Benoît Lamy
Benoît Lamy | |
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| Born | Arlon, Belgium |
| Died | 15 April 2008 (aged 62) Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium |
| Occupations | Film director, writer |
Benoît Lamy (French pronunciation: [bənwa lami]; died 15 April 2008) was a Belgian film director, best known for his picture Home Sweet Home (1973).
Early life
Benoît Lamy was born in Arlon in the Belgian Province of Luxembourg.
Career
Lamy's 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] He died in Braine-l'Alleud. 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