Once (2006)
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Once is an Irish musical drama that takes place in Dublin starring Glen Hansard, a talented Irish busker, and Markéta Irglová, a Czech immigrant who plays the piano as a hobby. Both actors are actually musicians (Hansard is the frontman for The Frames, while he and Irglová perform as The Swell Season), and composed and performed all the songs in the film. Songs are played out in a real-world fashion; many stem from Hansard's character nearly always carrying an acoustic guitar around with him.

The musical had a paltry production budget of around $150,000, but ended up being successful and critically acclaimed, grossing a little over $20,000,000 worldwide. It featured at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival and won an award for Best Foreign Film at the 2008 Independent Spirit Awards. Hansard and Irglová also voiced their characters on an episode of The Simpsons.

	Glen Hansard	Guy
	Markéta Irglová	Girl
	Hugh Walsh	Timmy Drummer
	Geoff Minogue	Eamon
	Bill Hodnett	Guy's Dad
	Darren Healy	Heroin Addict
	Mal Whyte	Bill
	Marcella Plunkett	Ex-Girlfriend

news	Best Of: Musicals	staceywi
review	A Film as Simple as its Title (3 out of 5)	etragedy
forum	Good that Cillian Murphy Passed on Once?	Spiral_Stars
review	Once More, With Feeling (5 out of 5)	JimmyJackJones

Name	Once
US Release	May 16, 2006
UK Release
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Runtime	85
Language(s)	Add a new language English Czech
Genre(s)	Add a new genre Musical Drama
Theme(s)	Add a new theme love
Rating	PG
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Domestic	$9,439,923
Foreign	+$11,270,590

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