O’Horten
Directed by: Bent Hamer
Cast: Bård Owe, Espen Skjønberg
Running Time: 1 hr 30 mins
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: June 12, 2009
Plot: On the eve of his retirement, train engineer Odd Horten begins to have a series of unusual encounters.
Who’s It For? Fans of quirky Scandinavian cinema, like the films of Aki Kaurismäki or Hamer’s previous film, Kitchen Stories.
Expectations: A quirky, enjoyable film. I liked the preview.
Scorecard (0-10)
Actors:
Bård Owe as Odd Horten: Owe plays it close to the vest as Odd Horten. There’s not a lot of plot, the film is mainly a character study so a lot of the burden falls on him. Horten wanders through Oslo, trying to find his place in the world after the job that had defined him is gone. Owe carries himself with pride, Horten never feels like someone to be pitied. His willingness to meet people...
Directed by: Bent Hamer
Cast: Bård Owe, Espen Skjønberg
Running Time: 1 hr 30 mins
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: June 12, 2009
Plot: On the eve of his retirement, train engineer Odd Horten begins to have a series of unusual encounters.
Who’s It For? Fans of quirky Scandinavian cinema, like the films of Aki Kaurismäki or Hamer’s previous film, Kitchen Stories.
Expectations: A quirky, enjoyable film. I liked the preview.
Scorecard (0-10)
Actors:
Bård Owe as Odd Horten: Owe plays it close to the vest as Odd Horten. There’s not a lot of plot, the film is mainly a character study so a lot of the burden falls on him. Horten wanders through Oslo, trying to find his place in the world after the job that had defined him is gone. Owe carries himself with pride, Horten never feels like someone to be pitied. His willingness to meet people...
- 6/12/2009
- by Megan Lehar
- The Scorecard Review
Release Date: May 15
Director/Writer: Bent Hamer
Cinematographer: John Christian RosenlundStarring: Baard Owe, Espen Skjønberg, Githa Nørby
Studio/Run Time: Sony Pictures Classics, 90 mins.
Arresting cinematography fuels quirky character study
Mainstream cinema has experienced a noteworthy decline in starring roles for seasoned actors since the ’60s and ’70s. In beautifully shot character analysis O’Horten, Norwegian director Bent Hamer (Factotum) shows there’s still vibrant intrigue to be mined from our golden years. The film trails a stoic locomotive engineer (Baard Owe) who succumbs to retirement, wishing his life could remain as frozen as the icy mountains he crossed in years past. Lost and reborn, Horten embarks on a series of random misadventures that charmingly illustrate the miracle of spontaneity. The film’s environmental cinematography provides a lonely mirror of whitewashed desolation for the title character’s odyssey, reflecting as much splendor as melancholy in the fairytale streets of Oslo.
Director/Writer: Bent Hamer
Cinematographer: John Christian RosenlundStarring: Baard Owe, Espen Skjønberg, Githa Nørby
Studio/Run Time: Sony Pictures Classics, 90 mins.
Arresting cinematography fuels quirky character study
Mainstream cinema has experienced a noteworthy decline in starring roles for seasoned actors since the ’60s and ’70s. In beautifully shot character analysis O’Horten, Norwegian director Bent Hamer (Factotum) shows there’s still vibrant intrigue to be mined from our golden years. The film trails a stoic locomotive engineer (Baard Owe) who succumbs to retirement, wishing his life could remain as frozen as the icy mountains he crossed in years past. Lost and reborn, Horten embarks on a series of random misadventures that charmingly illustrate the miracle of spontaneity. The film’s environmental cinematography provides a lonely mirror of whitewashed desolation for the title character’s odyssey, reflecting as much splendor as melancholy in the fairytale streets of Oslo.
- 5/14/2009
- Pastemagazine.com
We're all for getting out in the summertime, but there might not be anything more refreshing than cooling off in a movie theater... or seeing a movie in the comfort of your air-conditioned home on demand, on DVD, or online... or better yet catching a classic on the big screen at a nearby repertory theater. With literally hundreds of films to choose from this summer, we humbly present this guide to the season's most exciting offerings.
May 1
"Eldorado"
The Cast: Bouli Lanners, Fabrice Adde, Philippe Nahon, Didier Toupy, Franise Chichy
Director: Bouli Lanners
Fest Cred: Cannes, Warsaw, Glasgow, Palm Springs,
The Gist: When Elie (Adde), a hapless young thief attempts to rob Yvan (Lanners), a 40-year-old car dealer, the two form a unlikely friendship that leads to a road trip across Belgium in this slight comedy that won the Best European Film at the Director's Fortnight at Cannes last year.
May 1
"Eldorado"
The Cast: Bouli Lanners, Fabrice Adde, Philippe Nahon, Didier Toupy, Franise Chichy
Director: Bouli Lanners
Fest Cred: Cannes, Warsaw, Glasgow, Palm Springs,
The Gist: When Elie (Adde), a hapless young thief attempts to rob Yvan (Lanners), a 40-year-old car dealer, the two form a unlikely friendship that leads to a road trip across Belgium in this slight comedy that won the Best European Film at the Director's Fortnight at Cannes last year.
- 5/6/2009
- by Stephen Saito
- ifc.com
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