The Reel Rejects - CALL ME BY YOUR NAME (2017) MOVIE REVIEW!! FIRST TIME WATCHING!

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Starting point is 00:01:35 the cinematography so many different oh loving memory to bill pexton oh wow i wonder what the i mean i would imagine he passed away recently certainly the time but i'm like what is the personal connection yeah but either way um there's just so many components and layers that i really appreciated. I mean, you got genuine characters here, and the chemistry, obviously, between these two is just off the charts. And I just love that this film was not predictable in any way. And, you know, there were just so many things. I just, I wasn't sure which way it was going. And I just really found myself so invested just immediately with these characters. And, yeah, just Timothy, shallame. I mean, obviously, hey, whatever you want to say about Army Hammer off camera. I mean,

Starting point is 00:02:28 it is what it is. But like in this film, just in context of the movie. Yeah, just in context of the film. His acting and again, his chemistry with Timothy Shalamey, like, that's the heart of this film. And obviously, I'm going to talk a little bit in a sec as well, the dad and the mom. But the performances by those two in the chemistry, that's like the heart and soul of this film. What I was so damn invested. Yeah, it was just so beautifully done in the dialogue in this film, too. Just, it just rang to my soul. And I really appreciated, too, how Army Hammer's character, at least it felt to me in the beginning when, you know, Timothy, or Elio, rather,

Starting point is 00:03:09 had first met him. It just felt like, you know, spiritually he, like, resonated with him in a way that was, like, just he vibed with him and, like, was able to just, you know, get him on a level. to where like, you know, he inspired him. And I like, that spoke to me, spoke to my soul. And I just appreciated that so much. And vice versa, too, with Oliver. And I also do love that scene where he's like, you know, when did you first know, like that you weren't into me? And then he was like, well, I gave you signs. And like, when I touched your shoulder and stuff like that and like,

Starting point is 00:03:40 and then made me think of the moment. So yeah, no, there were clear cut signs. But yeah, again, their chemistry is so phenomenal. And I really appreciate the parents. And you made the the comment too especially i mean even today it's there's always a fear of like you know how your parents are going to react and also to the fact that he's 17 as well um i don't and i don't know how old i don't know if they specified consent in italy but yeah well not only that but i don't know how old oliver is but i'm going to assume he's he is not 17 he's definitely not 17 he's like a grad or a master's student but still i mean eleo's he's he's basically an adult he's right there at adult's age but I appreciate that the parents like what is an adult really yeah right but I appreciate that the parents like they were just good-hearted human beings and they cared so much for their son's happiness they weren't selfish you know and just like hey we want our son acting this particular way or we want him being this way they genuinely cared for their son and his happiness and I love that and they're acting again so phenomenal and I love too like the little hints and details too that we get like the mom we could see you

Starting point is 00:04:48 you know how she was perceiving those little details like she knows and like again it's visual storytelling without us actually hearing the words like that's the director trusting the audience like we don't need the mom to say anything we can see visually that she's picking up on on little you know little details here that she knows that something's going on and I love that I love the director and the writers trusting the audience to pick up little things like that and the dad like Obviously, we had him buried in his work most of the film. And again, like I said, I had only seen him in Men in Black 3. And as you pointed out, he was a very whimsical character, which I appreciated his performance.

Starting point is 00:05:24 But that scene at the end, like, that was chef's kiss, money scene. Like the way, you know, how he spoke to his son there and said, like, you know, it's better. That whole exchange, just such powerful acting and wonderful dialogue there. And, you know, what he spoke to his son, just again, just deeply read. resonated with me. Just this whole film just, like, hit me in my soul in such a way I wasn't expecting. And I just, I love this movie so much. And Timothy, shallame, I already thought he was a very good actor before this.

