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Release Date:
January 1, 2008
Original Title:
Toots Thielemans, l'incroyable destin d'un Ketje de Bruxelles
Genres:
Documentary | Music
Production Countries:
Belgium
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 52
Everyone knows Toots Thielemans, the musician who won the world over with his harmonica, his unique smile and his famous song “Bluesette”. Yet few know who he really is. His life is extraordinary – from his childhood in the Marolles, a working-class neighbourhood in Brussels, to the full house at Carnegie Hall in New York at the age of 84 in 2006.
Director:
Thierry Loreau
Pierre Barré
Director of Photography:
Didier Hill-Derive
Editor:
Pieter Peeters
Producer:
Christine Pireaux
Sound:
Victor Vanderslagmolen
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