The Swell Season
Documentary, Music
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2012
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In 2008, Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova captivated audiences and earned two Academy Awards for their musical collaboration in the film Once. As their fictional romance blurred with reality, they fell in love, recorded an album, and embarked on a world tour.
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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
89 min
Release date:
13 Jul 2012
Country:
US, CZ, IE
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 nomination
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
The Swell Season wins the documentary prize for beating viewers over the head with gentleness, with the duo accentuated in rich, photographic chiaroscuro.
– Guy Dixon,
Globe and Mail,
13 Jan 2012
fresh:
A poignant documentary that tracks the fast rise and slow fall of the Hansard-Irglova fairy tale, through both tunes and tears.
– Peter Howell,
Toronto Star,
12 Jan 2012
fresh:
For Once lovers who needed a "what happened next?" epilogue, this one moves even as it chastises.
– Lisa Kennedy,
Denver Post,
2 Dec 2011
fresh:
An emotional erosion captured by the trio in decidedly unromantic black-and-white.
– William Goss,
Film.com,
1 Dec 2011
rotten:
Overall the film seems like a collection of bits and pieces, and it's hard to see how it could have much resonance for non-fans.
– Walter V. Addiego,
San Francisco Chronicle,
25 Nov 2011