Starting point is 00:05:57 I didn't know he could go to have this kind of range. And, I mean, he's, he's extremely versatile when it comes to his acting prowess and range. He was just absolutely phenomenal. I got more to say, but Jeanettezio, Montabello. What did you think of the film? No, this, I was very enthralled by this. This, I mean, certainly I remember when it came out, you know, certainly

Starting point is 00:06:19 gripped a lot of people. And yeah, it's not the kind of thing where I, you always wonder what kind of experience you're about to head into, but I don't know, yeah, I just loved kind of luxuriating in the slice of the very intimate slice of life

Starting point is 00:06:37 that this movie is because it's taking you in a few different sort of transportive and very emotionally evocative directions that at first again obviously you got to have patience for something that's more in that slice of life mode um but yeah just the way that it captures that essence of you know the fleeting nature of a particularly important summer in your coming of age journey you know and and especially you know having experienced at different points in life like you know a summer romance of some kind that you know is sort of

Starting point is 00:07:12 of, again, that little fly buzzing around is just the knowledge, I think that, you know, this is going to end at some point or circumstances will intervene in such a way that, that, you know, this moment will end. And it makes everything that much more potent and, you know, charged. And you are feeling, you know, in real time a mixture of, you know, the flurry of emotions that comes with attraction and infatuation and knowing that that feeling is reciprocated, but also the dread, the fear of the worry of the hurt, the pain. And yeah, I just really, I thought it was a really nicely told, you know, little romance that was well observed. And again, like, it makes me curious about how they went about making this, how they went about, you know, building the relationships between Elio's family members and, you know, he and Army Hammer, Shalame and Army Hammer, you know, building, you know, whatever foundation that they would have had to have, you know, worked on together to develop the intimacy of the scenes.

Starting point is 00:08:17 Like, this was just one of those experiences that is very tactile. And, you know, it's like you spend the first few moments of the movie looking at all these, you know, classical sculptures and these, you know, very idealized forms and stuff like that. And it's interesting to me that they chose to have this be about, you know, academics and people who are all. always, you know, on scholarly pursuits and, you know, the fact that they might be unearthing some kind of statue and that, again, these are depictions of the human form and they're all in these interesting poses and positions. It just kind of called my attention to a theme across the movie of like the physical and tactile nature of so many things. And so, yeah, it's like you can feel all the little touches, you can feel the breath, you can feel, you know,

Starting point is 00:09:08 those little butterflies and sensations that happen. when someone is right up close to you. And I thought, yeah, the way that it luxuriated in those things, as well as just the atmosphere of the location. It's interesting, you know, especially, granted, we're watching this in America. So, you know, for, you know, I'm sure for Luca Guadignino, this is shooting at home.

Starting point is 00:09:30 But, you know, here it sort of lends a greater kind of fantastical sheen to that nostalgia. And again, we're in the past, we're in the 80s. So it is a time where, yeah, what do we have to do? We can go outside, we can read, we can play some music, we can go for a bike ride together. You know, like, there's good old days. Yeah, way different options in terms of like how you spend your time and how you build relationships. And so, yeah, it was just a fascinating. It was fascinating.

Starting point is 00:10:00 And I liked that, of course, you know, you know, I think going in that you're going to have the central relationship examined between Oliver and Elio. But I really also just very much appreciated, again, as we've already said, like, his mom and dad, I thought were really great. And within the relationship between Oliver and Elio, as well as, you know, the parents and Elliot, like, there's so many relationships happening on screen that have these unspoken components. And I think, you know, that's, to me, another part of cinema, another part of movie magic is watching when a piece requires. actors to yeah especially in the parents position being like you know dad knows mom knows they've probably talked about this a bunch but you know it's that way in which lovingly he's like no i think this is our little secret you know like mom doesn't know like the way in which they double speak and look out for each other or in the case of elio and oliver how they're trying to figure

Starting point is 00:11:01 each other out a little bit yeah um yeah i i liked all the subliminals that this was working with um and I'm sure, you know, too, there's a lot of, you know, color coordination and patterns and some of those come out of the time frame. But also, just like it was a movie that constantly had me curious about like, oh, okay, what was the motivation for this choice of shot? Because it's got a very sort of lucid and, you know, artful way of capturing things and focusing, you know, thing. Yeah, because when they were at that statue, we had that one single frame long shot where the two of them are separated and they're talking to each other in the distance. and then we roll around and then they're together. Yeah, and they passed this giant obstruction between them and then meet on the other side.

