The History of Sound

The History of Sound

|2025|2h 8min|United Kingdom·United States of America·Sweden
The History of Sound
DramaRomanceMusic

Director

Oliver Hermanus

Writer

Ben Shattuck

Cast

Paul Mescal
Paul MescalLionel
Josh O'Connor
Josh O'ConnorDavid
Molly Price
Molly PriceLionel's Mother
Alison Bartlett
Alison BartlettSamantha
Michael Schantz
Michael SchantzBob
Chris Cooper
Chris CooperOlder Lionel
Raphael Sbarge
Raphael SbargeLionel Sr.
Hadley Robinson
Hadley RobinsonBelle
Peter Mark Kendall
Peter Mark KendallNathan
Emma Canning
Emma CanningClarissa
Gary Raymond
Gary RaymondWilliam
Alessandro Bedetti
Alessandro BedettiVincent
Michael D. Xavier
Michael D. XavierMr. Roux
Emily Bergl
Emily BerglMrs. Roux
Aidan Redmond
Aidan RedmondJohn Conway
Aedin Moloney
Aedin MoloneyMary Conway
Leo Cocovinis
Leo CocovinisYoung Lionel
Tom Nelis
Tom NelisGrandfather
Brian Hutchison
Brian HutchisonHal
Briana Middleton
Briana MiddletonThankful Mary Swain
Dawn McGee
Dawn McGeeCollege Receptionist

Synopsis

In 1917, two young music students attending the Boston Conservatory bond over a mutual love of folk music. They reconnect a few years later, embarking on a song-collecting trip in the backwaters of Maine.