Once

Have you ever seen a film that just moves you? I think there are only a few out there that I can honestly say have touched me in that way. I love films of all kinds, especially foreign films. I think it has something to do with the unusual camera angles, the use of music (or the  lack there of), and the beauty often used in the cinematography. Heima, a video chronicling Sigur Ros's Icelandic tour, does about the same for me, as does Amelie.  

Once is just as fabulous, and it probably helps that I've been obsessed with the soundtrack ever since it came out. Why did it take me so long to see? Who knows. But who can resist a film that takes place in Dublin, features an Irish singer-songwriter's journey to creating an album and with the help and support of an adorable Czech woman? I was in heaven. It was heaven to hear Czech again, and I was half proud half disappointed in my language abilities. I could understand most of what she said, but I wished I could have understood even more. But on the other hand, I have been out of the country for 3 1/2 years, and I have been surrounded by Chinese for the last 3 months.

Anyways, moral of the story, please see it. It is wonderful. I caution that it does have an R rating ( and I feel partly guilty for promoting this film), but honestly it's for language that was mostly used in the first scene of the film, and that being the repetitive use of the F-word. To some that may be offensive, but to me, I just figure it's not quite the same in the UK/Ireland. Everything else was more clean that most movies nowadays.

Here's to films and to film makers who do not believe in producing cookie-cutter movies!