Cast
Glen Hansard Markéta Irglová Hugh Walsh Gerard Hendrick Alaistair Foley Geoff Minogue
Credits
Written by: 
John Carney
Plot
A Dublin street musician who repairs vacuum cleaners meets a Czech immigrant woman, and they write and record songs together over a week.
Sinekatalog’s take
A charming, low-budget musical romance.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.8 / 10 (126,724 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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