Directing
Thierry Zéno was born on April 22, 1950 in Namur, Belgium. He was a director and producer, most known for his controversial film Wedding Trough (1974). His other credits include Eugène Ionesco, voix et silences (1987) and Des morts (1979).
A documentary about the making the infamous art-house film 'Vase De Noces' ('Wedding Trough').
Alone on a farm, a man spends his days tending to his animals, with a particular love for his sow. After an illicit encounter between the two creatures, the pig gives birth. However, tragedy strikes when the man tries to force the newborn piglets to love him as he loves them.
An exploration of death through diverse funeral rites and other cultural responses to mortality across several countries, including South Korea, Thailand, Mexico, Belgium, and the USA. The film observes practices ranging from elaborate public burials to the process of cremation, offering a look at how different societies confront death and the deceased, sometimes in graphic detail.
These tales for children under three years of Eugène Ionesco are illustrated by drawings of children. The presence of the storyteller is preponderant on the screen. The images of his aged face filmed in close-up create a strange atmosphere.
An evocation of the work of the playwright and writer Eugène Ionesco through a series of interviews, footage shot in his studio and extracts from his plays.