The Swell Season
United States, Czech Republic, Ireland
2011
91 Min
Black and White
English
Synopsis
The world fell in love with Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova when their songwriting collaboration in the film Once culminated in a jubilant Oscar® win. But behind the scenes, where Glen and Mar’s on-screen romance became reality, a grueling two-year world tour threatens to fracture their fated bond. Gorgeously filmed in black and white, this music-filled documentary is an intimate look at the exhilaration and turmoil created by both love and fame. —Tribeca Film Festival
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msmichel
9Sep12
Be careful of realizing your dreams; for when they come true.....what's left. The film "Once" and its eventual Oscar win made Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova media darlings and took them from playing bars to concert halls. The pressure this creates on them as both a musical unit and as a romantic couple is captured very well here. Choice to shoot this doc in b&w was an inspired one and draws us into their intimacy.
Matthew_Lucas
14Nov11
Heartbreaking documentary takes an intimate look at the private lives of Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, the crackerjack songwriting team behind the film ONCE, who won an Oscar for its gorgeous theme song, "Falling Slowly." What starts out as a behind the music doc turns into a haunting and melancholy look at the price of fame and the disillusion of a relationship. A powerful, disarmingly human documentary.
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THE SWELL SEASON Nabs Distribution from 7th Art & New Video
By Twitchfilm.com on December 17, 2011
We are big fans of Nick August-Perna, Chris Dapkins, and Carlo Mirabella-Davis’s concert documentary of real life Once duo Markéta Irglová and Glen Hansard – just check out Peter Gutierrez’s review where
THE SWELL SEASON Review
By Twitchfilm.com on October 20, 2011
[With the film extending its run in Los Angeles and opening tomorrow in New York, we now revisit Peter’s review from Tribeca.] Overall, I must say that I was struck by the similarity of The Swell Season
New Trailer For THE SWELL SEASON About Real Life ONCE Duo
By Twitchfilm.com on September 28, 2011
One forthcoming documentary which is sure to catch the eye of music fans, particularly those who were also fans of the fabulous film Once, is The Swell Season. Directed by Nick August-Perna, Chris Dapkins
Tribeca 2011: THE SWELL SEASON Review
By Twitchfilm.com on May 17, 2011
Overall, I must say that I was struck by the similarity of The Swell Season to Hobo with a Shotgun. Well, wait, hold on a sec and I’ll explain: both films know what their target audiences expect as they……
Tribeca 2011: THE SWELL SEASON Trailer
By Twitchfilm.com on April 29, 2011
Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova seemingly came out of nowhere to briefly – very briefly – become household names after winning an Oscar for their work on John Carney’s Once. It was a double edged sort
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