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Film reviews: A gorgeous account of forbidden love and a celebration of thoughtful masculinity

The hills are alive with the sound of music in The History of Sound (12A), which opens in Boston in 1917 with a chance encounter between Lionel (Paul Mescal) and David (Josh O’Connor).

Film reviews: A gorgeous account of forbidden love and a celebration of thoughtful masculinity — Paul Mescal and Josh O'Connor in The History of Sound

Fri, 23 Jan, 2026 - 12:00

Declan Burke

The History of Sound

★★★★☆

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