Begin Again
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7.2Gretta, a budding songwriter, finds herself alone after her boyfriend Dave ditches her. Her life gains purpose when Dan, a record label executive, notices her talent.
Released: 2014-06-27104 minDir: John CarneyComedy, Music, Romance, Drama
Cast
- Mark Ruffalo as Dan Mulligan
- Keira Knightley as Gretta James
- Adam Levine as Dave Kohl
- Hailee Steinfeld as Violet Mulligan
- Catherine Keener as Miriam Hart
- James Corden as Steve
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Key facts
- Directed by
- John Carney
- Written by
- John Carney
- Produced by
- Anthony Bregman Tobin Armbrust Judd Apatow
- Starring
- Keira Knightley Mark Ruffalo Hailee Steinfeld Adam Levine James Corden Yasiin Bey CeeLo Green Catherine Keener
- Cinematography
- Yaron Orbach
- Edited by
- Andrew Marcus
- Music by
- Gregg Alexander
- Production companies
- Exclusive Media Sycamore Pictures Black Label Media Likely Story Apatow Productions
- Distributed by
- The Weinstein Company
- Release dates
- September 7, 2013 ( 2013-09-07 ) ( TIFF ) June 27, 2014 ( 2014-06-27 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 104 minutes
- Country
- United States
Key dates
- Published
- 24 July 2014
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- John Carney
- Screenwriter
- John Carney
- Composer
- Gregg Alexander
- Producer
- Judd Apatow
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Filming location
- New York City
Article
Begin Again is a 2013 American musical comedy-drama film written and directed by John Carney, and starring Keira Knightley and Mark Ruffalo. Knightley plays a singer-songwriter who is discovered by a struggling record label executive (Ruffalo) and collaborates with him to produce an album recorded in public locations all over New York City.
After the success of his 2007 musical film Once, Carney wrote the script in 2010 and employed Gregg Alexander to compose most of the film's music. With a US$8 million budget, production began in July 2012 with filming taking place in various locations around New York City. The film premiered under its original title Can a Song Save Your Life? at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival, and was released theatrically on June 27, 2014, in conjunction with the release of the film's soundtrack. It has grossed $63.4 million worldwide and received mostly positive reviews from critics. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Lost Stars".