Schultze gets the blues (2003)

This is a heart touching story from an unlikely place. Shultze, the story's protagonist, is a recently retired mine worker that also plays the accordion. With an abundance of time on his hands he finds his taste in music suddenly changes. This is kind of a big deal, as it is the catalyst for the rest of the events in the film. You may think it sounds kind of dumb, because it does, but the subtlety of the acting and the unique cinematography lend to endear you to the characters. In other words, this makes it not dumb. After viewing it and researching it a bit I found that it did very well on the European film festival circuit winning several awards at multiple events. It's not epic or life altering. It's simple film that reminds us of how good simple cinema can really be.

Grade = B+