Henri Xhonneux (12 June 1945 – 24 March 1995) was a Belgian

film director A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role ...

and

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. He directed five films between 1970 and 1989. His 1975 film ''

Souvenir of Gibraltar ''Souvenir of Gibraltar'' is a 1975 Belgian drama film directed by Henri Xhonneux. It was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Annie Cordy as Tina * Eddie Constantine Eddie Constantine (born Israel Constantine; O ...

'' was entered into the

9th Moscow International Film Festival The 9th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 10 to 23 July 1975. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Polish film '' The Promised Land'' directed by Andrzej Wajda, the Soviet-Japanese film '' Dersu Uzala'' directed by Akira Kurosawa ...

. He is most notable for his collaborations with graphic artist

Roland Topor Roland Topor (7 January 1938 – 16 April 1997) was a French illustrator, cartoonist, comics artist, painter, novelist, playwright, film and TV writer, filmmaker and actor, who was known for the surrealism, surreal nature of his work. He was of Po ...

, with whom he co-created the TV show '' Téléchat'' (1981-1985) and the film ''

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'' (1989).

Filmography

* '' Take Me, I'm Old Enough''/'' Et ma sœur ne pense qu'à ça'' (1970, as Joseph W. Rental) * '' Débauche de majeures'' (1970) * '' Le jeu de quilles'' (1973 short) * ''

Cyclocross Cyclo-cross (cyclocross, CX, cyclo-X or cross) is a form of bicycle racing. Races typically take place in the autumn and winter (the international or "World Cup" season is October–February), and consist of many laps of a short (2.5–3.5&nb ...

'' (1973 short) * ''

'' (1975) * '' Téléchat'' (1982-1985 TV series) * '' Le penseur'' (1987-1992 short film series) * ''

'' (1989) * ''

Topor père et fils Topor may refer to: Places * Topor (Barclayville), a village in Barclayville township, Grand Kru County, Liberia * Topór, a nature reserve in Łuków Forest, Poland * Topór, Mińsk County, a village in Gmina Mrozy, Mińsk County, Masovian Voivo ...

'' (1993 documentary)

References

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* 1945 births 1995 deaths Belgian film directors Belgian male screenwriters People from Eupen 20th-century Belgian screenwriters Belgian television directors Belgian television show creators Roland Topor {{Belgium-film-director-stub