Author: DVD

Features:

• About Schmidt (Mister Schmidt)

Format: NTSC

Release Date: 2012-05-22

Details: Product description Warren Schmidt is about to experience a bittersweet slice of life. Newly retired, he and his wife Helen have big plans to see America - but an unexpected twist changes everything. Now, Schmidt is determined to stop his daughter's wedding to an underachieving waterbed salesman. From meeting groom's eccentric parents to sponsoring a Tanzanian foster child, Schmidt sets off on his mission. . . and gets lost along the road to self-discovery. Warren Schmidt is about to discover a bitter side to life. The hour of retirement having struck, he plans to travel across America with his wife Helen, but a tragic event upsets all his plans. Sinking into a depression, he tries to prevent his daughter's marriage to a mediocre waterbed salesman. From his meeting with the eccentric parents of his future son-in-law to the sponsorship of a young Tanzanian with whom he corresponds, Mr. Schmidt desperately seeks to give new meaning to his life, but the road is long. . . Amazon.ca Every appearance of Jack Nicholson on the big screen is a pleasure. But when he is literally carrying a film on his shoulders, as is the case in About Schmidt, by Alexander Payne, is a real treat. After many years of good and loyal service in an insurance company, Warren Schmidt retires and finds himself depressed by this sudden emptiness. Nothing will work out when his daughter announces to him his marriage with a failure and that his wife dies after 42 years of common life. Mr. Schmidt will then undertake a long journey in a luxury recreational vehicle and will sponsor an African child to try to find meaning in his existence. Skilfully wielding tragicomedy, Alexander Payne presents a particularly touching view of old age. Because even if he uses his characters with a lot of irony to make people laugh, he also looks at them with great tenderness. It also offers Nicholson a role worthy of his talent, as a selfish and unhappy grumpy old man, and allows him to measure himself against excellent actors, including Kathy Bates, hilarious as an old hippie. Sometimes acidic, often hilarious, About Schmidt is a bittersweet comedy with a rich script and lively pace, which still allows us to reflect on the difficulty of defining ourselves when we retire in our society conditioned by work. --Helen Faradji

UPC: 065935147527

EAN: 0065935147527

Languages: English

Binding: DVD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood