Norwegian cinema has been a staple in Scandinavian culture for decades now. The film’s seek to provide a sense of reality but also excitement to the lives of the everyday Scandinavian. The altered sense of presence in the films creates an environment where the audience can experience the symbolism of life in their own unique way. O’Hort en is a Norwegian film that seeks to explore the life of a sixty-seven year old named O’Horten, his past retirement, and the realizations that come with retirement. The opening scene is of a train passing by a blue apartment in Oslo, which we later come to understand that Odd Horten’s home. The opening scene is fast paced compared to the next scene where we are first introduced to Odd in his small apartment getting ready for his last day of work. This scene in particular sets a melancholic tone. The beginning tones of Scandinavian motion pictures set the rest of the movie up for the audience. In these specific works, it is all about how the audience views the movie and what they take away from it. These tones set them up for their own experience and lead them on the right path to what the director is trying to convey.
Upon the previous scene, Odd’s coworkers invite him over to celebrate his work and retirement. Everyone in this scene is dressed up in all white button up shirts, whereas Odd stays in his regular clothes that he normally wears. While sitting around the table, they all stand up to applaud Odd. The camera moves closely into Odd’s character who continues to sit without saying anything. This close up shows more of the character and the depth that the director is trying to reach within human lives.
The director, Bent Hamer, covers several themes throughout the film: loneline...
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...m gave the film 4 out 5 stars, stating that the film “is what one might call dry”(Seaver). Although both reviewers point flaws on the film they do however admire the unique style used by Hamer.
Reviews from abroad are more optimistic and supportive of the film. Critic Frederic Brussat of Spititualityandpractice state that “in the end, this slow moving and eccentric Norwegian movie turns into a drama about the adventure of the last stage of life”(Hammer). Alissa Simon of Variety refers to the film as “warm and gently humorous that should be appreciated worldwide” scoring the film 4 out of 5 stars (Simon). Although the film received good reviews it did not do as well as they expected in the box office. The film was ranked 55 on the week it was released making about $41,000.
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http://classes.dma.ucla.edu/Fall10/161A/projects/molly/portfolio/ohorten.pdf
November 1998, written for FILM 220: Aspects of Criticism. This is a 24-week course for second-year students, examining methods of critical analysis, interpretation and evaluation. The final assignment was simply to write a 1000-word critical essay on a film seen in class during the final six-weeks of the course. Students were expected to draw on concepts they had studied over the length of the course.
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