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24-05-2025
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Paul Mescal On 'Lazy And Frustrating' Film Criticisms
Paul Mescal has admitted he's not happy with one comparison that's been made about his new film. The Oscar nominee is currently in Cannes promoting his new film The History Of Sound, in which he and Josh O'Connor play two men who fall in love in the early 20th century, while travelling around recording the folk songs and stories of American countrymen after World War I. Speaking at a Cannes press conference, Paul was asked by Metro about the film being compared to Brokeback Mountain, another romantic drama set in a similar period, which centred around a same-sex love story. The Normal People star responded: 'When I look at Brokeback Mountain, it's dealing with repression. This film is pointed in the opposite direction. To be honest, I find those comparisons lazy and frustrating.' Paul Mescal finds comparisons between his new film with Josh O'Connor 'The History Of Sound' and 'Brokeback Mountain' 'lazy and frustrating' #Cannes2025 — Deadline (@DEADLINE) May 22, 2025 Deadline / Via Brokeback Mountain premiered at the Venice Film Festival 20 years ago, winning the Golden Lion and later scoring Oscar nominations for its leads Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal, as well as their co-star Michelle Williams. Director Oliver Hermanus insisted in Cannes that Brokeback Mountain 'wasn't in our heads' when he and his team were making The History Of Sound. He added that the comparison 'just shows there should be more forms about these nuances of queer relationships, beyond the context most movies deal with'. The History Of Sound premiered in Cannes on Wednesday night, where it received a standing ovation that lasted between six and nine minutes (depending on which outlet you believe). It's also been well-received by critics, landing an enviable score of 75% on the review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes the morning after its premiere. Both Paul and Josh have appeared in big-screen queer love stories before, with the former sharing the screen with Andrew Scott in 2023's All Of Us Strangers. Josh also had his breakthrough moment in Francis Lee's God's Own Country, before he was cast in the likes of The Crown and Challengers.
Telegraph
23-05-2025
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- Telegraph
Paul Mescal: Comparing my film to Brokeback Mountain is lazy
has said that comparisons drawn between his new gay romance film and Brokeback Mountain are 'lazy'. The 29-year-old Irish actor labelled comparisons of The History of Sound to the 2005 Oscar-winning Western romance starring Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal as 'frustrating', adding that the only thing in common is 'time in a tent'. Speaking at a press conference at Cannes film festival, the Gladiator II actor said: 'I personally don't see the parallels at all with Brokeback Mountain, other than we spent a little time in a tent. '[Brokeback] is a beautiful film but it is dealing with the idea of repression… I find those comparisons relatively lazy and frustrating.' Mescal added: 'But for the most part I think the relationship I have to the film is born out of the fact that it's a celebration between these men's love and not the repression of their sexuality.' The History of Sound follows the relationship between Lionel, a Kentucky farm boy played by Mescal, and David, a composition student portrayed by The Crown's Josh O'Connor, in the summer of 1919 as they travel to New England to record the folk music. Directed by Oliver Hermanus, the film is based on the First World War love story of the same name by Ben Shattuck, who adapted it for the silver screen. Comparisons with Brokeback Mountain, which follows the intense romance between two cowboys working on a ranch in 1963, have been made in the film's reviews as both movies are period dramas centring on a same-sex relationship. Masculinity is shifting Mescal said he believed the portrayal of masculinity is changing in Hollywood movies. 'It's ever shifting,' he said. 'I think maybe in cinema we're moving away from the traditional, alpha, leading male characters. 'I don't think the film is defining or attempting to redefine masculinity, I think it is being very subjective to the relationship between Lionel and David.' Mescal described O'Connor as 'one of the easiest persons' to build a connection with. He said: 'Josh has a great gift…the person who the general public sees is very similar to the one that we know and I think that's very difficult for an actor in today's age to do. 'We've known each other for about five years and we were definitely friendly so that foundation of safety and play was there, but that relationship really deepened in the three or four weeks we were filming.' He added that despite the film's heavy subject matter, their set was 'very light and boyish and nonsensical at times'. Mescal was also asked if the film had changed how he looks at romance in his personal life, to which he responded that he was 24 when he first read the script and doesn't think he 'would have been able to play the role in the same way' had he filmed it then. He was 28 when the film was shot last year. 'Love is very complicated,' he said, adding: 'It's a very hard thing to pin down. 'What I found so moving about the screenplay is that it's never really described in words, it's described in actions and things you don't see…That's something I've learnt in my own life, kindness is wildly underrated in romantic relationships and should be celebrated.' The History of Sound received a six-minute standing ovation at Cannes when it premiered on Wednesday night. The film also stars Chris Cooper, Molly Price, Raphael Sbarge, Hadley Robinson, Emma Canning, Briana Middleton and Gary Raymond.
