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199545 minGdocumentary

Saxman

199545 minGdocumentary

Piet le Blanc, a renowned musician in Rotterdam, reflects on his life performing with orchestras and entertaining in the city's streets and cafés.

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Martijn 't Hart,

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Piet le Blanc, a renowned musician in Rotterdam, reflects on his life performing with orchestras and entertaining in the city's streets and cafés.

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Martijn 't Hartdirector

Carel van Heesdirector

Martijn 't Hartwriter

Carel van Heeswriter

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For years, Piet le Blanc, replete with sax and violin, was a well-known sight in the streets and cafés of Rotterdam by night. But before he roamed the streets, he played in various large and small orchestras. A documentary by Carel van Hees and Martijn 't Hart about the life of a special, truly Rotterdam musician.

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