Henri Xhonneux

Writer

June 12, 1945 (49 years)

† March 22, 1995

Eupen, Belgium

Biography

Henri Xhonneux was a Belgian film director and screenwriter. He directed five films between 1970 and 1989. His 1975 film Souvenir of Gibraltar was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Filmography

7.9

Telecat

Created by French surrealist artist Roland Topor and director Henri Xhonneux, Telecat is a news show parody hosted by a tomcat named Groucha (who always had his arm in plaster) and an ostrich named Lola. It featured a variety of sentient objects and revolved around the idea that the real-life elementary particles known as gluons were “the souls of objects”.

6.5

Marquis

On the eve of revolution, French activist and author Marquis and his talking penis, Colin, await judgment in the Bastille for allegedly plotting against the state. While Marquis dedicates himself to his art and Colin longs for action, the provocative pair unwittingly rouse the interest of competing ideological factions.

3.2

Take Me, I'm Old Enough

A twisted tale of two sisters struggling to overcome their extreme sexual desires.

8.0

Souvenir of Gibraltar

Jo, a former American G.I., settled down in Welkenraedt, a small Belgian town, as a butcher. He married Tina, a girl he had met in Belgium and who now works with him in their shop. She has given him two sons, Armand, who besides being an amateur boxing champ, is employed by his parents as a butcher, and Henri, who dreams of becoming a filmmaker and who is now busy filming a documentary about Armand. 'Souvenir of Gibraltar" is the amused chronicle of this oddball family.

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