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Drama, Music, Romance - 2007
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A vacuum repairman moonlights as a street musician and hopes for his big break. One day a Czech immigrant, who earns a living selling flowers, approaches him with the news that she is also an aspiring singer-songwriter. The pair decide to collaborate, and the songs that they compose reflect the story of their blossoming love.
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The Swell Season
The Swell Season
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Details

Runtime:
85 min
Release date:
23 Mar 2007
Country:
IE, US
Languages:
Czech, English
Budget:
$160,000
Revenue:
$20,710,513
Awards:
Won 1 Oscar. 25 wins & 31 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
So this is how you make a low-budget musical these days!
– Bob Mondello,
NPR.org,
18 Oct 2008
fresh:
In an era when Hollywood has largely lost the ability to distinguish between romance and sex, Once is the rare film that recognizes that love is no less love for being held in check, it is merely a different kind of love.
– Christopher Orr,
The New Republic,
18 Sep 2008
fresh:
Once doesn't plop its emotions on its characters' sleeves, and it trusts us enough to leave some of the best stuff unstated. In other words, it trusts us to know that half the music lies between the notes.
– Mark Bourne,
Film.com,
19 Dec 2007
fresh:
Forget everything you think you know about the movie musical, one of the more predictable genres. With Once, writer-director John Carney deconstructs it and reinvents it as something wholly new, inspired and alive.
– Christy Lemire,
Associated Press,
9 Aug 2007
fresh:
This lovely tale of a love affair between a Dublin street musician and a flower girl will leave you wistful for more. It's a movie to fall in love with and a movie to fall in love during. It is the most naturalistic musical ever.
– Roger Moore,
Orlando Sentinel,
28 Jun 2007
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