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Once

2007 · 85 min

A tender, music-soaked slice of life that feels achingly real and quietly hopeful.

Directed by
John Carney
Genres
Drama, Music, Romance
Starring
Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová, Hugh Walsh
Tagline
How often do you find the right person?
Overview
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.

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Directed by
John Carney
Genres
Drama, Music, Romance
Starring
Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová, Hugh Walsh
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • music
  • loneliness
  • immigration
  • healing
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, music, romance
Directed by
John Carney
Written by
John Carney
Starring
Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová, Hugh Walsh, Gerard Hendrick, Alaistair Foley, Geoff Minogue, Bill Hodnett, Danuse Ktrestova
Music
Markéta Irglová, Glen Hansard
Cinematography
Tim Fleming
Runtime
85 min
Country
Ireland, United States of America
Languages
Czech, English

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