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Once (2006)

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User Rating: 8.1/10 (19,471 votes)
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Overview

Director:
John Carney
Writer:
John Carney (writer)
Release Date:
23 March 2007 (Ireland) more view trailer
Genre:
Drama | Music | Romance more
Tagline:
How often do you find the right person?
Plot:
A modern-day musical about a busker and an immigrant and their eventful week in Dublin, as they write, rehearse and record songs that tell their love story. full summary | full synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 14 wins & 18 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Usher's Big Jump Takes Him Back To The Top Of The Charts (From WENN. 6 March 2008, 5:56 AM, PST)
Fox To Push $150,000 Movie (From Studio Briefing. 8 August 2007)
User Comments:
"A Magical Film of love, music, song...and a Hoover Vacuum!" more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)
Glen Hansard ... Guy
Markéta Irglová ... Girl (as Marketa Irglova)
Hugh Walsh ... Timmy Drummer
Gerard Hendrick ... Lead Guitarist (as Gerry Hendrick)
Alaistair Foley ... Bassist
Geoff Minogue ... Eamon
Bill Hodnett ... Guy's Dad
Danuse Ktrestova ... Girl's Mother
Darren Healy ... Heroin Addict
Mal Whyte ... Bill
Marcella Plunkett ... Ex Girlfriend
Niall Cleary ... Bob
Wiltold Owski ... Man watching TV
Krzysztos Tlotka ... Man watching TV
Tomek Glowacki ... Man watching TV
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language.
Runtime:
85 min
Country:
Ireland
Language:
English | Czech
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Both Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová have stated that they're unlikely to ever act again and will concentrate on music. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When the girl is walking down the street with the guy, after she's been selling roses in a bucket, her bucket disappears and her hands are visible at her sides, before being reinstated in the final frames of the scene. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Heroin Addict: Fuckin' deadly you are, man.
Guy: Don't fucking... don't fucking go near that case.
Heroin Addict: What? I'm just tying me laces, man.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Best of 2007" (2007) more
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FAQ

What does Irglova say in Czech to Hansard?
are they together in real life?
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50 out of 59 people found the following comment useful:-
"A Magical Film of love, music, song...and a Hoover Vacuum!", 17 May 2007
9/10
Author: screenwriter-14 from United States

ONCE is a film to see and cherish for the magic of song and music combined in the setting of Dublin for a young man and woman who meet and who make wonderful music together. The only issue is she's married to a bloke in another country. But that doesn't stop them for creating a wonderful piece of music which will stay with them forever.

John Carney has directed and written a brilliant film which tags at your heart and makes your feet dance all at the same time. "Guy and Girl" are tremendous in their parts and the humor and passion they bring to their music. Dublin is such a great location for this film and it resembles London in so many of its blocks of buildings. The bond is also wonderful to see between father and son and the encouragement which the father gives his son.

ONCE gives you a time in your life when you meet your soul mate who brings the music to your heart you have always dreamed of...as well as a Hoover vacuum-"who knew?" See ONCE, because "once" you do, you may come back for more.

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