Hidden Bibliographic Details
Other authors / contributors: | Carney, John, 1972-
Niland, Martina.
Hansard, Glen, 1970-
Irglová, Markéta, 1988-
Fox Searchlight Pictures.
Summit Entertainment.
Samson Films.
Bord Scannán na hÉireann.
Raidió Teilifís Éireann.
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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Notes: | Originally produced as an Irish motion picture in 2006. Special features: Commentary with writer/director John Carney and actors/musicians Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová; Musical commentary with writer/director John Carney and actor/musicians Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová; Making a modern day musical [featurette] (13 min.); More guy, more girl [featurette] (10 min.); webisode "Broken hearted Hoover fixer sucker guy" [animated featurette] (1 min.); free music download "Falling slowly" from the motion picture [requires a DVD-ROM drive and Window 98 or higher]; Trailers (6 min.). For private home viewing only. Director of photography, Tim Fleming ; editor, Paul Mullen ; sound mixer, Robert Flanagan ; production designer, Tamara Conboy. Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová. DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital surround; widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 1.85:1. in English or dubbed Spanish with optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish; closed-captioned.
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Summary: | A nameless busker, singing his heart out on the streets of Dublin meets a nameless young woman who speaks English with an accent, a street vendor. His girlfriend has left him, so he works in his father's vacuum repair shop and writes songs for her. She cleans houses, and plays the demo piano in a shop at lunchtime. The singer comes to hear her, and is so impressed that he immediately asks if she wants to collaborate -- right then -- on one of his tunes. They slowly piece the song together, and magic begins. This is a love story about a creative partnership, and the deeper longing for communication that underlies any worthwhile artistic effort.
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Target Audience: | MPAA rating: Rated R for language.
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Awards: | Winner of the Audience Award, World Cinema, Dramatic-John Carney Sundance Film Festival, 2007; Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song-Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, Academy Awards 2008.
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Standard no.: | 024543477594 024543477631 00024543477594
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Publisher's no.: | 2247767 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
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