Comments on: If you like romance and music, I’ve got a movie for you: “Once” (2007)

By: Erich Vieth

Erich Vieth — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:30:02 +0000

The movie characters part ways from the real life characters:

The real-life romance that blossomed out of Oscar-winning indie “Once” is over. Glen Hansard confirmed he is no longer dating Marketa Irglova. The previous unknowns co-starred in the 2007 film and became international sensations, eventually winning last year’s Oscar for best original song for “Falling Slowly” and getting a record deal. Since then, they have toured together, but now it’s just as friends.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/27/once-couple-splits-in-rea_n_161152.html

By: projektleiterin

projektleiterin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:02:48 +0000

Romance is a social construct just like race. :p I’ll change my mind when they produce more movies where the woman is older than the man.

By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:38:36 +0000

I came to the same conclusion as Carney after seeing The Story of the Weeping Camel and The Cave of the Yellow Dog which both featured people who had never acted before and were quite beautiful. It made me realise that the director is paramount in drawing out the desired performance. The films also had an integrity that is hard to achieve when you’re watching Hollywood fare and can’t help but be conscious of the big name stars ‘acting’.

By: Erich Vieth

Erich Vieth — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:25:38 +0000

The movie never indicated that there was that much age difference. It surprised me to learn of this difference. I assumed it was 10 years. I was speaking of the age difference of the actors.

By: projektleiterin

projektleiterin — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:12:05 +0000

18 years age difference between a young woman and an older dude - that’s the conventional patriarchal notion of romance. Obviously I’m not in the mood for luuurve… Blech… “Go watch ‘Harold & Maude’”, I know…