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Actors: Horst Krause, Harald Warmbrunn, Karl Fred Muller
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Schultze Gets the Blues |
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Schultze and his two buddies Jurgen and Manfred are given "early retirement" (laid off) by the salt mines in central Germany where they've worked most of their lives, and have little to do now besides drink beer. Schultze plays accordion, and every year at the town's folk festival he performs an old polka his father made famous.
One day Schultze turns on his radio and hears a Cajun zydeco accordion tune. At first he switches it off. But then he's intrigued. And eventually he starts to practice the tune and makes the momentous decision to play it at the annual festival. Most of the crowd is nonplused; nevertheless, they elect to send Schultze as their representative to a festival in their sister city of New Braunfels, Texas.
But more polkas and yodeling don't appeal to him, so Schultze rents a boat and heads down the river to the bayou country of Louisiana where real zydeco can be found. This 2003 German film is so slow-paced and dry-humored that it seems more like a Scandinavian film; but it has a sweet, sly heart to it for those who have the patience.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Schultze Gets the Blues |
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Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Kind of comedy
- vacation or seeing foreign culture
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- musician
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- blue collar
Age:
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- white
Hair type
- (man) very short/crewcut
Body type
- (man) fat
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- German
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- physically sick
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Body type
- (woman) average
How much in movie?
- 20%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Deep South
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Germany
Water?
Yes
Water:
- river
Misc setting
- bar
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- German
Subtitles?
- Yes
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If lots of song/dance...
- lot of singing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Folk music
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