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(s) | Film director, writer |
Benoît Lamy (French pronunciation: [bənwa lami]; 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 15 April 2008 Lamy was murdered by Perceval Ceulemans, with whom he lived with in Nivelles.[2] On 15 July 2014 Ceulemans was sentenced to 3+1⁄2 years in 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.
- ↑ "L'ami de Benoît Lamy est inculpé de meurtre" [Benoît Lamy's friend is charged with murder]. La Dernière Heure (in French). 17 June 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- ↑ "L'ancien compagnon de Benoit Lamy écope de 3,5 ans de prison" [The former companion of Benoit Lamy sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison]. RTBF (in French). 16 July 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- ↑ "Picha". Lambiek.net. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
External links
- Benoît Lamy at IMDb