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| Contributor | Glen Hansard, Bill Hodnett, Marketa Irglova, Danuse Ktrestova, Leslie Murphy, Hugh Walsh, Geoff Minogue, John Carney, Alaistair Foley, Martina Niland, Mal Whyte See more |
| Language | English |
| Runtime | 1 hour and 25 minutes |
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Inspirational drama about two kindred spirits who find each other on the bustling streets of Dublin. One (Glen Hansard) is a street musician who lacks the confidence to perform his own songs. The other is a young mother (Marketa Irglova) trying to find her way in a strange new town. As their lives intertwine, they discover each other's talents and push one another to realise what each had only dreamt about before.
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- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Rated : Suitable for 15 years and over
- Language : English
- Package Dimensions : 17.2 x 13.6 x 1.6 cm; 0.28 Grams
- Item model number : 5051429701240
- Director : John Carney
- Run time : 1 hour and 25 minutes
- Release date : 16 Feb. 2009
- Actors : Glen Hansard, Marketa Irglova, Geoff Minogue, Danuse Ktrestova, Bill Hodnett
- Subtitles: : English
- Language : Unqualified (DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0)
- Studio : Icon Home Entertainment
- Producers : Martina Niland
- ASIN : B001Q94TQA
- Country of origin : Poland
- Writers : John Carney
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: 32,121 in DVD & Blu-ray (See Top 100 in DVD & Blu-ray)
- 9,622 in Blu-ray
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The two characters at the core of the story find a bond in their music - they share a piece of their soul through the music, and their time together helps each of them find their next step in life. And that is really about it, story-wise. The style has the hand held reality of Before Sunrise / Before Sunset [DVD ], with a similar sense of apparent freewheeling improvisation - but like the songs, this is carefully crafted, and does not cheat on your growing care for the characters by having an unreal Hollywood style ending. To say hand held and `reality imbued' might make you concerned it is lacking ambition - far from it. The director has some real bravura moments, albeit low key ones, such as the hand held camera tracking a walk back from the shop listening to a song, oblivious to the world around her, or the final shot in the window.
Labelled a musical, I watched this as a drama about two people and their interactions, which just happens to have a lot of songs in it. Don't be put off by the musical label. Basically, it manages the trick of being both charming and grounded. If you like movies without any flash and bang, a movie about characters and how they relate rather than the plot they drive, then try Once. It's a movie you'll want to see twice.
*minor spoilers within*
Do you like music? No, let me rephrase that. Does music possess you, move you, excite you and make you feel like nothing else? Andy Dufresne in the Shawshank Redemption understood. If the answer is yes, you will get this film.
If you like your music packaged and your performers manufactured and given an image to make their product sell, this might not be for you.
Once is about a guy (we never learn his name) who busks on the streets of Dublin when he's not helping his dad repair vacuum cleaners. By day, he plays familiar songs. People give him money because they recognise the songs. By night, he plays his own material. It possesses him. He lives and breathes it. He's a conduit for this powerful expression of emotion.
He's not an actor, he's a musician (The Frames) and had a role in The Commitments.
While playing one of the songs at night, a girl (we never learn her name either) sees him performing and gives him 10c. She asks if he'll repair her vacuum cleaner.
She's not an actress either. She's a musician from the Czech Republic. The two have a real-life relationship.
A friendship is formed. She can play classical piano. They play a song together. Will their relationship become a romantic one, or is music and friendship the only thing they will share?
She helps him. He helps her. Stuff happens. Wonderful stuff.
This film captures what it's like to be a musician. If you meet the first description I mentioned above, you could easily love this film. There are so many memorable scenes. I thought about it for at least a week after I first saw it.
It won an Oscar for best song, but don't think of it as a musical. It's not Hollywood. It's not Music & Lyrics. This is real.
It's shot on a digital camera so don't expect amazing PQ. It's decent enough though. Maybe 4/5. It doesn't matter. You won't care.
The Blu-ray is region free, although the special features are PAL and cannot be viewed on a US PS3.
The film stars a guy and girl,we dont know their names,he is a dublin busker trying to make a few extra quid belting out his own tracks that he writes but has no real confidence in himself,she is a czech republic woman living in dublin with her young child and mother and sells big issue and roses to make her way,they meet and realise that they can help each other,she can play instruments as well and adds a bit of calm to his anger perhaps,he likes her,she doesnt really like him but the respect that they have the ability to push the other on is there to see,will he get her in the end,well strictly it isnt that kind of film but you will have to see.
Naturally and those who say it as a negative thing,are right and wrong,the film is also a showcase for the music created and the soundtrack hasnt suffered as a result.
The film is a journey in a way without ever being stereotypical,the music is very good indeed and the acting is very strong and creates a believable force that forces you to see the bigger picture here,high recommended.
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