Oliver Hermanus directed The History of Sound, a yearning period romance set in the early 20th century. The film premiered in competition at Cannes and will make its North American premiere at Telluride. Mubi will release the film in theaters on September 12. The story, based on a story by Ben Shattuck, follows longtime friends and lovers who share a passion for American folk music. In one scene, David White (pronounced wuh-HITE) and Lionel Worthing meet over a piano in a smoky bar. White teaches composition while Worthing teaches voice. Worthing tests White's folk knowledge and is baited into singing "Silver Dagger" in an understated, wholly romantic moment.
In the scene, O'Connor's David White ( wuh-HITE) and Paul Mescal's Lionel Worthing meet over a piano in a smoky bar. The two have a shared passion for music with the former teaching composition and the latter teaching voice. "I didn't think people around here knew songs like that," Worthing tells White. "They don't," White admits, adding, "this is a hobby in the summers: collecting tunes, ballads, and songs."
Worthing tests White's knowledge of folk music before he finally stumps him with a song called "Silver Dagger." Despite Worthing's whole "I'm shy" routine, White baits him into singing the song for all the other guys in the bar in a moment of flirtatious negging. There's nothing O'Connor seems to like more in movies than to be a force of chaotic courtship, and he watches Mescal sing the song with almost literal heart eyes.
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