<P> In 2016 , Ivory stepped down from directing to avoid conflicts , leaving Guadagnino to direct the film alone . According to Ivory , financiers from Memento Films International did not want to have two directors involved in the project , as they `` thought it would be awkward ... It might take longer , it would look terrible if we got in fights on the set , and so on . '' Guadagnino has said that Ivory 's version would have likely been `` a much more costly ( and ) different film '' -- one which , in fact , could not have been made , because of `` market realities '' . Ivory became the solely credited screenwriter , and subsequently sold the rights to the screenplay to Guadagnino 's company . It marks Ivory 's first produced screenplay since Le Divorce ( 2003 ) , and the only narrative feature that he has only written , not directed . Despite that , Ivory was `` very much involved '' with other aspects of the production . Guadagnino chose to dedicate the film to Bill Paxton -- a friend of the director , Spears and his husband , Brian Swardstrom -- after his death in February 2017 . </P>
<P> In 2016 , Ivory stepped down from directing to avoid conflicts , leaving Guadagnino to direct the film alone . According to Ivory , financiers from Memento Films International did not want to have two directors involved in the project , as they `` thought it would be awkward ... It might take longer , it would look terrible if we got in fights on the set , and so on . '' Guadagnino has said that Ivory 's version would have likely been `` a much more costly ( and ) different film '' -- one which , in fact , could not have been made , because of `` market realities '' . Ivory became the solely credited screenwriter , and subsequently sold the rights to the screenplay to Guadagnino 's company . It marks Ivory 's first produced screenplay since Le Divorce ( 2003 ) , and the only narrative feature that he has only written , not directed . Despite that , Ivory was `` very much involved '' with other aspects of the production . Guadagnino chose to dedicate the film to Bill Paxton -- a friend of the director , Spears and his husband , Brian Swardstrom -- after his death in February 2017 . </P>
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who was call me by your name dedicated to
Bill Paxton -- a friend of the director , Spears and his husband , Brian Swardstrom
Bill Paxton -- a friend of the director , Spears and his husband , Brian Swardstrom