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Originally posted by Antistar
Yeah, he's in some film where he plays, wait for it......A BUSKER!!!!!! On GRAFTON STREET!!!!!!!! Oh Dear God. Somebody stop this man.
http://www.scottsmovies.com/films_o.html
In a strange coincidence, this music-infused Irish film by John Carney makes a near-perfect companion to Niall Heery's Small Engine Repair, which also had its world premiere at the same Galway Film Fleadh. Both movies are about aspiring singer/songwriters who finally get the courage to try for that big break. But whereas Heery's film is pure country, Carney's is definitely urban. And where Heery's actually has a story, Carney's film exists mostly to tie songs together. As Carney himself said, after the screening, the film was conceived as a sort of video album. The songs were written by Carney's friend Glen Hansard (of The Frames) and Hansard's friend, Czech singer/songwriter Marketa Irglova.
Apparently, early on Cillian Murphy (who starred in Carney's On the Edge) was lined up for the main role, but that is hard to imagine. Hansard and Irglova sing their own songs, and that certainly works better. Hansard plays a Dublin busker, and Irglova shines as the immigrant street vendor who strikes up a friendship with him and helps him fully unleash his musical passion. Although not that much actually happens storywise, that is often the case when movies are really about the music. (Seen 15 July 2006)