Once (2006)

Director:

John Carney

Writer:

John Carney (writer)

Release Date:

23 March 2007 (Ireland)

Genre:

Drama | Music | Romance

Tagline:

How often do you find the right person?

Plot:

A modern-day musical about a busker and an immigrant and their eventful week in Dublin, as they write, rehearse and record songs that tell their love story.

Plot Keywords:

Song | Money | Busker | Immigrant | Singing

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 14 wins & 19 nominations

Cast

Glen Hansard	...	Guy
Markéta Irglová	...	Girl (as Marketa Irglova)
Hugh Walsh	...	Timmy Drummer
Gerard Hendrick	...	Lead Guitarist (as Gerry Hendrick)
Alaistair Foley	...	Bassist
Geoff Minogue	...	Eamon
Bill Hodnett	...	Guy's Dad
Danuse Ktrestova	...	Girl's Mother
Darren Healy	...	Heroin Addict
Mal Whyte	...	Bill
Marcella Plunkett	...	Ex Girlfriend
Niall Cleary	...	Bob
Wiltold Owski	...	Man watching TV
Krzysztos Tlotka	...	Man watching TV
Tomek Glowacki	...	Man watching TV
Attila Kouvacs	...	Man watching TV
Sean Miller	...	Bank Manager (as Sean Millar)
Pat McGrath	...	Drunk
Praghosa	...	Hari Krishna
Kate Haugh	...	Baby
Senan Haugh	...	Husband
Catherine Hansard	...	Singer at party
Pete Short	...	Singer at party
Fergus O'Farrell	...	Singer at Party
Bob Hoban	...	Shop Assistant Bogarts
Martina Akindojctimi	...	Person on Stoop
Ruslan Mannanu	...	Person on Stoop
Francis Usanga	...	Person on Stoop
Prince Tylot Khumaho	...	Person on Stoop
Joe Adebe	...	Person on Stoop
Bernard Gibsenen	...	Shop Assistant
Paul Clarke	...	Shop Assistant
Maire Walsh	...	Woman on Bus
Dave Cleary	...	Host at Party
Keith Byrne	...	Guy in Piano Shop

Directed by
John Carney

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
John Carney		writer

Produced by
David Collins	....	executive producer
Martina Niland	....	producer

Original Music by
Glen Hansard
Markéta Irglová

Cinematography by
Tim Fleming		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Paul Mullen

Casting by
Maureen Hughes

Production Design by
Tamara Conboy

Art Direction by
Riad Karin		(as Riad Karim)

Costume Design by
Tiziana Corvisieri

Makeup Department
Barbara Conway	....	chief makeup artist
Patricia Flood	....	makeup artist: additional pick-up shots
Conor McAllister	....	chief hair stylist (as Conor McAlistar)

Production Management
Jim Duggan	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John Burns	....	first assistant director
Cathriona Glynn	....	trainee assistant director (as Caitriona Glynn)
Adrienne Greenhalgh	....	second assistant director: additional pick-ups
Nic Jay	....	trainee assistant director: additional pick-ups
Gail Munley	....	first assistant director: additional pick-ups
John O'Donoghue	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Anthony Nugent	....	stand-by props

Sound Department
Niall Brady	....	supervising sound editor
Niall Brady	....	supervising sound editor: post-production
Pat Doyle	....	sound mixer: additional pick up
Paul Emerson	....	sound mixer: additional pick up
Michelle Fingleton	....	sound editor: post-production
Robert Flanagan	....	sound mixer
Ken Galvin	....	dubbing mixer: post-production
Ken Galvin	....	sound re-recording mixer
Paul Naughton	....	boom operator

Visual Effects by
Daniel Tomlinson	....	digital lab operator

Camera and Electrical Department
John Carney	....	camera operator
David Cleary	....	still photographer
Ron Coe	....	camera operator
Tanya Doyle	....	camera assistant
Tim Fleming	....	camera operator
Paul Tsan	....	crane operator
Mark Waldron	....	director of photography: additional pick up

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Una Towell	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Gary Curran	....	digital intermediate colorist
Warren Dowling	....	digital intermediate finishing artist
Simon Thornton	....	on-line assistant

Music Department
David Donohue	....	music consultant

Transportation Department
Mark Alvey	....	driver: minibus
Fiacra Gaffney	....	transportation captain (as Fiacre Gaffney)

