Odd Little Man (2000)
- Original title
- Da jeg traff Jesus... med sprettert
- Directed by
- Stein Leikanger
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- Norway
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Rated
- A
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 9 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A man looks back on his childhood in Norway with a mix of humor and fondness. The film is based on a memoir about growing up and the small adventures that shaped him.
whimsicallightheartednostalgicplayfulquirkygentledown-to-earth
What happens
Odd Little Man (Norwegian title: Da jeg traff Jesus... med sprettert) is a Norwegian family movie from 2000, directed by Stein Leikanger, based on one of the biographic memoirs of Odd Børretzen. The title of the movie is a Norwegian pun: the first part of the Norwegian title means "When I met Jesus", and the second part means "...with a slingshot", thus changing the meaning of the title to "When I hit Jesus ... with a slingshot", as the word 'traff' can mean 'hit' or 'met' depending on the context. The English titles makes use of the coincidence that Børretzen's Norwegian first name has another meaning in English. This movie was a critical failure but became the Norwegian entry to the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2001. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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