Once Bórd Scannán na hÉireann ; Samson Films ; Summit Entertainment ; produced by Martina Niland ; written by John Carney ; directed by John Carney.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmLanguage: English, Spanish Summary language: English, French, Spanish Original language: English Publisher: Culver City, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2007]Edition: Widescreen (1.85:1)Description: 1 DVD (86 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
Audience:
  • Rated R
  • General
Uniform titles:
  • Once (Motion picture : 2006)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 791.43/72 22
Production credits:
  • Director of photography, Tim Fleming ; editor, Paul Mullen ; production designer, Tamara Conboy.
  • Sundance Film Festival, 2007: Audience Award - World Cinema - Dramatic (John Carney)
Cast: Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová.Summary: A Guy lives in Dublin. He is a guitarist/singer-songwriter who makes a living by fixing vacuum cleaners in his Dad's Hoover repair shop by day. By night, he sings and plays for money on the Dublin streets. A Girl from Czechoslovakia loves to play the piano when she gets a chance. During the day she does odd jobs. At night she takes care of her mom and her daughter. Guy meets Girl, and they get to know each other. Girl helps Guy put together a demo disc so he can take it to London in hope of landing a music contract. At the same time, the Guy and the Girl work through their past loves, and reveal their budding love for one another, through their songs.
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2006.

Special features: Commentary with director John Carney and actors/musicians Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová; musical commentary with director John Carney and actor/musicians Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová; "Making of a modern day musical" featurette; "More guy, more girl" featurette; free music download "Falling slowly" from the motion picture; "Broken hearted Hoover fixer sucker guy" animated sequence webisode; forced trailers.

Director of photography, Tim Fleming ; editor, Paul Mullen ; production designer, Tamara Conboy.

Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová.

A Guy lives in Dublin. He is a guitarist/singer-songwriter who makes a living by fixing vacuum cleaners in his Dad's Hoover repair shop by day. By night, he sings and plays for money on the Dublin streets. A Girl from Czechoslovakia loves to play the piano when she gets a chance. During the day she does odd jobs. At night she takes care of her mom and her daughter. Guy meets Girl, and they get to know each other. Girl helps Guy put together a demo disc so he can take it to London in hope of landing a music contract. At the same time, the Guy and the Girl work through their past loves, and reveal their budding love for one another, through their songs.

MPAA rating: R; for language.

DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital surround.

Closed-captioned; soundtracks in English or Spanish; optional English, French or Spanish subtitles.

Sundance Film Festival, 2007: Audience Award - World Cinema - Dramatic (John Carney)

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