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Paul Mescal Says New Gay Romance Film No 'Brokeback Mountain'
- Paul Mescal and Josh O'Connor star as gay lovers in The History of Sound, which premiered at Cannes 2025 and is directed by Oliver Hermanus.
- The film depicts two music students in late 1910s New England whose relationship faces challenges not from sexuality but from fears of other loves.
- Mescal criticized comparisons to Brokeback Mountain as lazy and frustrating, stressing this film celebrates love rather than focusing on sexual repression.
- The History of Sound received a six-minute ovation at Cannes, with Hermanus emphasizing the need for more films exploring queer relationship nuances beyond 20 years ago.
- O'Connor missed the premiere due to filming commitments, and the film’s reception suggests growing interest in diverse queer stories in cinema.
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The Era of Alpha Males Is over, Says Paul Mescal. He Has a Gay Romance in Cannes that's Not Brokeback Mountain
The era of actors Paul Mescal and Josh O'Connor has begun, they are among the most outstanding talents of their generation. They star together in the film History of Sound.
Paul Mescal says comparisons of new film with ‘Brokeback Mountain’ are lazy
Actor Paul Mescal has rejected comparisons of his new period romance The History of Sound with gay cowboy classic Brokeback Mountain, saying the only thing they have in common is the characters spend time together in a tent.
Paul Mescal Calls Out ‘Lazy & Frustrating’ Comparisons Between New Movie ‘The History of Sound’ & ‘Brokeback Mountain’ | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip
Paul Mescal is hard at work promoting his new gay romance movie at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. The morning after the movie’s premiere, the 29-year-old Oscar-nominated actor attended the photo call and press conference for The History of Sound with director Oliver Hermanus on Thursday (May 22) in Cannes, France. In the movie, Paul and Josh O’Connor play two young music students – and lovers – who travel to rural Maine together in the summer of…
Paul Mescal calls 'Brokeback Mountain' comparisons to his new gay romance 'lazy and frustrating'
"I personally don't see the parallels at all," Mescal said during a Cannes Film Festival press conference.Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu via Getty Paul Mescal at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival on May 22, 2025Paul Mescal is calling out the repeated comparisons between Brokeback Mountain and his new gay romance film, The History of Sound.During a recent press conference at the Cannes Film Festival, the All of Us Strangers star spoke out against reviews tha…
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