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'O'Horten'

Like the character it's named for, "O'Horten" - the latest film by Norwegian writer-director Bent Hamer ("Factotum," "Kitchen Stories") - is charming and a bit daft. The story of some days in the life of Odd Horten (a common enough name in Norway), this is a gentle comedy, funny and melancholy, about a timid soul who discovers the necessity of embracing life.

Odd Horten (Baard Owe) is a man...

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