In A Man Called Otto, this physical altercation occurs because Beppo the Clown (amusingly, one of the few characters in this American movie to retain his Swedish name) uses Otto’s quarter for a magic trick and doesn’t instantly return it afterward. In the original film, their conflict solely stemmed from Ove’s cantankerous behavior and his inability to be patient with people. The latter element informs Otto’s interpretation of a memorable sequence from A Man Called Ove concerning this elderly guy getting into a skirmish with a clown. Coats that used to be long to Sonya are spilling out of a coat rack right next to Otto’s staircase while this man clings to a quarter that he connects to fond memories of Sonya. The present-day sequences also contain variations in the form of Otto clinging more tightly to physical reminders of his deceased spouse compared to Ove (though this could be present in the book).
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