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In troubled times, two sensual films sketch the shape of love

Chalamet and Hammer in Call Me by Your Name: the feeling is mutual

THE WEINSTEIN SCANDAL AND OTHER OUTRAGES HAVE kicked off an avalanche that no one can outrun. Women are angry, and men are confused. Everyone is talking about gender and power dynamics. But no one is talking about love.

It may be useful to remember that art can do the talking for us. When it comes to love and sex, being confused is not

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