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THE HISTORY OF SOUND
THE HISTORY OF SOUND
THE HISTORY OF SOUND
THE HISTORY OF SOUND
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THE HISTORY OF SOUND USA-UK, 2025, 128 min, color

Lionel is a talented singer from rural Kentucky raised on the songs his father would sing on the front porch. In 1917, he leaves his family farm to attend the Boston Music Conservatory. There he meets David, a charming music composing student who is soon drafted into the end of the war. In 1920, the two spend a winter walking through the forests and islands of Maine, collecting folk songs in order to preserve them for future generations. 

 

Lionel drifts through Europe in his twenties and thirties, building a new life of profound success and happiness, and experiencing new loves. Yet he is constantly drawn back to memories of his brief time with David, trying to understand the impact of their relationship. Eventually, a reminder of their work together reveals why their connection rang loud.

Oliver Hermanus

Oliver Hermanus

Oliver Hermanus started his career as a press photographer. He studied at the University of Cape Town and received a scholarship for the University of California. In 2006 he was offered a private scholarship by film director Roland Emmerich to complete his MA at the London Film School. In 2015, The Endless River became the first South African film to be nominated for the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. Moffie (2019) premiered in the Horizons section of Venice Film Festival and won the Mermaid Award for best LGBTQ-themed film at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival. In 2025, Hermanus competed for the Palme d’Or at Cannes with The History of Sound.

SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY

2009 Shirley Adams

2011 Beauty

2015 The Endless River

2019 Moffie

2022 Liwing

2025 The History of Sound

DIRECTOR
Oliver Hermanus
SCRIPT
Ben Shattuck
CAMERA
Alexander Dynan
MUSIC
Oliver Coates
CAST
Josh O'Connor, Paul Mescal, Raphael Sbarge, Molly Price, Chris Cooper
PRODUCERS
Lisa Ciuffetti, Oliver Hermanus, Andrew Kortschak, Sara Murphy, Thérèsa Ryan, Zhang Xin
PRODUCTION
Film4
Kaleidoscope

THE HISTORY OF SOUND USA-UK, 2025, 128 min, color

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