Once

John Carney:
Once (Ireland, 2006)
85 min. • English • Finnish subtitles
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Once, perhaps the greatest musical film of the 2000s, is shown as this year's classic (Sunday) screening of Rokumentti. This small-budget indie film became a huge international hit, and the theme song Falling Slowly won an Academy Award. The tearful allure of Once is based on the incredible performance of the lead actors Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová. Their on-screen chemistry is not mere film glamour: Hansard and Irglová became a couple during the film shoot.

Once is a small everyday story of the encounter between a street musician and a flower seller that turns into a romance. A broken hoover leads the couple to compose and record music together. Warm feelings occur, but is there room for love?

Once is beautifully aching and warm like a Norwegian sweater. Come to see the film and bring hankies with you.

See also:

» Mike Myers: Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon
» Lenny Abrahamson: Frank
» Iain Forsyth, Jane Pollard: 20,000 Days on Earth
» Mike Myers: Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon
» Lenny Abrahamson: Frank
» Iain Forsyth, Jane Pollard: 20,000 Days on Earth

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