The History of Sound director shares new BTS photos with Paul Mescal
The director of the upcoming gay drama The History of Sound has treated fans to an exciting new update. Back in October 2021, Variety announced that Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor had signed on to star in Oliver Hermanus’ new romance drama.
The film is based on Ben Shattuck’s Pushcart Prize-winning novel of the same name, which is a collection of 12 short stories that are set across three centuries and explore generational patterns of love and loss.
Mescal and O’Connor are set to play Lionel And David, two young men who embark on a journey to record the lives, voices, and music of their American countrymen during the turbulent World War 1 era.
However, as they log the events of their travels, their relationship evolves from friendship to a deep love. In a statement to the aforementioned publication, Hermanus expressed his excitement for the film, describing its source material as a “flawlessly beautiful short story.” “This is an unexpected love story that needs to be told — it is a journey through the life of America, across the 20th century and the traditions of American folk music, all seen through the bond between two men immersed in the history of sound,” he said at the time.