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23-05-2025
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AJA NAOMI KING, ALEX LUTZ, AND Olivia neil IN MESSIKA AT 'The History Of Sound' red carpet – 78th annual Cannes Film Festival
AJA NAOMI KING, ALEX LUTZ, AND Olivia neil IN MESSIKA AT 'The History Of Sound' red carpet – 78th annual Cannes Film Festival Aja Naomi King lit up the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival premiere of The History of Sound, adorned in Messika. For the occasion, the actress wore the Night Owl necklace, earrings, and rings. ——————————————————————– Also attending the premiere, French actor Alex Lutz stood out in the striking Klimt brooch, a new High Jewelry creation by Messika. ——————————————————————– Fashion influencer Olivia Neil graced the red carpet in My Twin Multishapes earrings by Messika. ——————————————————————– CAMELIA JORDANA IN MESSIKA AT THE 'AFFEKSJONSVERDI' (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) RED CARPET – 78TH ANNUAL CANNES FILM FESTIVAL May 21st, 2025 – Cannes, France Camelia Jordana made a radiant appearance at the red carpet premiere of Affeksjonsverdi (Sentimental Value) during the 78th Cannes Film Festival. She completed her look with the Divine Enigma Heart Shape necklace, earcuff, and Toi & Moi ring, paired with the elegant Joy Coeur bracelet.
The Guardian
23-05-2025
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- The Guardian
The best of the Cannes film festival 2025 red carpet
Coco Rocha wearing a deconstructed mermaid gown by Ionut Razvan on the The History of Sound red carpet Photograph:Gracie Abrams wearing a custom black satin-crêpe dress by Chanel on the The History of Sound red carpet Photograph:Paul Mescal in a sharp black Gucci suit at the The History of Sound red carpet on Wednesday evening Photograph:Former pop star Kyoko Saito who plays a K-pop idol in Koji Fukada's Love on Trial Photograph: Stéphane Cardinale/Corbis/Getty Images Indian actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan arrives for the screening of The History of Sound in a white saree Photograph: Valéry Hache/AFP/Getty Images Pedro Pascal wearing a sleeveless tank and trouser suit by Calvin Klein at the photocall for Ari Aster's Eddington. Photograph:Aja Naomi King breaks the rules with her pink mousseline plissé Miu Miu gown at The History of Sound screening Photograph:Harris Dickinson at the press call for Urchin, his directorial debut, wearing a slogan T shirt protesting homelessness comments by Suella Braverman Photograph: Harris Dickinson/Instagram Scarlett Johansson arrives at the screening of A Private Life in a strapless chiffon lavender Prada gown with a possibly-too-long train Photograph: Mike Marsland/WireImage German model Toni Garrn breaks the festival's 'no naked dress' rule by wearing a barely there bustier and trouser set on the red carpet of A Private Life Photograph: Tom Nicholson/Shutterstock Jodie Foster after the screening of A Private Life, wearing a silver silk draped gown by the soon-to-be-departing Jonathan Anderson for Loewe. Photograph: SGP/Shutterstock Oscar-winner Adrien Brody with his partner, designer Georgina Chapman (wearing her own brand, Marchesa, of course) Photograph: Guillaume Horcajuelo/EPA The French actor Leïla Bekhti in a white Alaïa dress at the screening of Alpha Photograph: Reynaud Julien/APS-Medias/ABACA/Shutterstock Actor and president of the jury of the festival Juliette Binoche wearing a corset, leather Dolce & Gabbana trousers and a sheer duster coat for the screening of Alpha Photograph: Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP/Getty Images Dakota Johnson in a strapless, pink-fringed Gucci gown on the Highest 2 Lowest red carpet Photograph:Actor Sope Dirisu wearing a jumpsuit by Nigerian designer, Sisiano, styled by Helen Seamonsat the My Father's Shadow photocall. Photograph: Stéphane Cardinale/Corbis/Getty Images A$AP Rocky in a white Miu Miu suit with director Spike Lee and actor Denzel Washington at a photocall for their film Highest 2 Lowest Photograph: Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP/Getty Images Syrian actor Nader Abd Alhay poses during a photocall for the film Once Upon a Time in Gaza Photograph: Valéry Hache/AFP/Getty Images Charli XCX wearing a lavender Saint Laurent gown for the Kering Women in Motion awards and Cannes presidential dinner Photograph:Jennifer Lawrence wears a Dior two-set at the photocall for Lynne Ramsay's film Die, My Love Photograph:Jury member Jeremy Strong in Loro Piana (for the third time) at a screening of the The Phoenician Scheme Photograph: Stéphane Cardinale/Corbis/Getty Images Daisy Edgar-Jones in sequinned Gucci at the screening of The Phoenician Scheme Photograph: Valéry Hache/AFP/Getty Images Halle Berry in a Chanel two-piece on The Phoenician Scheme red carpet Photograph:Zoey Deutch wears a Chanel dress during a photocall for Richard Linklater's film Nouvelle Vague. Photograph: Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP/Getty Images Rihanna wearing Alaïa and A$AP Rocky with a brolly, leaving the Highest 2 Lowest red carpet Photograph: Stéphane Cardinale/Corbis/Getty Images Robert Pattinson in