Once Upon a Time When We Talked About Once

Our youngest son suggested this film when we said that we would be doing Irish films, he watched it in one of his film classes. In Once a busker (a gent who plays his guitar in a public place hoping for pedestrians to chuck coins or low bills into his guitar case) meets a girl and their romance develops. The film is set against the backdrop of working class people trying to find small moments of joy while working to keep a roof over their head.

“And in film school, I clearly remember a conversation that we had about the difference between a movie that has music in it and a musical. And the big difference is if the characters are citing dialogue in the song, and if the song informs the storyline, that's a musical.” - Christi Dodge

Some of our favorite parts of this movie are:

• Geurilla Filmmaking as showcased in the opening shot
• Diagetic vs. Non-Diagetic music
• The use of practical lighting creating a darker tone to the film
• The Oscar winning song that leads the pack of songs in this film
• We debate a mother’s intention when borrowing money from her daughter.

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