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The History of Sound
Institute of Contemporary Arts
The History of Sound, dir. Oliver Hermanus, USA/UK 2025, 129 min. 15.

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Two young music students, Lionel and David, attending the Boston Conservatory in 1917, bond over their shared love of folk music. They reconnect a few years later, embarking on a song collecting trip in the backwaters of Maine.
 
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