Once - John Carney

titulo or. Once
titulo sp. Once
director. John Carney
actores. Glen Hansard, Marketa Irglova.
estreno. 2006

An (unnamed) Guy is a Dublin guitarist/singer-songwriter who makes a living by fixing vacuum cleaners in his Dad's Hoover repair shop by day, and singing and playing for money on the Dublin streets by night. An (unnamed) Girl is a Czech who plays piano when she gets a chance, and does odd jobs by day and takes care of her mom and her daughter by night. Guy meets Girl, and they get to know each other as the Girl helps the Guy to put together a demo disc that he can take to London in hope of landing a music contract. During the same several day period, the Guy and the Girl work through their past loves, and reveal their budding love for one another, through their songs.

Finalmente [spoilers] cada uno continua por separado con sus vidas, intentando rehacer sus relaciones previas. No por ello deja de existir un vínculo intenso materializado en el disco que han producido juntos. El le hace llegar a su casa un piano a la vez que parte hacia Londres. El giro fuera del previsible happy ending que durante toda la pelicula se ha estado esperando, la salva de ser otro cliché romántico más, sin dejar de ser por ello un final feliz.

En 2014 el mismo director rueda un remake... Begin again.