O'Horten

Odd Horton is a dependable, contained train driver who retires after 40 years of service and lives a simple life; his idea of adventure is to fly from one Norwegian city to another. Beginning on the night of his retirement dinner, Odd experiences a series of disorienting events: a boy insists that he sit by the boy’s bedside while the boy falls asleep; a misadventure causes him to miss his final run; he witnesses an arrest; he assists an old man and makes a friend; he takes a trip with a blindfolded driver; he adopts a dog; he takes stock late one night at the roundhouse; and he revisits his mother’s disappointment in him. The narrative asks how he should live the rest of his life.