Today, The Film Buff explores the mastery of director Luca Guadagnino and his ability to construct films that culminate in powerful final shots. This technique aligns so closely with Pete’s recent viewings that he insists the film must have been reverse-engineered to achieve this effect.

Queer is recently available on HBO MAX.

Those who brought us Queer.

Daniel Craig as William Lee

Drew Starkey as Eugene Allerton

Jason Schwartzman as Joe Guidry

Lesley Manville as Dr. Cotter

Henrique Zaga as Winston Moor

Drew Droege as John Dumé

Andra Ursuța as Mary

Ariel Schulman as Tom Weston

Andrés Duprat as Dr. Hernandez

Omar Apollo as Chimu Bar Guy

David Lowery as Jim Cochran

Lisandro Alonso as Mr. Cotter

Michaël Borremans as Doctor

Ronia Ava as Joan Vollmer

Crew

Director: Luca Guadagnino

Screenwriter: Justin Kuritzkes

Producers: Lorenzo Mieli, Luca Guadagnino

Executive Producers: Christian Vesper, James Grauerholz, Peter Spears, Elena Recchia, Maria Teresa Monaco

Cinematographer: Sayombhu Mukdeeprom

Editor: Marco Costa

Music: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross

Production Designer: Inbal Weinberg

Costume Designer: Jonathan Anderson

Casting Directors: Luis Rosales, Maurilio Mangano, Valentina Materiale