It’s Timothée Chalamet Day in Venice.
This isn’t a national holiday, but it probably should be. It’s past 1:30 p.m. outside the Sala Casino at the Venice Film Festival, and a young crowd has put aside work and school commitments to fly to Lido to catch a glimpse of the American star’s arrival for a press conference.
Every generation has the heart of its own movie star – from Jonathan Taylor Thomas to Brad Pitt in the ’90s and Robert Pattison at the dawn of the Twilight movies. For many young women, Chalamet represents the pinnacle of Gen Z cool. Chalamet Stans arrived early 7 a.m. Friday to catch a glimpse of Timothy. Not surprisingly, most of them are female. They describe their favorite shows as “Call Me By Your Name” and “The King” but are mostly drawn to Chalamet because of his kind and friendly nature.
Gaia del Perugia is pressed against a metal baffle with a pen and a piece of blank paper within easy reach. I’ve traveled from Tuscany for the second year in a row to see Chalamet at the festival. She does not have a ticket for his new movie “Bones and All”; She just wants to get a proper look of him dangling the red carpet. She was also here for ‘Dune’ last year, but she was ‘too far’ to see him up close.
“It’s beautiful,” she says. “He is beautiful and talented.”
The 17-year-old begins detailing his films – “Call Me By Your Name” is the most famous movie, she announced – but is suddenly interrupted by a friend who comes and whispers something urgently in her ear. Her eyes widen as she realizes she has put herself in the wrong place completely.
“Ah, Timothy is inside the casino and we need to go to the other side when he leaves,” she said abruptly, before the pair rushed off.
At the Sala casino, we must remember the stamp of conferenza: Chalamet went on an anti-social sermon.
“To be young now, to be young at any time – I can only speak in the name of my generation – you must be judged intensely,” Chalamet told the assembled reporters.
The 26-year-old star is playing alongside Taylor Russell as a cannibal lover in Luca Guadagnino’s new “Bones and All” by Chalamet’s “Call Me By Your Name.” The movie is set in the 80’s, when social media didn’t even exist.
“I can’t imagine what it meant to grow up with the onslaught of social media, and it was comforting to play characters grappling with an inner dilemma. [without] The ability to follow Reddit, Twitter, Instagram or TikTok and see where they fit in.
“I don’t judge,” Shlamit added. “You can find your tribe there.” But “I think it’s hard to be alive now. I think societal breakdown is in the air. That’s why we hope this movie is important.”
A few floors below, another tribe combined, smartphones ready. They’ve been standing sidewalks for hours, hoping Chalamet would, as usual, indulge fans with autographs, selfies, and hugs.
Diana Bianco, huddled in the crowd, plays with a pin on her blouse. “I [heart] Crema,” with peaches in the place of the heart. Crema is the northern Italian city, near Milan, where “Call My By Your Name” was filmed. The small village became an overnight sensation after the movie premiered, as fans flocked to visit the film’s locations.
“For me, Timothée Chalamet is loved in Italy because he is young and very beautiful, but he is always very kind, honest and pays special attention to his fans,” says the 47-year-old.
By now, the press conference is long over, and 30 minutes later, the cast members on the movie are starting to pour in: first Chloe Sevigny, who was met with cheers, then Mark Rylance – one of the greatest actors of his generation – who went unnoticed except for “Hello Mark” !” Meanwhile, chic looking Taylor Russell is taking her time with fans.
There is crackling tension in the air as fans wonder how long they will realistically be spending with Chalamet at this point. A young woman cheers herself up with the release of Chalamet on the front of TIME magazine.
A passerby comes behind a group to ask what everyone is waiting for. A girl turns and explains with wild gestures that they are waiting for Chalamet.
“It’s important that you understand,” she says seriously.
“Yes. I understand,” he nodded, silently joining the crowd.
After that, a mop of dark braids appears, surrounded by security and actors, and the mood changes. Suddenly everyone is energetic, and may be showing more restraint than most people expect. There’s no need to scream and fall — at least, not yet: Chalamet turns to each fan, patiently signing autographs and posing for photos.
A young Italian man hugs the actor, his eyes are closed the whole time, as if a devout Catholic is embracing the Pope.
By the time Chalamet reaches Bianco, the audience is waving their arms to get his attention, and shouting “Timothée! Timmy!” Chalamet smiles and smiles. “what’s up?” He says, before he gets wrapped up in an endless series of selfies. As he finally frees up to ride his gondola, fans scream.
She said Bianco made eye contact with him, but was upset that she didn’t get a picture of just the two of them. “All the pictures are with a group,” she says, visibly confused. “Well Well.”
Kate Hanson, a Canadian who is in town for the festival, managed to score a picture with the actor after a three-hour wait. “I just make fun of how much that means to me. I judge myself, but also, it’s really cool.”
Why do you love him so much?
“This is a really good question that will take weeks to answer, and I have to talk to my therapist,” says the 20-year-old. After some thought, she adds, “It’s nice to have a Generation Z star who looks really nice, and we can all look forward to him.”
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