Schultze Gets the Blues (2003)

Schultze is an accordion player and newly without work. When the local music club celebrates its 50th anniversary, his taste of music changes unexpectedly.

Director:

Michael Schorr

Writer:

Michael Schorr

Stars:

Horst Krause, Harald Warmbrunn, Karl-Fred Müller

11 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Horst Krause	...	Schultze
Harald Warmbrunn	...	Jürgen
Karl-Fred Müller	...	Manfred
Ursula Schucht	...	Jürgen's Wife
Hannelore Schubert	...	Manfred's Wife
Erwin Meinicke	...	Skatspieler
Hans Hohmann	...	Skatspieler
Siegfried Zimmermann	...	Skatspieler
Maik Gustävel	...	Automaten-Monteur
Annegret Fritz	...	Wirtin
Wolfgang Boos	...	Gatekeeper
Werner Boche	...	Rasenpfleger
Dora Solter	...	Dame
Anna Spengler	...	Dame
Erika Kirchhof	...	Dame

Storyline

Schultze is a retired lignite miner living in an East German village and a passionate Polka musician on his accordion. One night he listens to a Zydeco tune in the radio, which changes his taste of music radically. Notwithstanding his complete ignorance of the English language he starts a trip into the heart of the Zydeco; to Louisana.

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Plot Keywords:

zydeco | accordion | radio | miner | east german | 

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Taglines:

It's never too late to re-tune your soul

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Music

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild language

Details

Official Sites:

official website (german and english) [Germany] Paramount Classics

Country:

Germany

Language:

German English French

Release Date:

26 January 2005 (France)

Also Known As:

Schultze Gets the Blues

Filming Locations:

Germany

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$17,722 (USA) (18 February 2005)

Gross:

$594,115 (USA) (15 July 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Filmkombinat, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min 114 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

In one of the dancing scenes, a crewmember runs across the screen as the camera follows the elderly dancing couples.

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Quotes

Captain Kirk: [while hooking up Schultze's boat] I'm captain Kirk.

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Connections

References Star Trek (1966)

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Soundtracks

Mon bon vieux mari
traditional
Performed by Cleoma B. Falcon

User Reviews

Your patience will be rewarded

Calling this movie boring misses the point. Many people aren't used to really *watch* films, i.e. read the pictures. This films' pictures speak such a humourous and humanist language that dialogue is simply not needed. They tell you how important it is to live your dream - even if it's only the small dream of an elderly, not very handsome or clever man. Schultze is just not the type who speaks a lot - his story is worthy to be told nevertheless.

I laughed a lot seeing this, it also touched me. Great camera work, the film really trusts the power of pictures. To me it's the best German movie of 2004 so far (and I've seen "Gegen die Wand", which I liked very much).