Moran Employee Name: | Collette Marthia |
Name of Movie: | Once |
Director: | John Carney |
Key Actors: | Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova |
Simple Plot Description: | A modern day musical about an Irish street musician and Czech immigrant during an eventful week in Dublin as they write and record songs that tell their unique love story. |
How did you find out about this movie? | I read a Blog done by a local Salt Lake woman and she mentioned how wonderful it was one day. It played at the Broadway Theater for quite a while so I hope that means that a lot of people saw it. |
Why is this movie special to you and why do you recommend it? | The music. It's really a simple, yet wonderful, story; the characters don't even have names.
I couldn't wait for the stores to open the next day so I could buy the soundtrack. The CD hasn't left my car since. |
Other interesting facts about the movie: | The writer wanted the story simple enough to fit on a cocktail napkin, not a huge script.
It was filmed in just 17 days for only $150,000.
The filmmakers wanted the main characters to be musicians, not actors.
Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova won the Oscar for best song at this years Academy Awards. |
Link to "Once" website: | http://www.foxsearchlight.com/once/ |
Link to trailer: | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mIpwx5lA5I |
