The Swell Season - The love story after Once
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Swell Season - The love story after Once |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2011 |
| length | 91 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director |
Nick August-Perna Chris Dapkins Carlo Mirabella-Davis |
| production | Carlo Mirabella-Davis |
| music |
Glen Hansard Markéta Irglová |
| camera | Chris Dapkins |
| cut | Nick August-Perna |
| occupation | |
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The Swell Season - The love story after Once (Original title The Swell Season ) is an American documentary from 2011.
action
After the success of the Irish film Once and an Oscar win, Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová achieved sudden global success. While Hansard is used to touring, this experience is a completely new one for Irglová. She doesn't feel like a celebrity and uncomfortable with the constant attention and the many photos. The relationship between the two threatens to break up.
background
When the band The Swell Season went on tour after the success of the film Once , Hansard asked his film teacher Carlo Mirabella-Davis to document the tour. The documentary was filmed by Mirabella-Davis and his co-directors Chris Dapkins and Nick August-Perna between 2007 and 2010. Originally, the documentary was supposed to be a classical music documentary. That changed, however, when the directors were shooting at Hansard's parents. The film became more of a documentary, documenting the burden of dreams and the gradual breakup of a romantic relationship. During the filming, the relationship between Hansard and Irglova ended. The film was shot in black and white and shows the protagonists Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová on their tour and at home. It was cut from over 200 hours of footage.
criticism
Kevin Huber from Filmstarts thinks that the film is interesting and worth seeing for viewers who know the film Once . It is an excellent bonus material for the Once DVD, but it only functions to a limited extent as an independent documentary "about Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, their music and their love". Lisa Kennedy of The Denver Post also believes that the makers of the film assumed that viewers would know Once . The perfect audience are those who know the film and who are also fascinated by Markéta Irglová's acceptance speech.
Carsten Knox from The Coast says the film is indispensable for fans of music and offers a surprisingly intimate glimpse into the consequences of unexpected celebrity.
Awards Daily Sasha Stone believes The Swell Season is a standout film that he thinks deserves an Oscar nomination.
The Stanford Daily describes the film as "a painfully honest love story in an extraordinary musical context". Brian Tucker of Star News Online also believes that The Swell Season is one of the better documentaries because it is so open and honest. They show the love and the pressure to be successful after years of work.
Publications
In 2011, The Swell Season won an award at the Tribeca Film Festival . Many other international performances followed. In Germany the film was released on DVD in 2012. It was released both individually on DVD and together with the film Once in a Collectors Edition. Further publications followed in Spain, Switzerland, Austria (StudioCanal), Australia (Icon), Korea (Jin Jin) and Canada (Mongrel).
Web links
- The Swell Season - The love story Once in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Swell Season - The love story Once at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bob Boilen : A Couple Breaks Up, But The Band Plays On .
- ^ Meet the 2011 Tribeca Filmmakers .
- ↑ Peter Howell: The Swell Season review: Once were lovers .
- ^ Bill See: The Cost of Success: When Lives Intersect With Fame .
- ↑ 'The Swell Season' with Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova of 'Once' to open in US Cinemas in October .
- ↑ Kevin Huber: The Swell Season - The love story after Once .
- ^ Lisa Kennedy: Movie review: Three years after "Once," the Guy and the Girl adjust .
- ↑ a b Carsten Knox: Film Fest Reviews .
- ^ Sasha Stone: Tribeca Film Festival: the 10th anniversary .
- ↑ Intermission Staff: Review: 'The Swell Season .
- ↑ Brian Tucker: Cucalorus 17: Thursday Night .
- ^ John DeFore: The Swell Season: Film Review .
- ^ The Swell Season .
- ↑ Philip Connolly: 'Swell Season' Seals Distribution Deals .