Starting point is 00:11:45 Yeah, and then there was a shot in even, I think it was after they made love for the first time. I could be wrong, but they were in the lake. And then again, they were separated by a long shot again, but it was a single take shot. I'm like, I really love, you know, doing his laps or whatever. Yeah, and there were also, too, little nuances and details that I really appreciate and love, like things I wasn't even noticing

Starting point is 00:12:04 like with Oliver, where he was listening to Elio, play the piano in the beginning. And he's like, wait, why are you playing it like that? Why aren't you playing it like you were with the guitar? I'm like, I was going way over my, but I mean, clearly, like, that's how you knew how invested he was in this guy. Well, it's those little bits of, it's those little bits of, it's almost like the high society, again, they're all intellectuals and they speak like intellectuals.

Starting point is 00:12:29 This kid, LEO, is being raised by a bunch of intellectuals. So like, it almost feels like that version of. like horsing around in a way, he's playing the thing. And he's like, play it how I want you to play. And he's like, nah, I'm going to play it this way. Yeah, for sure. And it's before there's even the fully obvious romantic spark, but you can tell they're kind of, yeah, they're playing in a way.

Starting point is 00:12:51 There's some tension for, yeah, which is, which is, which, which. Well, I think play, yeah, just like play can be a road to dropping guards, you know. So it's like it, even if there isn't overt romantic or sexual tension, like in that moment, And it's definitely a, you know, step along that road, you know. And there was some great exchanges. Like, you had that one exchange between the father and Oliver when they were going over, like, all those Arabic words, like, apricot and all that. Like, and, like, intellectually, like, accepted and understood Oliver's point of view and perspective. Like, just a great exchange and scene there, right?

Starting point is 00:13:28 Just so many wonderful scenes where I just, like, just understood these characters' viewpoints. And again, they're not stereotypical characters. They're very genuine, organic characters. And I just, again, just extremely got invested in these characters so quickly. And I just loved watching them on screen. And again, another thing I really appreciated about this film is extremely unpredictable. It's one of my biggest, well, that's one of my biggest pet peeves in films. Like, it doesn't hurt a film when it is a little predictable as long as I'm enjoying what I'm loving, whether it's the story or the characters.

Starting point is 00:14:00 Well, it's not a plot movie, you know. Yeah. No, no, no, I get that. You can predict, like, once you realize that this is a romance of some kind, you can predict the broadest strokes of like, okay, so they're probably going to explore this and it's probably going to end with them parting. But, you know, it's not really about that. Yeah, it's like, and everything else that fills in the blanks isn't about, yeah, like some big plot contrivance. It's just about watching, yeah, these situations that build to a relationship. And that's, again, you know, cinema has become like a goof word in a way or a meme word.

Starting point is 00:14:37 But like that stuff to me, like, I love watching something like this. And I've seen, you know, a handful of movies of this variety. But yeah, it is nice to have something where like the plot isn't the point and thus like, you know, predictability is also just kind of, you can just kind of throw that to the side. Because, yeah, beside those broad strokes, everything else is mostly just. just about the little nuances and the little details and stuff. No, for sure. Totally agree.

Starting point is 00:15:05 Also, too, with the music in this movie. Yes, there's a bunch of 80s songs, which, as we know, the movie takes place in 1980. Was that Sufian? I got to know. It's either Conner O'Burst or Sufian. Which we know the film takes place in 1983, so I loved all the 80 songs choices. But I love, too, that a lot of the score was piano. A lot of piano, yeah.

Starting point is 00:15:23 Maybe I'm just looking at it through a meta lens, but it was almost like, for me, it was almost like. Yeah. It was almost like Elio was like the background composer there, like, you know, playing in a way. But I love the choice of using the piano. Yeah, it's the flavor of the movie. But at times, it does feel like it's the soundtrack in his mind. Right. Yeah.

Starting point is 00:15:47 That's how I was interpreting it. Yeah. And especially with the way the music coincides with some of the visual edits to, you know, I think bolsters that idea. Yeah. And I don't know. I mean, we're going to check in a second. The trivia effects, maybe I will come across it, but... In the midst of movie and TV show reactions,

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Starting point is 00:17:15 And also, too, I don't know if that was actually him playing the piano. Yeah. It was convincing whether it was him or not. And it looked amazing. And if it really was him, then, I mean, whether he knew. that before or actually learned it for this film. I mean, the man was clearly invested in this role. I'm going to go out on the limb and say that he knows how to play.

