“it’s beat-for-beat a coming of age romance, and I’m not sure how you can read it otherwise.”

Thank you for posting that link. I was saddened by Ms. Moreno's comments about "waiting", when she should have been able to understand and sympathize about what darker Afro-Latinos were talking about in regards to the casting. Last month, during the TCM (Turner Classic Movie) film festival screening of the original…

Yes, MJ replaced them, with newer and younger versions, but as others stated he also kept in contact with them, specifically Robson as they got older. MJ was an manipulative user and asshole.

When Safechuck spoke about the mock wedding, the rings, the visit to the jewelry store (Zales) AND the fact that MJ told him to lie and pretend that his hand was the same size as "the woman who was going to get the ring" made me hit the pause button. That poor young child truly believed in everything and anything that…

It is very interesting that some folks have absolutely no idea about what happened during that time OR really just want to ignore it. A whole generation of people died during that time. 

No, it isn’t fair that Mara, Vanderbeek and Peters names are top-billed for the series, when they all portray secondary characters, but I believe that was due to getting financial and insurance companies invested in backing the show.

I would like to hope that Henry would be able to try and forgive his parents, especially Philip for lying to him for most of his life. Henry knows that he was never really close to his mom, but things were different with Philip for him.

That was absolutely heartbreaking to watch.

Thank you for pointing out that Elio was not a 14 year old, interacting with a 24 year old. He was 17 years old and growing aware of his love and desire for Oliver. The book and film even make it clear that Elio’s parents saw that their son was falling in love with Oliver.

I loved this film. Absolutely adore it. The final closing credits scene was superb.