Listen: Sufjan Stevens' "Visions of Gideon"

Having watched Luca Guadagnino's Call Me By Your Name last Friday, it is all I've been thinking about since then. Set in Italy during the hottest months of 1983 and adapted from a novel of the same name by André Aciman, the movie, about a blossoming romance between a 17-year-old Elio and a 24-year-old grad student Oliver, is both an erotic triumph, a tale that simmers with sexual tension, and a tragic, touching story of heartbreak portrayed with an astonishing blend of confidence and vulnerability by actor Timothée Chalamet. But a part of why Call Me By Your Name is so unforgettable and stays with you long afterwards is Sufjan Stevens' excellent musical score, which lends it such an emotional heft (especially Visions of Gideon), you can't help but be reduced to a puddle of tears. Listen below, alongside Futile Devices -

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