Schultze Gets the Blues

Name: Schultze Gets the Blues
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Music
Released: February 18, 2005
Duration: 114 min
Rating: 67
Cast: Harald Warmbrunn, Horst Krause, Karl-Fred Müller

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Paramount Classics | Release Date: February 18, 2005 | PG

Starring: Harald Warmbrunn, Horst Krause, Karl-Fred Müller

Summary: Schultze has spent his whole life in a small town in Saxon-Anhalt near the river Saale. Schultze's life, divided between work and the pub, the allotment, folk music and fishing, is rudely interrupted when he and his mates Manfred and Jürgen are made redundant. As entropy sets in and maintaining the daily routine deteriorates into a farce,Schultze has spent his whole life in a small town in Saxon-Anhalt near the river Saale. Schultze's life, divided between work and the pub, the allotment, folk music and fishing, is rudely interrupted when he and his mates Manfred and Jürgen are made redundant. As entropy sets in and maintaining the daily routine deteriorates into a farce, Schultze discovers a life on the other side of the hill. (Paramount Classics)… Expand

Director: Michael Schorr

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Music

Rating: PG

Runtime: 114 min

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David Sterritt

Filmed in a leisurely, understated style, this dark comedy is downright entrancing. A spectacular directorial debut. Read full review

Roger Ebert

The writer and director, Michael Schorr, is making his first film, but has the confidence and simplicity of someone who has been making films forever. Read full review

Sean Axmaker

It's the warmest, most generous portrait of American hospitality you've seen from a European movie in some time. Read full review

Desson Thomson

A sweet movie that takes its time at first but soon takes you over. Read full review

Edward Crouse

Ends up an intricate, becalmed take on a soul adrift. Read full review

J.R. Jones

Krause is completely believeable as the solid old man, and though the story moves slower than molasses, it leaves the same dark aftertaste. Read full review

Marjorie Baumgarten

A sweet German movie by a first-time filmmaker, who, I would bet, is more than a little familiar with the early work of Jim Jarmusch or just about any Aki KaurismŠki film. Read full review

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DavidL.

Nov 18, 2007

Conrad K is simply ignorant and impatient. While this movie will not be mistaken for the greatest all time classic, it will also not be mistaken for pure stupidity. Take your head out of your ass, perhaps some directors may want to change things up a bit and focus the camera on the beauty Conrad K is simply ignorant and impatient. While this movie will not be mistaken for the greatest all time classic, it will also not be mistaken for pure stupidity. Take your head out of your ass, perhaps some directors may want to change things up a bit and focus the camera on the beauty of nature and place man second. Symbolism at its best. Can be slow at times but so is the point to which this movie is attempting to drive home. I agree with many former reviewers that it is quite admirable for the movie having ended in such a fashion of so little lights and glory and instead how a true retiree's life ends.… Expand