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Raul Oguz asked this question about Call Me by Your Name:
Why did Elio feel regret and remorse after sleeping with Oliver? He wanted him away and he didn't want to see him. Of course that changes but I was curious as if that was because he loved Oliver and then he realised that the sex was not what he just wanted
Joel Sink I took it in a very personal way... the first time I had sex with another guy, I was overwhelmed with emotions... embarrassment, regret, fear. For me …moreI took it in a very personal way... the first time I had sex with another guy, I was overwhelmed with emotions... embarrassment, regret, fear. For me it was 1982. I knew I was gay, I knew I wanted to have sex with him, but the wave of emotions was almost unbearable. As a gay man coming of age in that time period you had to make peace with what you wanted and how that would affect your life. Your parents, friends... future. There were no real role models at the time so it was very scary to step out on that ledge and say “yes, I’m gay... I have sex with men”. Elio was from an educated, liberal family but a 17 year old is still going to do the work to make peace with it.(less)
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