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Paul Mescal's 'sexless' gay romance The History Of Sound is branded 'Brokeback Mountain on sedatives' and 'too polite' by critics after nine minute Cannes ovation
The film was very well received at Cannes, receiving an impressive nine-minute standing ovation - but critics haven't been so convinced.
'A tender, decade-spanning love story, exquisitely told by director Oliver Hermanus, The History of Sound is yet another wonderful showcase for the considerable talents of Josh O’Connor and Paul Mescal,' James Mottram for Radio Times said. David Rooney for The Hollywood Reporter added: 'If you tap into History Of Sound’s soulful undercurrents, the soaring spiritual dimensions of the music — in songs more often about people than Divinity — and the depth of feeling in Mescal and O’Connor’s performances, this is a film of lingering melancholic beauty. David Rooney for The Hollywood Reporter: 'If you tap into History Of Sound’s soulful undercurrents, the soaring spiritual dimensions of the music — in songs more often about people than Divinity — and the depth of feeling in Mescal and O’Connor’s performances, this is a film of lingering melancholic beauty.
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