Schultze Gets the Blues

Hear Life Through A Different Tune

A smash hit in Germany and winner of numerous film festival awards around the globe, Schultze Gets The Blues is a funny, touching peek into the world of a recently retired miner who, like his father before him, entertains polka audiences with his accordion.

When he discovers the fiery energy of Zydeco music on his radio, the rigid monotony of his daily routine takes a spicy turn. Schultz learns to play his accordion with a new snap and style. His new found fascination ultimately leads him on a life-changing, liberating journey to the Louisiana delta.

Peppered with wonderfully authentic performances and lively music, Schultze Gets The Blues is a film that will take you by surprise... and tunefully touch your heart.

AMG Plot: Directed and written by Michael Schorr, Schultze Gets the Blues centers around Schultze (Horst Krause), a middle-aged accordionist whose lust for life is renewed after hearing a Cajun zydeco riff on the radio. Despite the fact that using his accordion for anything other than polka would be considered a sacrilege by his family — Schultze's father was considered legendary in the polka circuit — a newly invigorated Schultze jumps at the chance to change his musical style and takes it a step further by learning how to cook jambalaya and saving money for a trip to the United States. Despite more than a few unseen barriers, Schultze makes the trip from Germany to America, where he takes on Texas and the Louisiana bayous with an unprecedented zest. Schultze Gets the Blues also features Harald Warmbrunn, Karl Fred Mueller, Ursula Schucht, and Hannelore Schubert. — Tracie Cooper