Dior triple layers and Converse at the Die, My Love photocall Photograph: Miguel Medina/AFP/Getty Images Jennifer Lawrence arrives in a strapless Dior shell gown for the screening Die, My Love Photograph: Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP/Getty Images Naomi Ackie at the premiere of Nouvelle Vague in a Balenciaga dress Photograph: Clemens Bilan/EPA Julia Garner attends the Eddington red carpet in a lilac fringed gown by Haider Ackermann for Tom Ford Photograph: Dominique Charriau/WireImage Kristen Stewart in a Chanel twinset on the red carpet for Bono: Stories of Surrender Photograph: SGP/Shutterstock Angelina Jolie arrives in taupe strapless Brunello Cucinelli for the screening of Eddington Photograph: Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images Emma Stone in fringed Louis Vuitton for the Eddington photocall Photograph:Micheal Ward at the Eddington photocall Photograph:Heidi Klum in a rule-breaking gown by Elie Saab at a screening of Partir un Jour (Bye Bye) Photograph: Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP/Getty Images Ariana Greenblatt wearing Louis Vuitton for the Eddington red carpet Photograph:Natalie Portman on the Eddington red carpet Photograph: Stefania D'Alessandro/WireImage Angela Bassett wears a two piece by Yara Shoemaker at a photocall for Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning Photograph: Benoît Tessier/Reuters Andie MacDowell in an Alberta Ferretti slip dress on the Dossier 137 red carpet Photograph: Samir Hussein/WireImage Pom Klementieff in a possibly rule-breaking Loewe gown on the Mission: Impossible red carpet Photograph: Stéphane Cardinale/Corbis/Getty Images Tom Cruise poses in a polo shirt during a photocall for Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning Photograph: Valéry Hache/AFP/Getty Images Zoe Saldana wearing Saint Laurent at the Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning premiere Photograph: Deadline/Getty Images American model Bella Hadid attends the opening ceremony in a Saint Laurent dress Photograph: Rune Hellestad/UPI/Shutterstock
Yahoo
22-05-2025
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Lino DiSalvo's Mediawan Kids & Family Animated Feature ‘Twisted' Draws Buyers For Sola Media
EXCLUSIVE: Sola Media has sealed a raft of deals at on Twisted, U.S. animator Lino DiSalvo's upcoming animated feature for Mediawan Kids & Family. The film has sold to the Baltics (ACME), CIS (MJM Group), Ex-Yugoslavia (MCF), Greece (Tanweer), Israel (Red Cape), Latin America (Imagem), Middle East (Selim Ramia), Mongolia (The Filmbridge), Poland (Kino Swiat), Portugal (Cinemundo), Spain (Flins y Pinículas), Turkey (Bir Film) and Ukraine (Green Light). More from Deadline Josh O'Connor On 'The Mastermind', 'The History Of Sound', His Secret Spielberg Film & How Harris Dickinson Has Inspired Him To Direct 50 Years On, Michael Douglas Reflects On His Epic Journey Making 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest': "The Movie Reflects What's Happening In America" Cannes Film Festival 2025: Read All Of Deadline's Movie Reviews Directed by Frozen Head of Animation DiSalvo, the animation is billed as one of the biggest animated features currently in production in France. Delivery is slated for Q1 2027. French distributor Le Pacte is on board, alongside France 3 Cinéma and Paramount+ France. Set in a picturesque alpine village in Italy, Twisted follows Angelina, a teenager who inadvertently disrupts her town's beloved festival and unleashes a wave of mischievous magical creatures—each one born from a lie she tells to cover her tracks. To make things right, she embarks on a cross-country journey with the Badalisc, a reluctant, truth-telling folklore creature, in a heartfelt road-trip adventure about identity, community, and self-acceptance. Further deals are currently in negotiation, with additional territory announcements expected in the coming weeks. 'The response to Twisted has been truly enthusiastic,' said Solveig Langeland, Managing Director at Stuttgart and Munich-based Sola Media. 'Buyers are drawn not only to the breathtaking Italian setting, but also to the film's timely and universal theme of truth versus lies and its consequences, all wrapped in a fun, heartfelt adventure. We're thrilled with the strong sales and excited by the global appeal the film is generating.' Mediawan Kids & Family is out in force in Cannes this year as one of the producers on Sylvain Chomet's Marcel Pagnol biopic A Magnificent Life, with past high-profile credits including Miraculous – The Movie and The Little Prince. Stuttgart and Munich-based Sola Media's Cannes Market slate also features The Pout-Pout Fish and Tafiti – Across the Desert, both set to screen in Cannes. The company also represents Captain Sabertooth and the Countess of Grel, which premieres in Annecy this June. Best of Deadline Everything We Know About The 'Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping' Movie So Far Sean 'Diddy' Combs Sex-Trafficking Trial Updates: Cassie Ventura's Testimony, $10M Hotel Settlement, Drugs, Violence, & The Feds All The 'Mission: Impossible' Movies In Order - See Tom Cruise's 30-Year Journey As Ethan Hunt
