The History of Sound
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Queerguru’s Robert Malcolm drew the lucky straw and got to review the (excellent) ‘THE HISTORY OF SOUND’
Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor, both familiar with portraying LGBTQ+ characters, deliver profoundly moving performances in writer Ben Shattuk’s tender love story The History of Sound. Often compared, somewhat lazily, to Brokeback Mountain, this film distinguishes itself by weaving the emotional magic of music into its narrative. It’s not love at first sight, but…
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Queerguru previews Paul Mescal and Josh OConnor in THE HISTORY OF SOUND possibly the best queer romance of 2025
On paper, at least, we would always prefer gay actors playing gay roles for several reasons, but there are wonderful exceptions, such as Irish Paul Mescal and British Josh O’Connor in The History of Sound. O’Connor’s breakthrough role was playing a closeted gay farmer in God’s Own Country, whilst Mescal made us all fall in…
