Episode 2, for example, boldly tells the same story as the opener, but from the point of view of Caitlin (Jordan Kristine Seamón), who’s the same age as Fraser, and identifies an ambiguity in him which helps her deal with her own gender uncertainty. If there are long stretches where nothing much happens, it all feels part of the relaxed design, playing with the freedom of a long-form, eight-hour TV series to immersive effect. His camera glides silkily from one setting to another, eavesdropping on conversations and dalliances and domestic squabbles. Guadagnino directs all this in a thrillingly freewheeling style.
As _Call Me By Your Name_ showed, few do youthful longing as beautifully as Guadagnino.
