Remembering Paradises Lost in Call Me by Your Name and Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Abstract Both Call Me by Your Name (Luca Guadagnino, 2017) and Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Céline Sciamma, 2019) culminate in queer lovers’ separations, which prompt remembrances of paradises lost. This article explores how these two films tell their stories of queer love and loss through a series of religious and philosophical negotiations. Reading these films together, this article contemplates how queer men and queer women re-member dominant religion and philosophy differently through the stories of themselves.