In 2015 , Guadagnino directed the erotic thriller '' A Bigger Splash '' , with Tilda Swinton , Matthias Schoenaerts , Ralph Fiennes and Dakota Johnson . The film premiered at the 72nd Venice Film Festival where it was a selection for the main competition . Guadagnino 's next film was '' Call Me by Your Name '' , an adaptation of André Aciman 's novel of the same name , starring Timothée Chalamet , Armie Hammer , and Michael Stuhlbarg . Filming took place in Crema , Italy , in May and June 2016 , and the film debuted at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival . It was theatrically released in the United Kingdom on 27 October 2017 , and in the United States on 24 November
2017 Sundance Film Festival
2017 Sundance Film Festival
Luca Guadagnino