About Schmidt
At his retirement do, Schmidt is lauded and congratulated for the contribution he has made to the company, but subsequent events make clear the shallow nature of such accolades, and Schmidt is gradually made to face up to the fact that his life has counted for nothing.
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The big questions
ABOUT SCHMIDT Director Alexander Payne Cert. 15
Some people anticipate retirement with glee, others with dread. For the eponymous hero of this film, retirement, from a long and apparently successful career in the insurance business, is the catalyst for a traumatic period of self-examination.
