O'Horten (2007)
Starring Baard Owe, Espen Skjønberg, Ghita Nørby
Directed by Bent Hamer
Odd Horton is dependable and contained: he's a train driver retiring after 40 years of service, living a simple life. His idea of adventure is to fly from one city in Norway to another. Starting on the night of his retirement dinner, Odd has a series of dislocating experiences: a boy insists that Odd sit by his bedside while he falls asleep; misadventure causes Odd to miss his last run; he witnesses an arrest; he assists an old man and makes a friend; he takes a trip with a blindfolded driver; he adopts a dog; he takes stock late one night at the roundhouse; he revisits his mother's disappointment in him. How should he live the rest of his life?
Runtime: 90 min.
Rating: 6.9
DVD
Languages: Norsk
Countries: Denmark,France,Germany,Norway
Genres: Comedy,Drama
Keywords: airport,norway,retirement,whiskey,surrealism,train,train conductor,sleep over,mother son relationship,ski jumping,blind driver,tobacco shop
Cast
Odd Horten
Trygve Sissener
Mrs. Thøgersen
Flo
Svea
Conductor
Steiner Sissener
Opsahl
Train Driver