” ‘Once’ was written and directed by John Carney, 35, who was a bass player with the Irish band The Frames, between 1990 and 1994. The film tells the story of an Irish street musician who lacks the confidence to perform his own songs and who finds a muse in a Czech flower-seller and pianist he meets on the streets of Dublin. Having been made for only £75,000, Once has taken almost $7 million (£3.5 million) at the box office in a few weeks.”