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Schmidt opens a letter from Tanzania. It is from a nun, who writes that Ndugu is six and unable to read and reply to Schmidt's letters on his own, but appreciates them and Schmidt's financial support very much. The enclosed crayon drawing, of Ndugu and Schmidt holding hands on a sunny day, moves Schmidt to tears. Cast
- $30 million
- Michael Besman, Harry Gittes
Mar 21, 2003 · The exquisite ending of the film, in which Schmidt looks at Ndugu’s stick figure drawing of adult and child holding hands, offers him a glimpse of a redeemed life. If his existence has been worth anything, it is because of his role in the lives of two children, Jeannie and Ndugu.
- Girish Shambu
Jan 24, 2003 · About Schmidt becomes a road movie of culpable despair and dishonour. Jack Nicholson is great almost in spite of himself. You can see that he is keeping that great, lionised, heavy-lidded mask of ...
Screenshots. About Schmidt (2002) In director Alexander Payne's existential character study and nihilistic black comedy - it told about a retired, recent widower seeking to find meaning: 66 year-old Warren Schmidt (Oscar-nominated Jack Nicholson) was introduced as a reluctant, about-to-retire Omaha, Nebraska insurance actuary who viewed his ...
The last letter he writes to Ndugu really sums it all up, and then the reply comes, and the painting. Sort of made the whole movie worth it in just the last two minutes really. If nothing else, it makes me realise how easy it could be, perhaps for anyone but particularly myself, to become just like Schmidt.
Dec 13, 2002 · But when Schmidt watches a falling star he believes is a sign from Helen, or when he breaks into tears from a crayon drawing that little Ndugu sends him of a man and boy holding hands, well, we're ...
Jan 3, 2003 · About Schmidt: Directed by Alexander Payne. With Jack Nicholson, Kathy Bates, Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney. A recently retired man embarks on a journey to his estranged daughter's wedding, only to discover more about himself and life than he ever expected.
