Schultze Gets the Blues

Aroview: A recently retired worker (Krause) in a dismal German mining town, discovers an unexpected passion for playing Zydeco rhythms on the piano accordion, which takes the portly gentleman and his musical compatriots on a roadtrip all the way to the Louisiana bayou.

Filled with sly touches of deadpan humour, partly courtesy of Schultz's laidback manner, this also suggests a gritty underlay of the stunting cost of the provincial world. As a tale of a life finally fulfilled this has a bittersweet charm, pulling true insight out of a familiar tune. A quirky wee delight.

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