Other crew
Sophie Bataille	....	press attache: France
Peggy Brazil	....	script supervisor
Yvonne Burke	....	production coordinator
Mark Byrne	....	legal advisor
Con Cremins	....	production accountant
Steven Davenport	....	location manager
Cathy Griffin	....	extras coordinator
James Hickey	....	legal advisor: post-production
Laura Mannier	....	press attache: France
Holly Ní Chiardha	....	production executive: Samson Films
Evelyn O'Neill	....	assistant location manager
Kevin Phelan	....	digital transfer supervisor
Lindsay Rowland	....	production administrator: Samson Films
Neal Rowland	....	development executive: Samson Films
Steven Short	....	electronic press kit

Thanks
Karina Finegan Alves	....	special thanks
Alan Conboy	....	special thanks
Noemi Ferrer	....	special thanks
Ed Guiney	....	special thanks
Marina Guinness	....	special thanks
Frances Knott	....	special thanks
Claire Leadbitter	....	special thanks
Adam Lynch	....	thanks
Maggie Mitchell	....	special thanks
Simon Perry	....	special thanks
Damien Rice	....	special thanks
Katerina Sterbova	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Bórd Scannán na hÉireann
• Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ) (in association with)
• Samson Films
• Summit Entertainment

Distributors

• Buena Vista International (2007) (Ireland) (theatrical)
• Fox Searchlight Pictures (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Icon Film Distribution (2007) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Paradiso Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• JinJin Pictures (2007) (South Korea) (theatrical)
• Icon Film Distribution (2007) (UK) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2008) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Avalon Productions (2007) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Bontonfilm (2007) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Cinema Mondo (2008) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Fox Searchlight Pictures (2007) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Golden Scene (2008) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
• Kinowelt Filmverleih (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
• SND (2007) (France) (theatrical)
• Showgate (2007) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Tatrafilm (2008) (Slovakia) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Bórd Scannán na hÉireann (2006) (Ireland) (all media)
• Ledafilms (2008) (Mexico) (TV)
• Odeon (2007) (Greece) (all media)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• West Video (2008) (Russia) (all media)

Other Companies

• Columbia Records  soundtrack
• Great Western Films  camera rental
• Initial Event  publicity: France
• Lip Sync Post  digital transfer
• Media Insurance Brokers  insurance
• Production Depot  lighting
• Screen Scene  post-production facilities
• Sony BMG Music Entertaintment  soundtrack: Germany
• Sony Music Soundtrax  soundtrack
• TV & Film Services  walkie talkies

MPAA:

Rated R for language.

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

Ireland

Language:

English | Czech

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Ireland:15A | USA:R | UK:15 | Germany:o.Al. | South Korea:All | Netherlands:AL | Singapore:NC-16 | Czech Republic:U | New Zealand:M | Hong Kong:IIB | Brazil:12 | Sweden:Btl | Finland:S | Malaysia:U | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Dublin Airport, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Company:

Bórd Scannán na hÉireann

Trivia:

Shot in 17 days.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When the girl is walking back to her apartment from the store during the song "If you want me", the crews' shadows are clearly visible multiple times in the sequence.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Heroin Addict: Fuckin' deadly you are, man.
Guy: Don't fucking... don't fucking go near that case.
Heroin Addict: What? I'm just tying me laces, man.

Movie Connections:

References "Fair City" (1988)

Soundtrack:

When Your Mind's Made Up

The way a musical should be, contemporary and cheese-less

As I've posted previously I don't really like musicals, never have, generally waayyy too cheesy for my tastes. But in the absence of something else that drew our attention we went to see Once. We were in the Cinema anyway so why not. We went mostly, I suppose, as we'd seen Glen Hansard and the Frames playing before and they were great so we thought the movie couldn't be too bad. At the end of the day we both really liked this movie, not too sentimental and the music which is written and performed by the two main characters is excellent. It irks me to see other Irish people in here with such negative views, it really seems like its something personal towards Glen Hansard. I don't know the guy whatsoever but this is about the film which is worth seeing.

I'd seen Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova live in Christchurch cathedral in Dublin which in itself was pretty different. I'd only been inside the cathedral once before pretty much as a tourist. During the gig he gave a solo performance which stands out in my mind as the best I've ever seen, just him and an acoustic guitar. I've seen A LOT of bands big and small so that is really saying something. If you get a chance go see them.