The History of Sound

The History of Sound

2025 · 128 min · EN · R · 6.9 (115 votes)
Dir. Oliver Hermanus · Starring Paul Mescal, Josh O'Connor, Molly Price, Alison Bartlett, Michael Schantz, Chris Cooper · Music Oliver Coates
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In 1917, two young music students attending the Boston Conservatory bond over a mutual love of folk music. They reconnect a few years later, embarking on a song-collecting trip in the backwaters of Maine.

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A tender, melancholic journey through early 20th-century New England, steeped in the quiet beauty of folk music and burgeoning gay romance. It feels like a cherished memory, bittersweet and deeply felt.

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