EXCLUSIVE: Mubi said Tuesday that the Oliver Hermanus period gay romance The History of Sound, which it picked up during the Cannes Film Festival, is hitting theaters September 12.
While nothing has been confirmed, it wouldn’t be a surprise if the movie makes a pit stop at the Toronto Film Festival;, many Cannes hits make their North American debuts at TIFF as they tee up for awards season.
Mubi took North America rights out of Cannes, while Focus Features took international.
Blurb for movie which stars Paul Mescal, Josh O’Connor, Molly Price, Alison Bartlett and Chris Cooper: In 1917, Lionel — a young, talented music student — meets David at the Boston Conservatory, where they bond over a deep love of folk music. Years later, Lionel receives a letter from David, leading to an impromptu journey through the backwoods of Maine to collect traditional songs. This unexpected reunion, ensuing love affair, and the music they collect and preserve, will shape the course of Lionel’s life far beyond his own awareness.
Deadline’s chief film critic Pete Hammond beamed about the movie, “Deliberately paced and gorgeously shot by Alexander Dynan, The History of Sound may unfold slowly but give it a chance and it will wrap you up and take you places movies don’t often go these days…This may be Mescal’s best work in films yet.”
Rotten Tomatoes’ critical score stands at 65% fresh.
Mubi at Cannes also bought Lynne Ramsay’s Die, My Love for $24 million worldwide, with that drama starring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson getting a wide release November 7. Mubi also picked up at Cannes generational drama The Sound of Falling from auteur breakout Mascha Schilinski.