Once
How often do you find the right person?
Once (2007)
Timing:
1:25 (85 min)
7.416/10
1422
1422
Country
Production
Genre
Drama, Music, Romance
Budget
$160 000
Revenue
$20 710 513
Director
Actors
Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová, Hugh Walsh, Gerard Hendrick, Alaistair Foley, Geoff Minogue, Bill Hodnett, Danuse Ktrestova, Darren Healy, Mal Whyte
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Operator
Tim Fleming
Composer
Artist
Audition
Maureen Hughes
Editing
Paul Mullen
All team (30)
All team (30)
Short description
A vacuum repairman moonlights as a street musician and hopes for his big break. One day a Czech immigrant, who earns a living selling flowers, approaches him with the news that she is also an aspiring singer-songwriter. The pair decide to collaborate, and the songs that they compose reflect the story of their blossoming love.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film's director and screenwriter, John Carney, was the bass guitarist for the band “The Frames” from 1991 to 1993, whose frontman is Glen Hansard.
- The lead roles in the film are played not by professional actors, but by professional musicians – Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová. They also recorded all the songs for the film.
- The film marked the beginning of a real romance between Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, although they had known each other for many years.
- The film's story unfolds in John Carney's hometown – Dublin.
- The film was shot in just a couple of weeks using two digital cameras.
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