Thierry Zéno
Thierry Zéno (born Thierry Jonard; 22 April 1950 – 7 June 2017) was a Belgian author-filmmaker. His films include the controversial horror film Vase de Noces (1974), and a documentary ¡Ya basta! Le cri des sans-visage (1995–1997) on the Zapatista rebels of Chiapas, Mexico.
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Thierry Zéno
- Name
- Thierry Zéno
- Born
- 22 April 1950
- Birthplace
- Namur, Belgium
- Died
- 7 June 2017
- Occupation
- Author, filmmaker
- Nationality
- Belgium
- Fields
- literature · film · visual arts
- Languages
- French · Dutch
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Thierry Zéno (born Thierry Jonard; 22 April 1950 – 7 June 2017) was a Belgian author-filmmaker. His films include the controversial horror film Vase de Noces (1974), and a documentary ¡Ya basta! Le cri des sans-visage (1995–1997) on the Zapatista rebels of Chiapas, Mexico.
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Thierry Zéno (1950–2017) was an artist, cinematographer and film director, among other activities, of Belgian nationality. The artist was born in Namur. Activity centred on film, literature and visual arts. Languages used include Dutch and French.
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His fascination with artists is reflected in his works Les muses sataniques (1983), Ce tant bizarre Monsieur Rops (2000) and Eugène Ionesco, voix et silences (1987). Zéno created a "video" department at the Académie de Dessin et des Arts décoratifs de Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, where he was a teacher from 1985 to 1999, and was the director beginning in 1999. He died on 7 June 2017.
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• Name — Thierry Zéno • Born — 22 April 1950 • Birthplace — Namur, Belgium • Died — 7 June 2017 • Occupation — Author, filmmaker
Actor
Actor
• Babel / Lettre à mes amis restés en Belgique de Boris Lehman (1991) • Album 1 de Boris Lehman (1974)
Director
Director
• Bouche sans fond ouverte sur les horizons (1971, court-métrage) • Vase de noces (1974) • Des morts (1979) • Les muses sataniques (1983) • Les Tribulations de saint Antoine (1984) • Artifices d'acier (1986) • Eugène Ionesco, voix et silences (1987) • Chroniques d'un village Tzotzil (1992) • ¡Ya Basta! Le cri des sans-visage (1997) • Ce tant bizarre monsieur Rops (2000)
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- 1.Zéno's cv , retrieved 10 May 2009.
- 2.Murphy, Lizzie. Film festival chance to meet director. The Yorkshire Post. 16 March 2006.
- 3.Wedding Trough. The New York Times. 12 April 1975.
- 4.Snapshot: Zapatista fighter. The Guardian. 2 March 2006.
- 5.THIERRY ZENO | Offscreen.
- 6.Mettet: Thierry Zéno avait rendu son prestige au château de Thozée
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