Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:they met when she was 12ish and he was 30ish … the story i read about it had all these creepy quotes from glen about their connection then, blah blah … it's really some sick stuff
Apparently, they knew each other musically and socially from when she was a child, but the relationship didn't blossom into a romantic one until she was of age, or nearly of age (she 20 years his junior, regardless).
Songs that make you cringe
NYT:
At the Hungry Cat, a fish restaurant, the two discussed how they met in Ms. Irglovaâ??s hometown. In 2001, her father helped book the Frames for a local music festival, and her parents were hosts for a preconcert party. At the concert, as a thank you for the party, Mr. Hansard pulled Ms. Irglova, 13, onto the stage to sing.EW:
The chemistry between his two leads â?? Glen Hansard, frontman for the Irish rock band the Frames, and Markéta Irglová, a Czech musician and acting novice â?? was easy to produce during the January 2006 shoot in Dublin. ''I had been falling in love with her for a long time, but I kept telling myself she's just a kid,'' says Hansard, 37, who has known his 19-year-old costar for the past six years. (The two are now dating.) ''There was definitely the feeling we were documenting something precious and private.''
Right, they met when she was a kid, which does add an odd feeling of Chaplin or Woody Allen…yet, I'm igorning it because it'll just ruin the movie for me which was excellent.
An LA Times article quoted him saying that he acts younger and she's more mature, so their relationship works.
He continued he doesn't let the negative opinions get to him b/c this is who he wants to be committed.
He said they began their relationship while on tour for Once and the Sw. Season shows.
(the article was the day after the LA secret show at McCabe's, days before the Oscars.)
They were on my flight to Ireland this past spring. Their backs were to me in line and I thought they looked young and like the Swell Season. Turns out, they were…
There is more at Wikipedia regarding the casting. I can't get the link to work.
An LA Times article quoted him saying that he acts younger and she's more mature, so their relationship works.
He continued he doesn't let the negative opinions get to him b/c this is who he wants to be committed.
He said they began their relationship while on tour for Once and the Sw. Season shows.
(the article was the day after the LA secret show at McCabe's, days before the Oscars.)
They were on my flight to Ireland this past spring. Their backs were to me in line and I thought they looked young and like the Swell Season. Turns out, they were…
There is more at Wikipedia regarding the casting. I can't get the link to work.
I wish I was knobbing a bird 18 years my junior!