Product Details

• Actors: Glen Hansard, Marketa Irglova
• Format: Blu-ray, Import
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English
• Region: All Regions
• Number of discs: 1
• Run Time: 85 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001Q94TQA
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,987 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

A tale that follows 'the Guy', who works part-time helping his father run a small, vacuum cleaner repair business, but dreams of one day having his songs recorded and landing a record deal. Emotionally vulnerable, he is still coming to terms with the recent departure of his girlfriend and lacks the conviction and passion to move on in his pedestrian life. One day, he meets 'the Girl', an Eastern European immigrant who has moved to Dublin to start a new life for herself. Currently working as a house cleaner in an upper-class residence, she is struggling financially. She yearns for what she cannot afford--a piano to help her escape from the daily grind of finding her way through this strange new land. A relationship blossoms between 'the Guy' and 'the Girl', as they're both struggling. Their shared love of music causes them to flourish and grow with a new found confidence as they take a chance on each other and a new beginning on life.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy from Amazon.UK its a lot cheaper!!, December 7, 2009

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Bob Bingo "onislayer" (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Once [Blu-ray] [Region-Free] (Blu-ray)

First let me say that this is one of the best low budget films ever made. It looks great on Blu-ray. Instead of buying it for $30 plus shipping from these Marketplace sellers, go to the bottom of this page and click on Amazon UK. I got my copy there for a little over $15 USD which even included shipping from England!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Movie - UK blu-ray worked for me (movie only), January 3, 2010

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T. Ryan (Kansas City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Once [Blu-ray] [Region-Free] (Blu-ray)

Since Once is only available in the US on DVD, I purchased the blu-ray through Amazon UK for less (including delivery) than most blu-ray and some DVD movies cost in the US. The package arrived at my home in about a week with standard delivery. It shipped through Royal Mail and was delivered by the US Postal Service.

Consistent with reviews I had read online before purchasing: the movie played flawlessly, but the extra features did not work. I was prepared for this outcome and am pleased to have the film in HD. As expected, the picture quality is clearly superior to the DVD version. I have seen some report their blu-ray unit is able to play the extra features. I have not seen reviews stating the movie does not work. I'm using a Sony BDP-S350 blu-ray player with up-to-date firmware.

Note: at the writing of this review a US version of the blu-ray is not available. If you purchase through any US reseller, it will be an imported version.

As for the film itself, the story is grounded and simple--yet remarkably interesting. The music is absolutely gripping. I typically hate musicals, but this is not your typical musical. This ultra-low budget film deserves the nearly perfect score it's tallied on the Rotten Tomatoes website. As a bonus for me, it was filmed in fantastic Dublin City where I have many fond memories from business trips.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great movie!, June 20, 2010

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Charles E. Sola "Chuck 1975" (Sao Paulo, Brazil) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Once [Blu-ray] [Region-Free] (Blu-ray)

Everything ok. The movie came fast and it's one of the best I've ever watched. Hollywood should look at this kind of film and redefine its concepts.