Glen Hansard
Also Known As: 글렌 핸사드
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Glen Hansard (born 21 April 1970 in Dublin, Ireland) is the Academy Award–winning principal songwriter and vocalist/guitarist for Irish group The Frames and one half of folk rock duo, The Swell Season. He is also known for his acting, having appeared in the BAFTA winning film The Commitments, as well as starring the film Once. His song "Falling Slowly" from Once, co-written with Markéta Irglová, won the Academy-Award for Best Original Song in 2007, and between 2007–2008 earned him ten other major nominations or awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Glen Hansard, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Dublin, Ireland
Birthday: April 21, 1970
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Gender: Male
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Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song
Overview: This feature-length documentary explores the life of singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen as seen through the prism of his internationally renowned hymn, Hallelujah.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-07-01
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Once
Overview: A vacuum repairman moonlights as a street musician and hopes for his big break. One day a Czech immigrant, who earns a living selling flowers, approaches him with the news that she is also an aspiring singer-songwriter. The pair decide to collaborate, and the songs that they compose reflect the story of their blossoming love.
Genres: Drama Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-03-23
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The Commitments
Overview: Jimmy Rabbitte, just a thick-ya out of school, gets a brilliant idea: to put a soul band together in Barrytown, his slum home in north Dublin. First he needs musicians and singers: things slowly start to click when he finds three fine-voiced females virtually in his back yard, a lead singer (Deco) at a wedding, and, responding to his ad, an aging trumpet player, Joey "The Lips" Fagan.
Genres: Comedy Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-08-14
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Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman
Overview: Filmmaker Morgan Neville captures Dave Letterman on his first visit to Dublin to hang out with Bono and The Edge in their hometown, experience Dublin, and join the two U2 musicians for a concert performance unlike any they’ve done before.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-03-17
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Cyrano
Overview: A man ahead of his time, Cyrano de Bergerac dazzles whether with ferocious wordplay at a verbal joust or with brilliant swordplay in a duel. But, convinced that his appearance renders him unworthy of the love of a devoted friend, the luminous Roxanne, Cyrano has yet to declare his feelings for her—and Roxanne has fallen in love, at first sight, with Christian.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-04-14
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Breaking Out
Overview: Filmed over 10 years and covering a lifetime, Breaking Out is the story of singer and musician Fergus O’Farrell, an artist whose unique talent inspired a generation of songwriters and touched thousands of lives, even as his own was slipping away.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-11-19
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Heyday - The Mic Christopher Story
Overview: This heartfelt story charts singer-songwriter Mic Christopher's humble beginnings busking on the streets of Dublin, his rise to rock star, the near fatal accident that nearly left him millimeters from death, through to his final year where he lead an entire generation of Irish musicians onto fame, success and new artistic highs. Told through the eyes of those whose lives he touched (Oscar-winner Glen Hansard, writer/actor Sharon Horgan, Mike Scott of The Waterboys, Bronagh Gallagher, Josh Ritter, Lisa Hannigan, Rónán Ó'Snodaigh and many more. This epic story of extraordinary music and friendship will both touch and inspire.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-07-09
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The Swell Season
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.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-07-13
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Eddie Vedder: Live at Ohana Festival 2021
Overview: Eddie Vedder plays live at Ohana Festival, Dana Point, CA on September 25th 2021. >> EDDIE VEDDER: Don't Be Shy (Cat Stevens cover), Far Behind, Rise, Wishlist (Pearl Jam song), Society (Jerry Hannan cover) (with Glen Hansard) >> EDDIE VEDDER & THE EARTHLINGS: Drive (R.E.M. cover) (no break between solo set and band set), I'll Be Waiting, Tender Mercies, The Haves, My Father's Daughter (Olivia Vedder cover) (with Olivia Vedder), Hard Sun (Indio cover), Long Way, Should I Stay or Should I Go (The Clash cover), Corduroy (Pearl Jam song), I'm One (The Who cover), Better Man (Pearl Jam song) (with "People Have the Power" outro), Precious (Pretenders cover), Give Blood (Pete Townshend cover) >> ENCORE: Rockin' in the Free World (Neil Young cover)
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-09-25
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The Frames: In the Deep Shade
Overview: In The Deep Shade is a feature length film about The Frames. Filmmaker Conor Masterson worked closely with the band over 18 months, beginning on their 20th anniversary tour in 2010. 'The Frames have always been very positive collaborators. I felt this was an opportunity to make a film that could explore their creativity as people and musicians as well as capturing some of their very dynamic and exciting live performances in close up.'
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-04-18
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Jeff Buckley: You and I
Overview: Jeff Buckley's rare and remarkable unearthed recording sessions discovered in the Sony Music archives, marking the 20th anniversary for his 'Grace' album.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-03-12
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The Swell Season: One Step Away
Overview: Recorded at the Riverside Theater, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-10-27
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The Camino Voyage
Overview: A crew including a Writer, two Musicians, an Artist and a Stonemason embark on the Camino by sea, in a traditional boat that they built themselves on an inspiring, and dangerous, 2,500 km modern day Celtic odyssey all the way from Ireland to Northern Spain.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-02-28
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Shelter me: Apollo House
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Original Language: en
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Come On Up to the House
Overview: At the end of the summer in 2018, Glen Hansard and The Footsbarn Travelling Theatre traveled around Ireland, pitching a beautiful circus tent in four remote locations. They used the space for music, theatre, poetry, and there was even room made for fun, joy and laughter. Filmmaker Myles O’Reilly documented the madness.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-12-24
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The Busk - A Decade of Christmas on Grafton Street
Overview: Glen Hansard takes a look back at the most memorable moments from the Grafton Street busk over the years with powerful new live performances from Dermot Kennedy and Irish Women in Harmony, all to raise awareness and funds to address homelessness.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-12-22
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