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The moment the train leaves the station without train driver Odd Horten aboard, he realizes that the path ahead is a journey without printed timetabels and well-known stations. Horten has retired, and the platform does not feel like a safe place anymore. With death as a metphor, the film draws a melancholy and humorous .. Read more
| Starring | Peter Bredal, Bjørn Floberg, Nils Gaup, Peder Anders Lohne Hamer |
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| Director | Bent Hamer |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, World Cinema |
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The moment the train leaves the station without train driver Odd Horten aboard, he realizes that the path ahead is a journey without printed timetabels and well-known stations. Horten has retired, and the platform does not feel like a safe place anymore.
With death as a metphor, the film draws a melancholy and humorous portrait of an aging man in situations most people probably will not get into, but should recognize.
| Starring | Peter Bredal, Bjørn Floberg, Nils Gaup, Peder Anders Lohne Hamer, Bjarte Hjelmeland, Per Jansen, Bjørn Jenseg, Henny Moan, Ghita Nørby, Baard Owe, Bård Owe, Espen Skjønberg, Kai Remlow |
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| Director | Bent Hamer |
| Studio | FUSION MEDIA |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 31 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: Norwegian |
| Released | Production year: 2009 To Rent: DVD: 10 Aug 2009 |
Writer-director Bent Hamerâs Norway-set OâHorten is a preciously deadpan comedy that never lays claim to its own... read more on Time Out
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O'horten
lovely quirkey melodramatic comedy with superb photography.......main character well named as Odd horten!!
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Great story, well-filmed and acted.
Lovely story about the final days at work of a retiring railway driver, a loner and singleton who has to adjust to a life away from the job and friends he has ... read more »
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Difficult to fault
A very moving, slightly quirky and fun tale with a self-effacing lead character.
Not just for trainspotters, this film has a surprising depth and ... read more »
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unusual and quietly lovely film
Style put me in mind of a Jean-Pierre Jeunet film re. observation of character quirks and colouration of sets. Beautiful acting, a quiet, wonderfully crafted ... read more »