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Synopsis

British teenager Leo Colston spends a summer in the countryside, where he develops a crush on the beautiful young aristocrat Marian. Eager to impress her, Leo becomes the "go-between" for Marian, delivering secret romantic letters to Ted Burgess, a handsome neighboring farmer.

Year1971
CountryUnited States
DirectorJoseph Losey
Cinematic Threads
He points to Joseph Losey’s The Go-Between as a touchstone that influenced Call Me by Your Name, in particular, the way the film treats memory and the intense feeling of a summer that will never be again.