Irish Film Once for Tivoli in Kansas City, MO
A month from today, on Friday June 15, 2007, the Irish movie Once opens at the Tivoli in Kansas City.
Update: Once has been held over again and again until September 6, 2007.
You’ll remember we covered this film when it caused quite a stir at the Sundance Film Festival. Note a comment or two on Irish KC where people loved it
Location: Westport Manor Square at 4050 Pennsylvania
Phone: (913) 383 7756 for times of showings
It’s a kind of a musical, and features Glen Hansard of The Frames, who - much as we don’t talk about it anymore - you in Kansas City may remember from The Commitments all those years ago, where he played Outspan.
Once also stars Czech musician Marketa Irglova, and we’ve featured the collaboration of Hansard and Irglova on Irish KC before.
If you’ve not been keeping up with a changing Ireland, this film is another slice of what being Irish means to some people.
See trailer and reviews as well as some background for this unique Irish musical film, Once
Update: After one week, Gerry from the Tivoli when announcing it being held over on 2 screens for it second week said:
Thank you to everyone who has embraced our other wonderful summer exclusive, ONCE. It is certainly one of those terrific independent films that you can confidently recommend to friends and even come back to enjoy with them!
See Other Irish Film Stuff, Kind Of:
• Pirates: Dead Man’s Ren Fest
• Review of “What Means Motley?”
• Trailer & Everything about The Wind That Shakes The Barley
Eolaí gan Fhéile:
we saw a preview of this on thursday for the premiere. I remember I thought I would like to see it. and now I shall.
Yes we did - and I had meant to mention that here.
I have just added that official trailer to the original post to accompany the clip there already with interviews with the film-maker Carney and Hansard.
I am really hoping this eventually comes out in Holland - am dying to see it. Glen’s over here enough he may as well bring his film.
I’d be stunned if it wasn’t Conor. At Sundance it was snapped up for distribution deals before the festival had even finished. Quite often even with popular films the producers are still hawking them around the place for some time after the festival.
Maybe it depends on how well it does on general release over here - which seems odd for European film?
We often have to wait a while for some films - I guess it is because they need to be subtitled first. I’ll keep checking the listings and wait patiently.