MOVIE & Book to Film Discussion: A Man Called Otto

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Adults
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Cantankerous widower Otto (Tom Hanks) spends his days critiquing his bemused neighbors. Yet a boisterous young family moves into the house next door, challenging his sour personality and negative ideals. Otto then finds unexpected kinship with the family that turns the tide in his lonely life.

PG-13. 120 minutes.

A Man Called Otto (2022), based on the book A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman. 

Read the book, then see how it is interpreted and adapted for the screen. A short discussion will follow the film. Led by Donna, Readers’ Services Librarian. Books available at the Circulation Desk one month before the discussion. No registration.