Once

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Sundance Film Festival 2007 - Nominated - Grand Jury Prize

Sundance Film Festival 2007 - Won - Audience Award

Once

Director:
John Carney
R, 85 Minutes
 

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Film Synopsis

A serendipitous meeting on the streets of Dublin between a down on his luck Irish street performer and a poor Czech immigrant sparks a bond that plays out in this hip, modern day music film. ONCE follows the two as they write, rehearse and record the songs that reveal their unique love story.

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Details

Runtime:
85 min.

Genres:
Drama
Romance

Country:
IRELAND

Language:
English/American

Color:
Color

Certification:
R

Tagline

How often do you find the right person?

 

Plot Summary

SPECIAL FEATURES:

  • Widescreen Feature
  • Commentary with Director John Carney and Actor/Musicians Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova
  • Musical Commentary with Director John Carney and Actor/Musicians Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova
  • Making a Modern Day Musical
  • More Guy, More Girl
  • Free music download "Falling Slowly" from Motion Picture Once
  • Webisodes - Broken Hearted Hoover Fixer Sucker Guy (animated sequence)
  • Forced Trailers: Charlie Bartlett, Namesake, Waitress
  • TRAILERS: Amazing Grace, The Commitments, Blind Dating, and 2 Days in Paris
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  • Brilliant

    I've really never seen a movie like this. Music can have such a gentle yet powerful nature, and this film captures that brilliantly. I don't know much about John Carney, but I like that he wrote and directed this film; I'm sure it could be accidental, but the tightness of ... read more