http://blog.spout.com/2008/08/31/ohorten-review-telluride-2008/ Daily coverage of what is truly interesting in the film world Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:25:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://blog.spout.com/2008/08/31/ohorten-review-telluride-2008/#comment-120253 mike k Mon, 02 Feb 2009 04:38:15 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=4333#comment-120253 My wife and I just saw O'Horten at the Santa Barbara CA film festival. Having lived in Norway for 4 years, I must say that the characters in this movie are right-on, filled with the quiet resignation and stoic approach to life that is deeply engrained in the Norwegian phsyche and culture. The film is beautifully crafted and begs to be veiwed more than once, if only for the beautiful capture of the Norewegian light (and sometimes lack thereof) , the graceful and strong lines of the characters faces and fingers, and the urban color palettes that Hamer paints across the screen. To see the often banal existence of life in urban Oslo portrayed with such sensitivity and beauty will be emotional to anyone who has spent any time in Scandinavian life and culture. Ultimately, the respect and honor Hamer shows to the issue of old-age that looms before all of us gives hope and strength to continue on whatever personal journey lies before us, even when society tells us that our usefulness is at an end. Horten is truly a hero and conquers the spectre retirement through his honest pursuit of what is right and by finding the strength to become the person who had been there all along. O'Horten is wonderful. My wife and I just saw O’Horten at the Santa Barbara CA film festival. Having lived in Norway for 4 years, I must say that the characters in this movie are right-on, filled with the quiet resignation and stoic approach to life that is deeply engrained in the Norwegian phsyche and culture. The film is beautifully crafted and begs to be veiwed more than once, if only for the beautiful capture of the Norewegian light (and sometimes lack thereof) , the graceful and strong lines of the characters faces and fingers, and the urban color palettes that Hamer paints across the screen.
To see the often banal existence of life in urban Oslo portrayed with such sensitivity and beauty will be emotional to anyone who has spent any time in Scandinavian life and culture. Ultimately, the respect and honor Hamer shows to the issue of old-age that looms before all of us gives hope and strength to continue on whatever personal journey lies before us, even when society tells us that our usefulness is at an end. Horten is truly a hero and conquers the spectre retirement through his honest pursuit of what is right and by finding the strength to become the person who had been there all along. O’Horten is wonderful.

]]> http://blog.spout.com/2008/08/31/ohorten-review-telluride-2008/#comment-113531 Telluride 2008: Complete Coverage (Flix99.com) Sat, 06 Sep 2008 06:16:41 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=4333#comment-113531 [...] O’Horten review [...] [...] O’Horten review [...]

]]> http://blog.spout.com/2008/08/31/ohorten-review-telluride-2008/#comment-112820 Telluride ‘08: “Prodigal Sons,” “O’Horten,” “Tulpan” « Fataculture Sun, 31 Aug 2008 15:43:37 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=4333#comment-112820 [...] Paul Moore, “Although the end of O’Horten is pretty dense with metaphor, it’s the hour and a half preceding it that’s hypnotic. The charm of the movie isn’t in the funny parts–and there are several–but in the quiet, alone moments with Horten. These are moments we rarely see, particularly with old charcters in movies. But they are the real connecting point between for an audience that spans generations. Generations preoccupied with a mythical sweet-spot in life that doesn’t come soon enough and passes too quickly.” [...] [...] Paul Moore, “Although the end of O’Horten is pretty dense with metaphor, it’s the hour and a half preceding it that’s hypnotic. The charm of the movie isn’t in the funny parts–and there are several–but in the quiet, alone moments with Horten. These are moments we rarely see, particularly with old charcters in movies. But they are the real connecting point between for an audience that spans generations. Generations preoccupied with a mythical sweet-spot in life that doesn’t come soon enough and passes too quickly.” [...]

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