Benoît Lamy
| Benoît Lamy | |
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| Born |
19 September 1945 Arlon, Belgium |
| Died |
15 April 2008 (aged 62) Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Occupation | Film director, writer |
Benoît Lamy (19 September 1945 – 15 April 2008) was a Belgian film director, best known for his picture Home Sweet Home (1973).
Biography
Lamy was born in Arlon in the Belgian Province of Luxembourg and died in Braine-l'Alleud, Walloon Brabant, Belgium.
His film debut Home Sweet Home starring Claude Jade and Jacques Perrin won a Diploma award at the 8th Moscow International Film Festival.[1] It was also nominated for a Golden Prize award and received 14 international awards from Montréal to Tehran.
Along with Gabrielle Borile, their picture Combat de fauves (1997) won a Golden Bayard award at the Namur International Festival of French-Speaking Film.
Death
On April 15, 2008, Lamy was murdered by Perceval Ceulemans, with whom he lived together in Nivelles.[2] On July 15, 2014, Ceulemans was sentenced to 40 months prison for "voluntary manslaughter".[3]
Films
- Cartoon Circus (1972, documentary about Franco-Belgian comics, starring Cabu, François Cavanna, Professeur Choron, Jules Feiffer, GAL, Joke, Picha, Jean-Marc Reiser, Siné, Roland Topor, Willem and Georges Wolinski.[4])
- Home Sweet Home (1973, starring Claude Jade)
- Ham from the Ardennes (Jambon d'Ardenne) (1977, with Annie Girardot)
- Life Is Beautiful (La vie est belle) (1987 with Papa Wemba)
- Wild Games (Combat de fauve) (1997 with Richard Bohringer)
References
- ↑ "8th Moscow International Film Festival (1973)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ↑ http://www.dhnet.be/actu/faits/l-ami-de-benoit-lamy-est-inculpe-de-meurtre-51b7ba4be4b0de6db98a4596
- ↑ http://www.rtbf.be/info/regions/detail_l-ancien-compagnon-de-benoit-lamy-ecope-de-3-5-ans-de-prison?id=8316174
- ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/picha.htm
External links
- Benoît Lamy on IMDb
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