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Once presented by the Phoenix Film Society

The Arizona Republic and The Phoenix Film Society present a screening of the âOnceâ

âOnceâ was the winner of the 2007 Sundance Film Festivalâs Audience Award

See the movie that Rolling Stone calls âA gift of a movie that is absolutely worth seeing more than onceâ

Directed by: John Carney

Cast: Glen Hansard, Marketa Irglova

When: Tuesday, May 22nd at 7:00pm

Where: Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre

Following the screening there will be a discussion about the film.

Synopsis:

A modern day musical set on the streets of Dublin. Featuring Glen Hansard from the Irish band "The Frames," the film tells the story of a street musician and a Czech immigrant during an eventful week as they write, rehearse and record songs that reveal their unique love story.

A Dubliner, who ekes out a living playing guitar and repairing vacuum cleaners for his dad's shop, meets a young Czech immigrant who sells roses on the same street. She likes his song, and what's moreâ¦she has a broken vacuum cleaner! They soon find themselves playing music together in a nearby music store (since she can't afford a piano, the owner lets her play his floor models). Over the course of a week, they form a musical rapport and, newly inspired, decide to record an album.

Once may loosely be classified as a musical, but it has a refreshing vÃ©ritÃ© inflection. Conceived by director John Carney as a "video album," it sports a scrappy, unembellished naturalism. Carney took a risk in choosing professional musicians over professional actors, but Glen Hansard (of the well-known Irish band the Frames) and Marketa Irglova (a Czech singer/songwriter) are not only remarkably charming together but they're equally adept with the more melancholy shades (Hansard's lonely soul, stuck on an old flame; Irglova struggling to support a mother and daughter). Burdened and brokenhearted, their musical bond is the heart of the film and of their love.