Between a Smile and a Tear

Between a Smile and a Tear (2005) is a music, documentary film directed by Niels Lan Doky.

Summer 2004. Location: Copenhagen. The city's old legendary jazz house, Montmartre, is reopening for the first time in more than 30 years. But only for a very short note (2 days). To mark today's occasion, some of the oldest veterans of jazz house come together, along with a handful of younger 'descendants', to take stock of their lives and deliver a life-affirming musical testament, in the form of a series of unique concerts in the old jazz house.

Cast

Johnny Griffin

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Toots Thielemans

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Mads Vinding

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Lisa Nilsson

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Niels Lan Doky

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Didier Lockwood

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Albert 'Tootie' Heath

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