A beautifully shot, whimsical deadpan comedy/ drama from Factotum director Bent Hamer. Odd Horten has spent his working life driving trains between the Norwegian cities of Bergen and Oslo, but now the time has come for the sexagenarian to pack away his uniform and retire from the service. After saying farewell to the man he lodges with in the country’s second city, he heads home to the capital to attend his retirement party, arranged by friends and colleagues. But he manages to get lost on the return leg and finds that, having left the railway behind, his life also goes unexpectedly off the rails, in a series of somewhat surreal mini-adventures replete with eccentric characters., A septuagenarian taking his penultimate voyage from Oslo to Bergen begins to mentally prepare for his final trip, but finds that sometimes things don’t turn out as expected when he misses the last departure for the first time in 40 years., Melancholy meets quirk in this tale of an aging train engineer attempting to adjust to life off the tracks after reaching the mandatory-retirement age. Odd Horten (Baard Owe) is a solitary soul who has been the engineer on a route in Norway for nearly 40 years. Now 67, Odd is forced to retire. It doesn’t really sink in that he’ll never drive a locomotive again until he’s standing on the platform watching the train leave without him. But Odd’s journey is just beginning., Train engineer Horten has been forced to retire after 40 years of travelling a very stable rail, and the platform does not feel like a safe place anymore. His orderly, solitary existence is about to give way to a future of unlikely adventures and puzzling dilemmas: will Horten ever travel by plane? Will he finally sell his prized boat? How does Horten end up in a pair of women’s red high-heeled shoes?, This beautifully shot, whimsical deadpan comedy-drama from Factotum director Bent Hamer kicks off Channel 4’s latest short season dedicated to some of the best movies from around the world that have been released in recent years. Odd Horten (Bård Owe) has spent his working life driving trains between the Norwegian cities of Bergen and Oslo, but now the time has come for the sexagenarian to pack away his uniform and retire from the service. After saying farewell to the man he lodges with in the country’s second city, he heads home to the capital to attend his retirement party, arranged by friends and colleagues. But he manages to get lost on the return leg and finds that, having left the railway behind, his life also goes unexpectedly off the rails, in a series of somewhat surreal mini-adventures replete with eccentric characters. Norwegian with English subs. M,W,S.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “O’Horten ” ?
A: The main cast includes Baard Owe,Espen Skjønberg,Ghita Nørby,Bjørn Floberg,Kai Remlov,Henny Moan,Bjarte Hjelmeland,Per Jansen,Bjørn Jenseg,Kari Lolland,Lars Øyno,Trond-Viggo Torgersen,Peder Anders Lohne Hamer,Anette Sagen,Morten Rudå,Pal Gengenbach,Jim Frazee,Mads Peter Ole Olsen,Eva Rygh,Olivier Macouiller,Karl Juliusson,Anne Pedersen,Karl Baumgartner,Bent Hamer,Christoph Friedel,John Christian Rosenlund,Petter Fladeby,Alexandre Mallet-Guy,Silje Nortseth.
Q: When Did the “O’Horten” Released?
A: The Movie “O’Horten” originally aired on 2009-05-22 and released in the year of 2008.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “O’Horten” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “O’Horten” ?
A: “O’Horten” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
