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O'Horten (2009)

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Reviews Counted:32

Fresh:27

Rotten:5

Average Rating:6.9/10

Consensus: Bent Hamer's latest is a droll, deadpan comedy filled with strange touches and melancholy charm.

Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for brief nudity.

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:May 22, 2009 Limited

Box Office: $170,980

Synopsis: Odd Horten (Baard Owe) is a man with a lot of time on his hands. The character at the center of Bent Hamer’s wry social comedy, O'HORTEN, is a former train driver who struggles to adjust to the... Odd Horten (Baard Owe) is a man with a lot of time on his hands. The character at the center of Bent Hamer’s wry social comedy, O'HORTEN, is a former train driver who struggles to adjust to the freedoms of retirement. Hamer carefully outlines the rituals from Horten’s working life: recurring visits to a local tobacconist to fuel his pipe-smoking habit, a pre-work routine in his Oslo apartment, and visits to a small-town hotel where the kindly female owner treats him with considerable fondness. Most of Hamer’s movie takes place in the snow-covered Oslo night, where Horten encounters a series of erratic characters as his own behavior slides into nonconformity. The director fills his movie with little eccentricities that are rarely explained but often provoke amusement, such as the time Horten emerges from a late-night dip in a swimming pool, clad in a pair of red high-heeled shoes. O'HORTEN is a wonderfully amusing piece, with Hamer demonstrating his innate ability for offbeat comedy. The strange atmosphere and long silences are reminiscent of the work of Finnish director Aki Kaurismaki, and the oddball denizens of the Oslo night are similar to the way-out characters of Jim Jarmusch’s MYSTERY TRAIN. Hamer’s movie is a compelling exploration of a loner who has had all the familiarity stripped from his world, and flounders as he seeks to find meaning in a life shorn of routine. Owe’s deadpan delivery is flawless, and his restrained performance offers few clues as to what is going on in Horten’s head, requiring the audience to ponder the motivations for his increasingly peculiar behavior. The mixture of humor and poignancy are kept in a delicate balance throughout, with Hamer gently steering his small cast through a film full of richly rewarding subject matter. [More]

Starring: Baard Owe, Espen Skjonberg, Ghita Norby, Bjorn Floberg

Starring: Baard Owe, Espen Skjonberg, Ghita Norby, Bjorn Floberg, Kai Remlov, Henny Moan, Bjarte Hjelmeland, Per Jansen

Director: Bent Hamer

Director: Bent Hamer
Screenwriter: Bent Hamer
Producer: Bent Hamer
Composer: KAADA
Studio: Sony Pictures Classics

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Sep 22, 2009

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Widescreen - 1.85

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  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - Norwegian
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