I finally saw the movie and liked it but unfortunately did not love it as I thought I would considering the source material and people associated with the film, e.g., James Ivory. Before I say anything, there is a spoiler alert from here on in (not that I say that much). The main complaint that I have with the film is that ostensibly in order to pass censors much (if not all) of the "beyond kissing" sexual contact is simply missing. In the one scene I recall in the bedroom there is the beginning of sex however it then cuts to post-sex. In another, the Oliver drops to his knees to give Elio a BJ then almost immediately rises and makes some remark. While I understand that love is not necessarily all about physical sex for the short amount of time that the relationship lasts there would definitely be more than was shown. (This was really exemplified by the short trip that they take right before Oliver leaves. If you and your "lover" had only two days away from your parents/employer would you really not spend most of it having wild sex?) By contrast, during the film there was a scene with a woman with Elio that went on for a while that at the very least intimated very passionate sex. However, because there were no similar scenes between the two men I felt very little of the passion that I thought necessary to foster the emotions that end the film.