A drama focused on a life-changing moment in 67-year-old train engineer Odd Horten's existence: the evening of his retirement.
Director:
Bent Hamer
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Cast
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| Baard Owe | ... | Odd Horten (as Bård Owe) | |
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Espen Skjønberg | ... | Trygve Sissener |
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Ghita Nørby | ... | Fru Thøgersen |
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Henny Moan | ... | Svea |
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Bjørn Floberg | ... | Flo |
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Kai Remlow | ... | Steiner Sissener (as Kai Remlov) |
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Per Jansen | ... | Lokfører |
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Bjarte Hjelmeland | ... | Konduktør |
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Gard B. Eidsvold | ... | Stinesen |
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Bjørn Jenseg | ... | Valkyrijen kelner |
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Lars Øyno | ... | Connery |
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Trond-Viggo Torgersen | ... | Opsahl |
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Terje Alsvik Walløe | ... | Man på pissoar |
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Peder Anders Lohne Hamer | ... | Nordahl |
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A picaresque tale. Odd Horton is dependable and contained: he's a train engineer 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? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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NorwegianRelease Date:
26 December 2007 (Norway) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$33,325, 24 May 2009, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$301,902, 11 October 2009Company Credits
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In Norway, the sixty-seven year-old train machinist Odd Horten (Bård Owe) retires after forty years of service. He receives a silver locomotive from his colleagues in a dinner party and loses his last trip. After the retirement, the plain Horten seems to be lost and wanders through Oslo, where he helps Trygve Sissener (Espen Skjønberg) and they become friends. When Trygve invites him to take a ride in his car, the driver dies and Horten takes his dog Molly and his pair of skies. Horten has never worn a pair of skies and he tries for the first time. Later he travels with Molly and meets his old friend Svea (Henny Moan).
"O' Horten" is a cold film about retirement in Norway. The story is weird and the behavior of the characters is strange for a Brazilian. When the cooker is arrested in the restaurant, nobody moves from their tables. When Mr. Horten forgets his silver train at the room, his colleagues send it by mail. These cold relationships are really unusual in my tropical country. My vote is six.
Title (Brazil): "Caro Sr. Horten"("Dear Mr. Horten")