Once (film)

Once
US theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Carney
Written by	John Carney
Produced by	Martina Niland
Starring	Glen Hansard Markéta Irglová
Cinematography	Tim Fleming
Edited by	Paul Mullen
Music by	Glen Hansard Markéta Irglová Interference
Production companies	Summit Entertainment Samson Films Bórd Scannán na hÉireann/Irish Film Board RTÉ
Distributed by	Summit Entertainment (Sales) Icon Film Distribution (Home media) Buena Vista International (Theatrical)[1]
Release dates	20 January 2007 (2007-01-20) (Sundance) 23 March 2007 (2007-03-23) (Ireland)
Running time	86 minutes[2]
Country	Ireland
Languages	English Czech
Budget	$150,000[3]
Box office	$23.3 million[4]

Once is a 2007 Irish romantic musical drama film written and directed by John Carney. The film stars Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová as two struggling musicians in Dublin, Ireland. Hansard and Irglová had previously performed music as the Swell Season, and composed and performed the film's original songs.

Once spent years in development with the Irish Film Board and was made for a budget of €112,000. It was a commercial success, earning substantial per-screen box office averages in the United States, and received acclaim from critics. It received awards including the 2007 Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film. Hansard and Irglová's song "Falling Slowly" won the 2008 Academy Award for Best Original Song (making Irglova the youngest person to win an Oscar in a non-acting category), and the soundtrack received a Grammy Award nomination. The film has also been adapted into a successful stage musical.