Paul Mescal (Gladiator II) and Josh O'Connor (Challengers) lead this WWI-set romance about two young men who choose to record...
Paul Mescal (Gladiator II) and Josh O'Connor (Challengers) lead this WWI-set romance about two young men who choose to record the lives, voices and music of their American countrymen. From the director of 2022 BAFTA-nominated film Living.
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69 %116 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
89 %125 reviewsAudience score rating
"Muted emotion feels more gimmicky than credible."
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Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair"Quiet power in understatement, its passion and yearning revealed in the eyes of its superb lead actors."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"Unique and moving romance for those willing to listen."
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Little White Lies
Little White Lies"Too tonally restrained to deliver the heart-wrenching love story it aspires to."
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Chicago Reader
Chicago Reader"Performances are remarkable."
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Time Magazine
Time Magazine"Little sense of hesitation, danger, or risk, which is initially refreshing..."
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The New Yorker
The New Yorker"What a thwarted, withholding and profoundly subdued affair this is."
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The Telegraph
The Telegraph"Detached, try-hard feeling."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Allowed to resonate quietly and linger in the mind and ears, with no false notes."
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Financial Times
Financial Times"Restrained to a fault."
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RogerEbert.com
RogerEbert.com"Not the hot-hot-hot movie it’s being marketed as – it’s better."
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The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail"Handsomely made but lacks emotional intensity."
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Sight & Sound
Sight & SoundThe History of Sound | Details
- Rating
- M, Sex scenes & suicide refences
- Runtime
- 128
- Genre
- Drama, Romance
- Country of origin
- USA, Italy
