for years: the feeling that Italy is the answer.

To what, though?

July 2016, my friends and I on a boat in Liguria, off the coast of Genova, Portofino, and Cinque Terre

Call Me By Your Name