Fredrik Backman Archives

Book Review: ‘A Man Called Ove’ – the book that inspired A Man Called Otto

January 13, 2024December 2, 2023 by Brian Kitson

Reading has been in my blood for as long as I can remember, and because of the movie, A Man Called Otto, I was excited to check out the book the movie is based on, A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman. Well-written stories transport my mind to faraway lands, …

Review: ‘A Man Called Otto’ is a brilliant film about loss and life

January 13, 2024May 30, 2023 by Ayla Ruby

A Man Called Otto is a “dramedy” directed by Marc Forster and written by David Magee, based on a novel of the same name by Fredrik Bachman. Tom Hanks stars as Otto Anderson, a grumpy and precise widower who (against his will) befriends a young family across the street from him. Otto is a complex character, and Tom Hanks gives …