Watch Josh O’Connor Neg Paul Mescal in The History of Sound

Red alert: Josh O’Connor’s overpronounced H in the surname White — that’s wuh-HITE, to be clear — in a new clip from The History Of Sound is the first sign that we’re all going to be in trouble once this thing hits theaters. Oliver Hermanus’s yearning period romance premiered in competition at Cannes this year and will make its North American premiere at Telluride in a couple of weeks. Mubi will be releasing the film in theaters on September 12, so thankfully we don’t have to wait much longer. Based on a story by the writer Ben Shattuck, Jenny Slate’s husband, The History of Sound tells the story of longtime friends and lovers in the early 20th century who share a passion for American folk music.

In the scene, O’Connor’s David White ( wuh-HITE ) and Paul Mescal’s Lionel Worthing