O'Horten

Here is another wonderfully slow foreign movie for you to read. Norwegian and cinema are not usually used in the same sentence, but in this case it completely applies.

Odd Horten, the main character, has a life altering incident the night before his retirement. It seems harmless at the time but it spins his entire life out of control. He handles is with typical Scandinavian fortitude. Baard Owe may be well known is Norway but I doubt many of us Yanks will recognize him. Many of us will surely relate to him however.

This character rolls with the punches no matter what is tossed his direction. While we can't all follow his example, there may be a lesson or two learned here about how to deal with the unexpected.

This movie is not for everyone. There are no special effects. No action. And actually very little dialogue. The music is great and the photography is wonderful though.

Watch this movie with a very patient person.