The History of Sound (2025)
- Directed by
- Oliver Hermanus
- Genre
- drama film, romance film, LGBTQ-related film, music-themed film, historical film
- Country
- United Kingdom, Italy, Sweden, United States
- Runtime
- 2h 07m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 122 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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