Overview

• The WWI‑era romance starring Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor expands in U.S. theaters on Friday via MUBI after a Cannes premiere.
• Adapted by Ben Shattuck and directed by Oliver Hermanus, the film follows two Boston Conservatory students whose bond deepens on a folk‑song collecting trip through New England.
• Reviewers consistently praise the cinematography, production design and costumes for convincingly evoking the period.
• Critiques frequently cite restrained or languorous pacing alongside structural leaps that many say blunt the emotional payoff, particularly in the latter half.
• Chris Cooper’s turn as the story’s narrator draws standout notices, while coverage underscores the film’s framing of queer love as celebratory rather than repression‑driven.