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‘History of Sound’ Director Oliver Hermanus on Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor’s Deep Romance, Gay Sex Scene Discourse and His Alexander McQueen Biopic
Oliver Hermanus, acclaimed director of "Beauty" and "Living," discusses his new romantic period drama starring Paul Mescal and Josh O'Connor.
Adapted from a collection of short stories by author Ben Shattuck, the film follows Lionel (Mescal), a talent singer from rural Kentucky with big dreams. Variety caught up with Hermanus on the ground in Cannes to discuss the breathless road to production, current depictions of gay sex and intimacy on screen and the anticipated biopic he’s got coming next. I remember watching [Ryan Murphy’s] “Halston,” and seeing there is a path of queer people being successful and celebrated and flying too close to the sun.
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