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The History of Sound
Buy ticketsPaul Mescal and Josh O’Connor goes Brokeback Mountain in Oliver Hermanus’s melancholic tribute to the power of music and the legacy of American folk traditions.
Blessed with perfect pitch, Kentucky country boy Lionel earns a place at the prestigious music conservatory in Boston, where he meets the exuberantly charming David. As strong as the attraction, is their shared love for authentic folk music. The First World War comes between them, but the pair are reunited on a song-collecting journey in Maine, tasked with preserving music for future generations. The stunning song harmonies and acoustic music may be unplugged, but Mescal and O’Connor are all the more electric in this romantic portrait of a life-changing love that survives everything.
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Language
English, Italian
Subtitles
Swedish
Original title
The History of Sound
Director
Oliver Hermanus
Producers
Lisa Ciufetti, Oliver Hermanus, Andrew Kortschak, Sara Murphy, Thérèsa Ryan, Zhang Xin
Screenplay
Ben Shattuck
Cinematographer
Alexander Dynan
Editor
Chris Wyatt
Music
Oliver Coates
Cast
Paul Mescal, Josh O'Connor, Raphael Sbarge, Molly Price, Alison Bartlett, Michael Schantz, Chris Cooper