The History of Sound (2025)

Directed by

Oliver Hermanus

Genre

drama film, romance film, LGBTQ-related film, historical film, music-themed film

Country

United Kingdom, Italy, Sweden, United States

Runtime

2h 07m

Rated

R

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 122 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1917 two young men meet at a music conservatory and after World War I they travel through rural Maine recording folk songs. Their relationship develops as they document the music of people they meet during a winter journey.

romanticbittersweetnostalgicslow-burnintimatemelancholichistoricalgentle

What happens

The History of Sound is a 2025 period romance film directed by Oliver Hermanus and written by Ben Shattuck, who adapted his short stories "The History of Sound" and "Origin Stories". It follows the relationship between two men, played by Paul Mescal and Josh O'Connor, who meet in 1917 while attending the New England Conservatory of Music, and after World War I travel together recording folk songs of their countrymen in rural Maine in the winter of 1920. The History of Sound had its world premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival on May 21, where it competed for the Palme d'Or. It was released in the United States by Mubi on September 12. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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