In Oliver Hermanus’ drama, Lionel (Paul Mescal) is a talented singer from rural Kentucky. In 1917, he leaves his family farm to attend the Boston Music Conservatory. There, he meets David (Josh O’Connor), a charming music-composing student who is soon drafted into the war. In 1920, the two spend a winter in the forests and islands of Maine, collecting traditional folk tunes from rural people, essentially the equivalent in music of an oral history. Lionel drifts through Europe in his twenties and thirties, building a new life of profound success and happiness, and experiencing new loves. Yet he is constantly drawn back to memories of his time with David, trying to understand the impact of their relationship.
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