It’s been years since Italy has produced a film about the life of the haute bourgeoisie as sumptuous, sensuous and grand as I Am Love (Io Sono l’Amore). References to Luchino Visconti’s films have peppered reviews, and director Luca Guadagnino acknowledges that he drew from that well, but, he insists, “I wanted to create my own prototype.” Helping Guadagnino realize that ambition was French cinematographer Yorick Le Saux, whose work on Erick Zonca’s Julia (2008) had caught his eye.

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