Russell Hobbs British Film Festival Special Event: THE HISTORY OF SOUND
Schedule
Wed, 12 Nov, 2025 at 08:15 am to Thu, 13 Nov, 2025 at 10:00 am
UTC+11:00Location
Palace Cinemas Nationally | Melbourne, VI
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Enjoy a G&T or mocktail on arrival before a special 2025 Russell Hobbs British Film Festival Premiere screening of Oliver Hermanus’ THE HISTORY OF SOUND, starring Josh O'Connor and Paul Mescal. 🍸Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor deliver luminous performances in this sweeping, elegiac romance set against the backdrop of early twentieth-century America.
Adapted from Ben Shattuck’s celebrated short story, the film follows gifted farm-boy Lionel (Mescal) and David (O’Connor), a fellow music student he meets at the New England Conservatory in 1917. Their connection deepens through a shared devotion to folk music, yet the onset of World War I pulls them apart. Reunited after the war, the pair embark on a journey through rural Maine to capture the lives, voices and music of their American countrymen.
Crafted with breathtaking restraint, Oliver Hermanus’ film of quiet textures and haunting silences, sees landscapes echo memory and sound itself becomes a vessel of longing. THE HISTORY OF SOUND is both an intimate love story and cultural elegy, a tender meditation on music, memory, and the ways love endures through loss.
EVENT DETAILS:
November 12 & 13 | Check website for specific event times.
PRICING:
Palace Movie Club: $29
General Admission: $34
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Where is it happening?
Palace Cinemas Nationally, Melbourne Club, Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia, MelbourneEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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