A few weeks ago, I watched "The Swell Season," the black-and-white documentary featuring Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, the musicians who brought us "Once."
("Once" remains one of my very favorite movies of all time.)
I can't get the documentary out of my head, and so I share the trailer with you today, on this cloudy Labor Day Weekend Sunday.
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Markéta Irglová spoke of hope when she and Glen Hansard the Academy Award for Best Original Song for Falling Slowly, which I put on this month's playlist. Here's what she said:
"Hi everyone. I just want to thank you so much. This is such a big deal, not only for us, but for all other independent musicians and artists that spend most of their time struggling, and this, the fact that we're standing here tonight, the fact that we're able to hold this, it's just the proof that no matter how far out your dreams are, it's possible. And, you know, fair play to those who dare to dream and don’t give up. And this song was written from a perspective of hope, and hope at the end of the day connects us all, no matter how different we are. And so thank you so much who helped us on the way. Thank you." - Markéta Irglová
Isn't that lovely?
Now, consider this: Her initial acceptance speech had been cut off by a music cue! Glen gave his speech, but when Markéta walked up to the mic, the orchestra started to play, cutting her off. Thanks to host Jon Stewart, Markéta was able to come back on stage and have her moment. That is when she gave the speech as quoted above.
Click here to watch the award announcement and subsequent speeches.
I've never seen Once or this documentary....sounds like something I should watch
So I take it you recommend this? I didn't know Once was one of your favorite movies! :)