ONCE upon a time in the movies

Tonite I went to the cinema: there's a two-weeks programme of movies in original version sponsored by the Escuela Oficial de Idiomas -Official Languages School- and the Van Dyck theaters, which are the place to go to watch indie films in Salamanca. I bought a 5-movie ticket at the beginning of the programme and I had to choose which ones to watch and not. I don't really know why I chose the one playing tonight, maybe 'cos it's in English and I was beginning to get tired of feeling stupid while trying to catch isolated words in German or French. Anyways, I know I made the perfect choice.

'Once' is a delicious, simple story that contains all the beauty that can only be found in small, everyday stories. Featuring non professional actors, it's tale about loneliness, love, understanding, hope and how life can be so bright and crispy during a simple, intense moment is deeply touching. Everything beautifully surrounded by the songs the characters write and play at all times. Actually, the songs are an essential part of the movie: normally, music accompanies the dialogues in other movies; in 'Once' the action is stopped every now and then to let us listen to the characters singing the songs in their full lenght; songs that really tell the story.

As it usually happens with good movies, there's something in it that makes it special, something that's easy to feel but at the same time extremely difficult to explain. So, I won't try anymore; I'll just tell you that I've been completely unable to help spending the rest of the evening with my guitar. Wanna know why? Enjoy:

BTW, I'm not the only one who loves this song. Does it sound familiar to you? Well, it might be possible...