In this period drama, premiering at Cannes, two of Hollywood's buzziest male actors play lovers making music together – but the film could do with far more passion and urgency.

Mubi at Cannes also bought Lynne Ramsay’s Die, My Love for $24 million worldwide, with that drama starring Jennifer Lawrence ...

Oliver Hermanus' The History Of Sound is both musically inert and narratively repetitive, turning its queer romance into a familiar tune.

‘The History of Sound’ Review: Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor Bring Aching Poignancy to Restrained but Heartfelt Queer Love Story In Oliver Hermanus' drama, two music students form a profound ...

Oliver Hermanus' The History of Sound tells the story of Lionel and David by understanding the power of sound and music and how it shapes our emotions. Spanning over several years, Hermanus ...

By contrast, “The History of Sound,” which might be described as a minimalist “Masterpiece Theatre”-on-the-frontier riff on “Brokeback,” is a drama that mostly just sits there.

A period piece gay romance years in the making, director Oliver Hermanus’s The History Of Sound has finally been unveiled in competition at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival, and early ...

In a way, then, The History of Sound must count as a daring project: an expensive Hollywood film in which two of cinema's buzziest male actors are cast as gay lovers. Subject matter aside ...

EXCLUSIVE: Mubi said Tuesday that the Oliver Hermanus period gay romance The History of Sound, which it picked up during the Cannes Film Festival, is hitting theaters September 12. While nothing ...