The History of Sound
2025 · Movie · R · 128 min · ★ 6.9
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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Details
- Years
- 2025
- Release date
- 2025-09-12
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 128 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (116 votes)
Themes
- world war i
- boston, massachusetts
- conservatory
- folk music
- road trip
- maine
- male homosexuality
- period drama
- new england
- based on short story
- oxford, england
- lgbt
- +7 more
Cast & crew
Paul Mescal
as Lionel
Josh O'Connor
as David
Molly Price
as Lionel's Mother
Alison Bartlett
as Samantha
Michael Schantz
as Bob
Chris Cooper
as Older Lionel
Raphael Sbarge
as Lionel Sr.
Hadley Robinson
as Belle
Peter Mark Kendall
as Nathan
Emma Canning
as Clarissa
Directed by Oliver Hermanus