Starting point is 00:17:35 Yeah, but either way. Because that stuff's hard to, I mean, you can't fake that he learned it, but my, I was starting to think that maybe he does just actually play some instruments because he's playing the guitar at one point. And I think that's authentic, but especially the piano stuff. And he's like crossing his hand over, you know, not necessarily playing virtuosically, but playing with enough competence that I think he just probably plays a bit. Yeah.

Starting point is 00:18:00 Which is always refreshing, especially as somebody who plays to some extent a few instruments. It always pulls me right out when I'm like, they're not playing at all. And again, just talking about not stereotypical and genuine characters, I really like that the character, Marcia, Marcia, I really like that they gave her a little bit of an arc as well in terms of like, all right, she'd gotten hurt, which is something she talked about with Elliot. they had a nice little fling there and then after she'd gotten hurt then she understood what was happening and she still like saw

Starting point is 00:18:33 Elio as a friend and I just I love that again that embrace yeah she genuinely cares about him and she's probably oddly enough in a better position to understand what's happening than a lot of other people yeah no I thought that was again tender a lot of tender beautiful moments

Starting point is 00:18:51 in this film yeah it does make you wonder too because because there is because it is you're in a more fluid, you're in a place in the world that is more open when it comes to just, you know, physical expression, or at least that's how the stereotype from America's view is. So yeah, you have a place that's more open and fluid generally. And I did appreciate too that's like they're also, you know, like there's that girl who is interested in Oliver who's, you know, you see them being intimate at a couple points. And then you also have Marcia. And I like the kind of grayness and the nuance of that, too.

Starting point is 00:19:29 And I feel like we settle on a place in the end where, you know, it's weird. It's interesting because, you know, they don't give you all the just like definitive answers. And that's kind of like how life is. You know, at this moment, he is so affected by this particular relationship they have with this guy. And it seems like maybe that is, you know, where his heart is fully. And whether or not he's gay or bisexual or whatever he actually is, whatever his sexuality, actually is yeah just that beautiful kind of acknowledgement of yeah hey i i didn't want to get hurt and you know she took that risk but at the same time and as much as she has right to feel hurt

Starting point is 00:20:08 and sad and angry or whatever else about it like i did appreciate that that moment of like i know you're going through something that a lot of people as other conversations do other people are not going to it might be a hard road for you in this life so i am here for you and i care about you and even if, yeah, I loved one. She tells him she loves him because it's like, yeah, in that moment, you know that that probably means a couple different things. It probably means like, yeah, I'm feeling a similar heartache for you that you're feeling for Oliver right now, but also I care about you and we have clearly, you know, community together. We have, you know, space in each other's lives that isn't as fleeting as a summer could be. And, and yeah, like that

Starting point is 00:20:54 moment and the moment with the dad and the moment when the mom drives him back like those were three of my my favorite moments oh yeah no beautiful tender moments like you really felt the support from the supporting cast no i mean like he's going through a lot of heartache and it's it's nice to know he's growing too yeah for sure like that's the other thing is it's funny for me because like i i like timothy shallomay fine but it's i have often been sitting in movies going like yeah good performance, but I've rarely, I've seldom found myself really enthralled with the chops. Yeah, we got, we got the back. I was, I was freaking out about that a minute ago. Um, yeah, it's just filled up. But, uh, yeah, like, he's got the chops, you know, um, as of this. And I, and I, and I often

Starting point is 00:21:42 personally, just for me, is just my own self, um, you know, there are times where I'll watch him and I'll be like, cool, I don't glean a heck of a lot beyond what's being presented to me. Um, you at the surface, but in this case, I felt a lot beneath the surface, which is kind of what I've been hoping for. And I knew that my assessment of Timothy Shalameh, Timitay Shalema, wouldn't be complete without this movie because this did put him on the map. And this is a movie that does require a lot of, a lot of acting. You have to be intimate. You have to. And especially with as long as the takes are in a lot of these moments, and as intimate as everything is, like there had to have been so much, again, prep and opening up and exploring and, again, physicality.

Starting point is 00:22:27 And, yeah, there's just a lot happening. And I came to very much appreciate the performance here. And I was kind of, it was, it was a nice feeling to be like, oh, yeah, I really do enjoy his work here. And I can see what other people see. And it's not like I, I feel like a hater, even though I'm not sitting here being like, oh, he sucks. I'm just, yeah, I've been sitting here going, everyone loves this guy.

