Overview

• Playing out of competition at the Venice Film Festival, Luca Guadagnino’s drama follows a revered professor entangled in a campus misconduct allegation involving her mentee and a close colleague.
• Lively press conference exchanges focused on #MeToo and cancel culture, with Roberts saying the movie portrays people in a moment rather than making statements and urging audiences to talk to each other.
• Guadagnino said the Woody Allen–style opening credits were a deliberate choice linked to the filmmaker’s canon and to questions about separating art from the artist.
• Early critical reaction is mixed, with several outlets praising Roberts’ performance even as some reviews fault the film’s stance and clarity on its themes.
• North American release reporting is inconsistent, with several outlets citing October 10 and others listing October 17 for Amazon MGM’s theatrical rollout.