After a world premiere on KanesThe Oliver Hermanus brought his “The History of Sound” To the east coast on Monday evening for its premiere in New York City. His historical wartime romance follows Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor As they travel through an America after the First World War and follow a decades long silent connection that recloses through a man’s lifetime.
Early buzzing off film teased hot and steaming sex scenes between the co -stars. After his debut in France, however, the film’s strategy chose to tell a softer love story without explicit intimacy. “There are many different types of sex scenes in the film, one of which is Paul’s character that only goes around Josh’s character’s house, his apartment,” Hermanus told IndieWire on the red carpet. “I tried, you know, suggest that queer, gay people, may have relationships that are more than just connections. It’s about the deeper things. I’m proud of my choice.”
When it comes to how the duo developed his chemistry, the director said it was obvious from the beginning. “We hung out a few times in London a lot and it was a night I was at a friend’s house and they were both over, I think I was a ding, I was hanging and it was immediately quiet that they came up with, and when we shot the movie it was its own thing,” he said.
“I’ve done my fair part of sex scenes, I’m like,” been there, done it “,” Mescal told Cannes earlier. What feels somewhat different from this from (other) romantic relationships on the screen, I would say in the hierarchy in their relationship, physical touch is not the priority. It is intellectual stimulation, it is friendship. Not because they are not physically attracted to each other; They are a lot, but their chemistry was born from this shared love for these peoples and it extends from there. “
With this project, O’Connor will have three indie release 2025 alone, along with “rebuilding” and “Mastermind.” When he reflected on often in independent movies, he told us: “I do not necessarily see them as independent movies or studio or something like that. It really has to do with just good stories, characters, which feel like they challenge me or often characters that I can learn from and develop as a person.”
Earlier this year, O’Connor filming wrapped on Steven Spielberg’s next filmset to be released in 2026. He told us to work with the director was “the best ever. He is the boss, I learned so much from him. He is still curious. He is still excited, like a child, when he sees something he likes, he wants to do it more. He is a great inspiration for me.” The project also plays Emily Blunt, Colman Domingo, Colin Firth and Eve Hewson. Kristie Macosko Krieger will produce for Amblin Entertainment.
“The History of Sound” received positive reviews on Cannes, with Indieviews Ryan Lattanzio Writing That “The False Notes is rare in director Oliver Hermanus” who affects and dustily structured romance “The History of Sound”, written by Ben Shatck from his own short story about men in love, together and apart, circatal and its aftermath. But for a queer love story with two of the hottest, off-this-moment leading actors around-Paul Mescal and Josh-“The History of Lound” history “history” history “history” it is almost to do so in the hottest, of these-moments leading actors. What a gay romance can be. “
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