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Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor Make Cannes Sob With Powerful Gay Romance ‘The History of Sound,’ Which Earns 6-Minute Standing Ovation


Paul Mescal and Josh O'Connor brought the heat to Cannes Film Festival with Oliver Hermanus' "The History of Sound," which earned a standing ovation.

Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor brought the heat to Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday night with Oliver Hermanus’ “ The History of Sound,” which earned a six-minute standing ovation. Alongside Mescal and O’Connor, the film stars Chris Cooper, Molly Price, Raphael Sbarge, Hadley Robinson, Emma Canning, Briana Middleton and Gary Raymond. Mescal, the “Normal People” and “Gladiator II” star who is set to play Paul McCartney in Sam Mendes’ four-part Beatles biopic, was most recently at Cannes with the 2022 coming-of-age drama “Aftersun.” That film earned him an Oscar nomination for best actor.

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