Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor made Cannes Film Festival sob on Wednesday night with Oliver Hermanus’ “The History of Sound,” which earned a six-minute standing ovation. While Mescal ...

A tender, decade-spanning love story, exquisitely told by director Oliver Hermanus, The History of Sound is yet another wonderful showcase for the considerable talents of Josh O’Connor and Paul ...

Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor brought tears to Cannes Film Festival attendees on Wednesday night with Oliver Hermanus’ “The History of Sound,” which earned a six-minute standing ovation.

By David Rooney Chief Film Critic Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor offer more proof that they are among the best contemporary actors we have in The History of Sound, a resonant account of a tender ...

Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor made Cannes Film Festival sob on Wednesday night with Oliver Hermanus’ “The History of Sound,” which earned a six-minute standing ovation. While Mescal received a ...

Don’t let the title fool you: “The History of Sound” is an awfully muted affair. Muted in color, performance, tenor and tone, Olivier Hermanus’ doleful ethnomusicologist romance premiered ...

and he has made a quietly masterful love story here containing a wonderful lead performance from Paul Mescal and an equally fine supporting turn by Josh O’Connor. It simply envelopes you into ...

Josh O’Connor experienced the splendor of Cannes in 2023, when he was there with Alice Rohrwacher’s La Chimera. This year, he’s back with two movies in contention for the Palme d’Or ...

Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor Make Cannes Sob With Powerful Gay Romance ‘The History of Sound,’ Which Earns 6-Minute Standing Ovation Ellise Shafer and Matt Donnelly May 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM ...

Those were certainly repressive times for queer people—yet music conservatory students Lionel (Paul Mescal) and David (Josh O’Connor) fall into bed together rather easily, bonding over their ...