Fresh
The Swell Season wins the documentary prize for beating viewers over the head with gentleness, with the duo accentuated in rich, photographic chiaroscuro.
Guy Dixon, Globe and Mail
The Swell Season
2012 · 1h 29m · Not Rated
Documentary, Music
Directed by
Chris Dapkins
,
Carlo Mirabella-Davis
,
Nick August-Perna
Overview
In 2008, Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova captivated audiences and earned two Academy Awards for their musical collaboration in the film Once. As their fictional romance blurred with reality, they fell in love, recorded an album, and embarked on a world tour.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
78%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A poignant documentary that tracks the fast rise and slow fall of the Hansard-Irglova fairy tale, through both tunes and tears.
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
Fresh
For Once lovers who needed a "what happened next?" epilogue, this one moves even as it chastises.
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
Fresh
An emotional erosion captured by the trio in decidedly unromantic black-and-white.
William Goss, Film.com
Rotten
Overall the film seems like a collection of bits and pieces, and it's hard to see how it could have much resonance for non-fans.
Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle
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