Separate Rooms | Luca Guadagnino

[Hedrox]

I love Luca but ugh... when is he going to make a cool movie, like a Star Wars? /s

On a serious note, reading the synopsis of the book this is based on, it sounds like this is going to scratch that Call Me by Your Name sequel itch without having to deal with the whole Armie Hammer situation.

Here's a brief summary of the book from the Variety article (marked it as a spoiler because it goes pretty in-depth):

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In “Separate Rooms,” 30-something Leo travels across Milan, Paris, London and Florence, while Thomas is a young Berlin-based pianist who is temporarily living in Paris when he first intersects with Leo. The book is divided into three parts, called “movements,” which alternate between flashbacks and reflections. After meeting in Paris, the lovers begin a long affair, meeting and traveling together in different European cities over a three-year period. The two meet when they wish, but live separately, secluding themselves in their respective loneliness, though they often write each other. At one point, Thomas starts an affair with a girl, which makes Leo deeply jealous. Then Thomas is diagnosed with an illness that will lead to his death in his hometown of Munich.

A large portion of the book, which begins with Leo being called to Munich to say goodbye to his former lover, details Leo’s mourning and his gradual recovery as he reminisces while traveling to England and the U.S.