O'Horten

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dave s @RT68722908 Jul 5, 2021 Odd Horten has worked as a train engineer for almost forty years and is recognized by his colleagues and superiors as being an exemplary employee. However, after being presented with an odd departing gift and an even odder retirement party, Horten is forced to live his life outside the tight quarters of his engineer compartment. Much like Odd Horten himself, O'Horten is deliberate and methodical in its approach to one man coming to terms with what life has to offer him. Director Bent Hamer allows the camera, for much of the time, to remain motionless and allows the action to play out in front of the passive eye of the lens. The characters are all immensely likeable and the scenarios that are presented, despite being unlikely, are all somehow believable. While the languid pacing may not be for all tastes, O'Horten is a journey worth taking for those willing to go on the ride. See more Jan 4, 2019 It is better than "Kitchen Stories". Cinematography and music are superb! Some weird parts. Good characters and acting. Memorable environment. Good foreign film. See more May 31, 2014 A retired railroad engineer takes a personal journey, and you will want to join him. See more Mar 25, 2014 Nice Norwegian subtle comedy. A train driver has a life crisis as his retirement approaches See more Mar 14, 2014 Never in anyone's wildest dreams could this be described as a comedy. The poster is the funniest thing about it! One of the slowest, most tiresome, depressing films I've ever seen, I kept thinking I must be missing something somewhere. This can't really be it. The music was sort of ok, nothing was offensive and the subtitles were easy to read, but that's as good as it got. 5/10 See more Feb 10, 2014 'O' stands for Odd, the lead characters first name, and which sort of typifies this quirky, mysterious little film. See more Read all reviews

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