Schultze Gets the Blues — is a lot like Jack Nicholson's About Schmidt in that it, too, focuses on an eccentric retiree who embarks on a life-changing journey. Serenaded into reluctant early retirement by their fellow salt miners, Schultze (the sublime Horst Krause) and his two best friends don't know what to do with themselves. They drink beer. Play chess. Listen to the radio. Drink beer. Play chess ... Then one night, Schultze catches a snatch of zydeco music on his radio. And his life changes. Read the full review
Schultze is an accordion player and newly unemployed. When the local music club celebrates its 50th anniversary, his taste of music changes unexpectedly.
Director: Michael Schorr
Starring: Horst Krause, Harald Warmbrunn, Karl Fred Muller, Ursula Schucht and Hannelore Schubert
Run time: 114 minutes
Release date: February 18, 2005
Rating: PG for language
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: B
" ... Understated and heart smart, with unexpected touches of wry humor."
The Palm Beach Post: C
"It is not that Schultze Gets the Blues is uninteresting, just not particularly funny."
