He plays the demo for his father, who gives him money to help him get settled in London. Guy persuades her to spend his last night in Dublin with him, but she stands him up and he cannot find her to say goodbye before his flight. Before they part ways, Girl reveals that she spoke to her husband and he is coming to live with her in Dublin. On a break in the early morning, Girl finds a piano in an empty studio and plays Guy one of her own compositions ("The Hill").Īfter the all-night session wraps up, they walk home. They impress Eamon, the jaded studio engineer, with their first song ("When Your Mind's Made Up"). After recruiting a band with other buskers, they go into the studio to record. When he asks if she still loves her husband, Girl answers in Czech, " Miluji tebe" ("I love you"), but coyly declines to translate. Guy learns Girl has a husband in the Czech Republic. They secure a bank loan and reserve time at a recording studio. Guy decides to move to London, but he wants to record a demo of his songs to take with him and asks Girl to record it with him. Invited to her home, he discovers she has a toddler and lives with her mother. Guy works on "Lies", a song about his ex-girlfriend, who moved to London. Girl writes the lyrics for one of Guy's songs ("If You Want Me"), singing to herself while walking down the street at a party, people perform impromptu (including "Gold"). The next day, they reconcile and spend the week writing, rehearsing and recording songs. He invites her to his father's shop, and on the bus home musically answers Girl's question about what his songs are about: a long-time girlfriend who cheated on him, then left ("Broken Hearted Hoover Fixer Sucker Guy").Īt the shop, Guy introduces Girl to his father and takes her to his room, but when he asks her to stay the night, she gets upset and leaves. The next day Girl returns with her broken vacuum and tells him she is also a musician.Īt a music store where Girl usually plays piano, Guy teaches her one of his songs (" Falling Slowly") they sing and play together. Delighted to learn that he repairs hoovers, Girl asks Guy to fix hers. Lured by his music, a young Czech flower seller (Girl) talks to him about his songs. The film has also been adapted into a successful stage musical.Ī thirty-something busker (Guy) performs with his guitar on Grafton Street, Dublin only for his performance to be interrupted when he chases a man who steals his money. Hansard and Irglová's song " Falling Slowly" won the 2008 Academy Award for Best Original Song, and the soundtrack received a Grammy Award nomination. It received awards including the 2007 Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film. It was a commercial success, earning substantial per-screen box office averages in the United States, and received acclaim from critics. Once spent years in development with the Irish Film Board and was made for a budget of €112,000. Hansard and Irglová had previously performed music as the Swell Season, and composed and performed the film's original songs. The film stars Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová as two struggling musicians in Dublin, Ireland. Romantic musical drama film written and directed by John Carney.
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