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Carney, John. (Added Author). Hansard, Glen, 1970- (Added Author). Irglová, Markéta, 1988- (Added Author). Bord Scannán na hÉireann. (Added Author). Raidió Teilifís Éireann. (Added Author). Samson Films. (Added Author). Summit Entertainment. (Added Author). Fox Searchlight Pictures. (Added Author). Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, (prodcution company.). Criterion-on-Demand (Firm), (distributor.). Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová. (Cast).

Summary: A guy lives in Dublin. He is a guitarist/singer-songwriter who makes a living by fixing vacuum cleaners in his Dad's Hoover repair shop by day. By night, he sings and plays for money on the Dublin streets. A girl from Czechoslovakia loves to play the piano when she gets a chance. During the day she does odd jobs. At night she takes care of her mom and her daughter. Guy meets girl, and they get to know each other. Girl helps guy put together a demo disc so he can take it to London in hope of landing a music contract. At the same time, the guy and the girl work through their past loves, and reveal their budding love for one another, through their songs.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (85 min.) : digital, sound, color
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Publisher: Beverly Hills, California : 20th Century Fox Film Corp, [2007]
Distributor: Vaughan, ON : Criterion-on-Demand, [2013]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released as a motion picture by 20th Century Fox Film Corp, 2007.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted to subscribers.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Tim Fleming ; editor, Paul Mullen ; production designer, Tamara Conboy.
Participant or Performer Note:	Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: R; for language.
System Details Note:	Content available as downloadable file or streaming video.
Awards Note:	Academy Awards, 2008: Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song (Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová for the song "Falling slowly") Sundance Film Festival, 2007: Audience Award--World Cinema--Dramatic (John Carney)
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's web site (viewed January 23, 2015).