Synopsis
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?
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Festival History
- São Paulo International Film Festival 2010 generic
- Cannes Film Festival 2008 generic
- Telluride Film Festival 2008 generic
- Toronto International Film Festival 2008 generic
Titles
| Original title | O'Horten | |
| Alternate title | La Nouvelle vie de Monsieur Horten |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Norway | December 26, 2007 |
| Theatrical | Germany | December 18, 2008 |
| Classification | Germany | 0 |
Full credits
| Director | Bent Hamer |
| Cast | Baard Owe (Odd Horten), Espen Skjønberg (Trygve Sissener), Ghita Nørby (Fru Deinboll), Bjørn Floberg (Flo), Henny Moan (Svea), Bjarte Hjelmeland (Konduktør), Kai Remlov (Steiner Sissener), Trond-Viggo Torgersen (Opsahl), Per Jansen (Formann for lokomotivførerne), Gard B. Eidsvold (Stinesen), Andreas Cappelen (Flyplass personale), Bjørn Jenseg (Kelner), Morten Rudå (Røhmer), Lars Øyno (Mann med frossen laks), Karl Sundby (Mann på restaurant (uncredited)) |
| Screenplay | Bent Hamer |
| Producer | Bent Hamer |
| Cinematography | John Christian Rosenlund |
| Editing | Pål Gengenbach |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