Starting point is 00:22:50 and I want to see what you see because mostly what I've seen is fine but not yeah and this I thought he certainly brought it in a way that they gave me pause like we said now you love him but also too like I said that we talked about it at the beginning of this

Starting point is 00:23:04 but that that shot at the end just really locking in on what he's feeling I mean I could just again I love the visual storytelling in that last shot but it's not a normal shot that's usually not how you end a film just long shot seeing the car are our

Starting point is 00:23:20 Our protagonist and holy, that was a unique and great choice. It's just, I mean, wow. I had that drive, man. Like, I've had that sit. Oh, yeah. I've had that sit where. There's a lot of relatability. Where, yeah, it's everything is tumbling through your mind and it's the saddest parts and it's

Starting point is 00:23:36 the most joyous parts and you're smiling because it happened and you're crying because it's done and it's, yeah, like a beautiful nuance to portray. Yeah. Do you have anything else you want to add before we look up some movie trivia effects? Pull them up, man. Yeah, I just appreciated the, yeah, the, the filmmaking on display. I really like the mood. I like the atmosphere.

Starting point is 00:23:55 I thought the cinematography was really rich and warm. I love the film stock and especially, I think they listed their film stocks. And I think they even denoted that one specific sequence with all the light leaks and stuff when he's, you know, really sort of in that big sort of transitory rush of realizations and emotions and longings and things like that. Yeah. So, yeah, the cast. the direction and all that. I thought this was a nicely flowing piece. The locations.

Starting point is 00:24:25 Everything was just so beautifully done in this film. Really, really good. What do you think? And I will give it credit. It is very, it's a very like, it's a sensual movie, but it's also like a sexual movie in a pretty direct way. And I, you know, we have grown up during a transition where you're seeing things in this movie depicted, acknowledged, and.

Starting point is 00:24:49 and sometimes literally shown that you might not have without an NC17 rating only a handful of years ago. So like that's always interesting and it's always interesting to watch a movie embrace those sides of life because I think in a cinema atmosphere

Starting point is 00:25:03 and a shared, especially, you know, communal experience, I think we can kind of at least in America get awkward about that stuff. Yeah. So do you want to guess what the very first thing is? He's he played piano. And speaking Italian.

Starting point is 00:25:16 So Timothy Shalmay learned to speak Italian and play the classical piano pieces used in this film. Okay, so you learned it for the moment. I mean, that was the first thing in my mind. And again, I just love how invested he was to playing this character. I got to imagine when he had to learn each of the different riffs. I mean, he had to learn each different guy's version. That is, I mean, damn, that's investment.

Starting point is 00:25:37 Yeah. Good for him. Because part of me was wondering if that was like a prep thing where they were like, oh, he knows how to play this stuff. So, hey, play it like this guy. Okay, yeah. Okay, this is a really long one. I don't know if I should read that whole thing.

Starting point is 00:25:50 It got a lot of... Is there a way to condense the essence of it? That would be hard to do, but let's go to another one. Yeah. If only, like, if it wouldn't ruin the experience, I would be like, pick the facts before the movie. Right. Yeah, well, for obvious reasons, that doesn't happen.

Starting point is 00:26:05 Yeah, we can't do that because then we wouldn't give you guys a genuine reaction. Let's see. Oh, on its premiere night, the movie received a 10-minute standing ovation, which was the longest. standing ovation ever at the New York Film Festival. Okay, New York. I was going to say, if it's Cannes, I feel like people will be standing and clapping forever. For everything, right?

Starting point is 00:26:26 I always know it's can season when they're like 20 minute ovation. This ovation was longer than the movie. So during the hiking scene up in the waterfall, Elio and Oliver holler with excitement. In actuality, the screams were genuine reactions of discomfort from actors, Salomein and Hammer, due to the frequent shocks from St. ginging nettle on their exposed legs. The entire mountainside was covered in it. Oh, my God.

Starting point is 00:26:54 Oh, my God. Part of me too wondered how many things were shot. Yeah, like how many natural reactions they captured are just like, you know, how much they let the circumstance inform the performances. Yeah. Oh, okay. This is a good one. Here we go.

Starting point is 00:27:12 Director Luca, how do you say the last name? Guadagnino. Guadagnino. Guadignino. Explained in an interview. view, excuse me, how he struggled with shooting the scene at the Piave, Piave, or Piav? The statue. Sure.

