films I’d recommend to everyone who fell in love with “Call Me By Your Name” and want to watch more films

Suzanne experiments with her sexuality but feels no real love. Misunderstood by her family, her father disapproves and leaves. Her mother grows unstable, and her brother Robert begins to mistreat her.

Marianne, a painter, is secretly commissioned to paint the wedding portrait of Héloïse, a reluctant bride-to-be who has just left the convent. Posing as her hired companion, Marianne observes Héloïse by day and paints in secret by night. As they share Héloïse's fleeting moments of freedom, the portrait becomes a testament to their love.

In an innovative moment, director Louis Malle unveiled Jeanne Moreau's innate allure, propelling her to fame with this scandalous masterpiece. This luxurious and resonant fairy tale for adults teeters on the edge between classical cinema and the French New Wave. Moreau portrays a restless bourgeois wife, torn between her husband and lover, captivated by the allure of a stranger. The film's radiant sensuality remains timeless, capturing the essence of a bygone era that continues to captivate audiences today.

Adrien, a young art dealer, plans a quiet summer in a French Riviera house with his friend Daniel. But the arrival of Haydée—a carefree, sensual young woman involved with various men—disrupts his peace. Though Adrien initially dismisses her as a “collector” of lovers, a growing tension and attraction soon challenge his emotional and moral beliefs.

As he prepares to marry a diplomat's daughter, Jerome embarks on his last summer as a bachelor on Lake Annecy. Meeting Aurora, an old flame, he finds himself attracted to young Laura, but even more so to her captivating older sister, Claire. When she exposes her knee while climbing a ladder under a cherry blossom tree, she inadvertently triggers a moral dilemma for Jerome, epitomizing one of the most enduring Nouvelle Vague scenes from one of Eric Rohmer's Six Moral Tales.

While on a Mediterranean vacation, a seemingly happy boyfriend and girlfriend find their connection to one another tested as they bond with another couple.

At 22, Céline receives several shocks: her father dies and she learns she was adopted; she rejects her inheritance, so her fiancé jilts her. She's suicidal. A nurse sees her weeping in public and takes her home. Her mother hires the nurse, Geneviève, to care for Céline; Geneviève imposes the same work and meditation regime she herself used to recover from similar depression two years before. The film plays out the resulting dynamics: Céline has mystical success in meditation, and neighbor children discover she has healing powers. Yet life remains painful. Meanwhile, the friendship is now the center of Geneviève's life. When Céline leaves, Geneviève must cope anew with loss.

On the remote island of Pantelleria, a rock star and her partner's peaceful getaway is shattered by the arrival of an old friend and his daughter. Jealousy, passion, and danger unravel in the summer heat.

In Lisbon, Pilar, a woman devoted to social causes, forms a connection with her troubled neighbor Aurora. After Aurora’s death, Pilar and the maid Santa uncover the story of Aurora’s youth as a farm owner near Mount Tabu in Africa, and a hidden romance that shaped her life.

After his wife's accidental death, Lionel raises his daughter Josephine alone. As she enters adulthood, their close bond begins to shift. Faced with her growing desire to care for him, Lionel must confront the challenge of encouraging her to step into independence and redefine their relationship.

The third film in Richard Linklater's "Before..." trilogy jumps forward nine years: Jesse and Celine are married with two daughters, headed for a vacation in Greece. The couple's ability to talk to each other honestly is the trademark of the trilogy, but this time Jesse and Celine cover their intimacy and the challenges of the passage of time and marriage. Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy reprise their characters with ease, and you definitely have to join them to know their final outcome.

Bruno Cortona and Roberto Mariani meet by chance as Roberto helps Bruno one day while everything is closed in Rome for the holiday weekend. The two men could not be more different. Thirty-six year old Bruno is extroverted, a man who seizes opportunities as they arise, is an excitement seeker, has never really grown up, but is a person to whom many are drawn because of his exuberance and masculine good looks. Law student Roberto is introverted, controlled and so unsure of himself that he doesn't really know why he chose law as a career and is afraid not only to let the girl who lives across the way from him, Valeria, know that he likes her, but even to speak to her. He even has a photograph of her in his wallet that he took clandestinely. Roberto reluctantly gets caught up in the whirlwind of Bruno's last minute change in plans for the holidays as the two head off together in Bruno's Lancia Aurelia sports car, their joy ride which will be largely at Bruno's whim. That reluctance is because Roberto would rather stay at home to study for an exam a few weeks away. Roberto tries to ditch Bruno at every stop, he however afraid to tell Bruno the truth that he'd rather not be with him. But as their time together progresses, they each learn a little more about the other, with Roberto in particular beginning to understand how stultified his life has been. The question becomes whether Roberto and Bruno can find that good balance in their lives because of their time with the other.

The third instalment of Rohmer's "Tales of the Four Seasons" unfolds as the diary of a youthful summer in a beautiful seaside town. The flawed but charming Gaspard becomes embroiled in a romantic web as he strolls with Margot, waits for Léna and is entertained by Solène. Rohmer captures the essence of youth and inexperience eloquently, creating conversations that feel deeply authentic and images that come alive, making this film an unforgettable experience.

Two teenage boys, accompanied by an alluring older woman, set out on a road trip that becomes a journey of self-discovery, bonding, and exploring the complexities of life, friendship, and intimacy. Balancing humor and enjoyment, the narrative is interwoven with Mexico's both tragic and breathtaking aspects, creating a vivid portrayal of both the nation's beauty and its underlying sorrow.

Winner of the prestigious Palme d'Or at Cannes, this powerful film narrates the life of Adèle, a young student whose encounter with Emma, a free-spirited woman, unleashes a passionate journey of self-discovery and sexual exploration. A brilliant and moving work that explores the beautiful and challenging facets of love, and has become an icon of LGBTQ+ cinema.