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Once
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R,1hr 26min
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Released:
May 16, 2007
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Fox Searchlight
Synopsis: A Dublin-based busker and vacuum-cleaner repairman enters into a fruitful relationship with a piano playing florist in a toe-tapping "video album" directed by John Carney and featuring a cast comprised entirely of professional musicians. He (Glen Hansard of the Frames) was a six-stringed street musician. She (Markéta Irglová) was a flower woman who couldn't afford to purchase a piano of her own. One day, after admiring the musician's songs and asking if he would take a look at her broken vacuum, ... Full Synopsis
Critics' Reviews
Once is the kind of film I've been pestered about ever since I started reviewing again. People couldn't quite describe it, but they said I had to see it. I had to. Well, I did. They were right. Full Review
Metascore
®
88
Universal Acclaim
out of 100
Featured Cast
The Busker
Guy's Dad
Timmy Drummer
Photos
Markéta Irglová, left, and Glen Hansard in "Once" (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Markéta Irglová, left, and Glen Hansard in "Once" (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Glen Hansard in "Once" (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Glen Hansard, left, and Markéta Irglová in "Once" (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Glen Hansard (second from right) and Markéta Irglová (far right) in "Once" (Fox...
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