Rent O'Horten (2007)

3.5 of 5 from 102 ratings
1h 27min
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Synopsis:
Odd Horten (Baard Owe) has driven the same train route every day for so long that the rest of his life has become a routine of comfortable rituals. But the time has come for the 67-year-old engineer to retire after forty years of dutiful service. His orderly, solitary existence is about to give way to a future of perplexing questions. The only thing for certain is that Horten is first in line for some absurd adventures and quirky encounters.
Actors:
, , , , , , , , , , , , , Terje Alsvik Walløe, Peder Anders Lohne Hamer, Peter Hredal, Anette Sagen, , Nils Petter Mørland, Øyvind Dvergsdal
Directors:
Producers:
Bent Hamer
Writers:
Bent Hamer, Harold Manning
Aka:
O' Horten
Studio:
Artificial Eye Film Company Ltd.
Genres:
Comedy, Drama
Collections:
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Countries:
Norway
BBFC:
Release Date:
10/08/2009
Run Time:
87 minutes
Languages:
Norwegian Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles:
English
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
Colour:
Colour
Bonus:
  • Interview with Director Bent Hamer
  • Interview with Composer John Erik Kaada
  • Theatrical Trailer

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Reviews (4) of O'Horten

quirky certainly - O'Horten review by DQ

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28/07/2019

And certainly worth giving a go!

It's when you reflect back on the style & genuinely funny moments that you realise you've seen a stylish bit of work.

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Warmly satisfying tale - O'Horten review by JG

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26/07/2022

A character study of a gentle, good-natured man, Odd Horten, as he negotiates retirement from a long career as a train driver. Odd’s story is told with subtle humour as he embraces the unfolding adventures.

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If You Are Odd and Quirky - don't be dull and boring - O'Horten review by Strovey

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01/05/2023

The premise for this film is nothing original, as a straight-laced character is thrown into a world of weird quirkiness in contrast to their normal life. Except here the treatment is presumably treated with Norwegian cultural stylings and ideas. Knowing next to nothing about Norway but having watched a few other Norwegian films and enjoyed them I was disappointed with O’Horten.

The story, on paper, if made correctly, can but a quirky fun-filled fest or at least a film that makes you think. O’Horten has moments of fun, makes you think from time to time but overall fails. It is as boring and stodgy as Odd Horten himself.

The little vignettes do not really follow on from each other, with many making little to no sense and do not drive the story or the characters on in any direction literally or figuratively.

Hamer seems to be suggesting that you must take risks and live a life if you can, but not in the case of his main character who just plods on and finally goes ski-jumping to honour his mother near the end. Humour could have helped drive this along better and there are a few amusing moments but not enough to dilute the drabness.

Merciful the film is brief and runs an under an hour and a half but it left me like Odd Horten’s life, unfulfilled and a bit bored.

Checking out the cast on IMDB and it appears this is an immensely popular film, whether it is with people who love arthouse films and can see something I cannot I do not know. I have great reserves of patience and if the mood is right I actually enjoy slow-burning films but the story this film is trying to tell could really do with a touch more colour, a swifter more amusing pace, the character can still be quiet and dull but that does not mean the film and pace have to be.

I was disappointed although I did enjoy the sliding scooter rider near the end.

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