Starting point is 00:27:25 The Piav Memorial and he said it was Army Hammer who finally suggested doing it on one shot. Wow. Great suggestion because that's one of my favorite shots in the entire film. Very striking choice. No, I'm glad Army Hammer came up with it. The entire film, including the opening credits, was shot with a single 35 millimeter lens. Really? one specific lens

Starting point is 00:27:48 wow not bad interesting okay I can imagine that now oh and Andre Asimann I hope I pronounce sorry if I didn't

Starting point is 00:28:00 the author of the source material novel of the same name appears in the movie as Monier do you know which character I don't recall off that let us know in the comments which is I'll do one

Starting point is 00:28:14 that's cool he's in there there Yeah, I'll do one or two more. Oh, okay. In the book, Elio is 17 years old and Oliver is 24. Timothy Shalame was 20 years old when the film was shot while Army was 29. The film is set in Italy and the age of consent in the country is 14. Okay. So it was okay.

Starting point is 00:28:35 Oh, he's one of the couple who comes over to their place. Oh, okay. Okay. Okay. Is the one on the left or the one on the right? I am not certain. It might be the one in the left because it looks like the guy in that picture there. It might be that.

Starting point is 00:28:51 I don't know. All right. Let me do one more for you guys. Yeah, I think he's in the lighter. The not pink suit, I believe. Maybe. I don't know. I could be wrong.

Starting point is 00:29:03 Let's see. Got a spoiler one because those always have lots of likes. Yes. All right, let's see. Yeah, the most spoilery comment, uh, trivia fact you can find. Let's go. You got to live up to the mantle, Andrew. Let's go.

Starting point is 00:29:18 What do you got? Let's see. Is it better to speak or die right now? Speak. Okay. Regarding the peach scene. Let's go. Director Luca.

Starting point is 00:29:30 There's a peach scene. What are the peach scene? Went to Timothy Shalameen and told him that he had tried that he had tried math-stating with a peach himself and found that it was indeed possible to do so. therefore he thought they should do the scene Salamane responded that he had also tried and agreed to do the scene Wow

Starting point is 00:29:50 been missing out on my peach exploration in this life I guess if I ever meet Timothy Shalman I'll hand him a peach I have to go Sir here you go I realized this was his comment of an occurrence I wonder if Jason Biggs

Starting point is 00:30:04 watched that scene went He did Good job Jason Biggs makes sure to keep up with any and all food fornication But in all seriousness, interesting fact. But no, great movie. It was, like I said, very beautifully done.

Starting point is 00:30:17 I love the relationship between the two and the real, also to the relationship between the parents and Martia. It was just just so genuine, so beautiful. I was so invested in these characters, the music, all the locations. There was just all the flies that were included in the film. So many. Damn flies. MVP's of the film. So many beautiful components and layers to this film and nuances.

Starting point is 00:30:41 And like I said, this film just really spoke to me, you know, deep into my soul. And I just love everything about this movie and the acting by both Timothy and Army. Oh, yeah. Just really good. It's such fantastic chemistry, such great direction. And I love the cinematography in this film. And also, too, that they were using a 35 millimeter lens the entire film. Such interesting facts.

Starting point is 00:31:04 Do you have any final thoughts? It's an interesting. I mean, you know, I don't know exactly what their rig was like and all that. stuff. It's an interesting, you know, having that one particular lens, and I feel like that would put you in a place where, yeah, you can get some, some interesting looking focus, but you're not always like so, your depth of field isn't always so shallow that everything is just blurred out everywhere else, like is a, it's shallow.

Starting point is 00:31:27 It's interesting. There you go. It was a good one. It was a good one. I liked it. But it's interesting, yeah, when a restriction like that is either imposed or chosen or just, you know, part of a, of a construction of a piece, it's always interesting. Yeah. Yeah. Anyways, let us know in the comments section. Is this Timothy Shalamay's best performance? I mean, I'd say it's right up there if it's not. I would say so. What do you think of this film in general? Are there other films like this? You'd like to see Giannizio, myself, or anyone else on the team react to. Let's know. Let's know. Let's know. And we're excited for Timothy's next film. Can't wait to see that. And love you guys. Be well. See you next time.

Starting point is 00:32:11 I don't know.

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