O' Horten
(Norway/Germany/France, 2007, 88 minutes)
A train conductor about to retire realises he has no idea what to do with his life once he does retire. Quirkily dry and very Scandinavian comedy of loneliness that meanders pleasantly but somewhat aimlessly towards its conclusion.
A The Match Factory release (internationally). A Bulbul Films presentation/production, in co-production with Pandora Filmproduktion, ZDF/ARTE, Memento Films International, ARTE France Cinéma and Scanbox; with the support of the Norwegian Film Fund, Nordisk Film & TV Fond and Norwegian Film Development.
Starring Bård Owe, Espen Skjønberg, Ghita Nørby, Henny Moan, Bjørn Floberg, Kai Remlov, Per Jensen.
Directed, produced and written by Bent Hamer; music by Kaada; director of photography (Nordisk Film), John Christian Rosenlund; production designer, Kalli Juliusson; costume designer, Anne Pedersen; film editor, Pål Gengenbach with Silje Nordseth.
A train conductor about to retire realises he has no idea what to do with his life once he does retire. Quirkily dry and very Scandinavian comedy of loneliness that meanders pleasantly but somewhat aimlessly towards its conclusion.
A The Match Factory release (internationally). A Bulbul Films presentation/production, in co-production with Pandora Filmproduktion, ZDF/ARTE, Memento Films International, ARTE France Cinéma and Scanbox; with the support of the Norwegian Film Fund, Nordisk Film & TV Fond and Norwegian Film Development.
Starring Bård Owe, Espen Skjønberg, Ghita Nørby, Henny Moan, Bjørn Floberg, Kai Remlov, Per Jensen.
Directed, produced and written by Bent Hamer; music by Kaada; director of photography (Nordisk Film), John Christian Rosenlund; production designer, Kalli Juliusson; costume designer, Anne Pedersen; film editor, Pål Gengenbach with Silje Nordseth.
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