Once (2007)

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Rating: R
Release Date: May 16, 2007
Running Time: 88 mins.
Country Of Origin: Ireland
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A tale that follows 'the Guy', who works part-time helping his father run a small, vacuum cleaner repair business, but dreams of one day having his songs recorded and landing a record deal. Emotionally vulnerable, he is still coming to terms with the recent departure of his girlfriend and lacks the conviction and passion to move on in his pedestrian life. One day, he meets 'the Girl', an Eastern European immigrant who has moved to Dublin to start a new life for herself. Currently working as a house cleaner in an upper-class residence, she is struggling financially. She yearns for what she cannot afford--a piano to help her escape from the daily grind of finding her way through this strange new land. A relationship blossoms between 'the Guy' and 'the Girl', as they're both struggling. Their shared love of music causes them to flourish and grow with a new found confidence as they take a chance on each other and a new beginning on life.
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Timmy Drummer
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Guy's Dad
Girl's Mother
Heroin Addict
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A street musician and a Czech immigrant find perfect harmony in each other's company in director John Carney's summer surprise, an impossibly romantic Irish lo-fi musical that is more joyful and enlightening than a Chicago or a Dreamgirls.

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Much like Richard Linklater's Before Sunrise, this dreamy duet between a Dublin singer-songwriter and a single mother isn't so much a love story but a study in how and why two potential soul mates may or may not fall in love. When not fixing vacuum… Continued