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Movie
Directing
Benoît Lamy
- Born
- Died
- (aged 62)
- Birthplace
- Arlon, Luxembourg, Belgium
- Credits
- 14 titles
Biography
Benoît Lamy (19 September 1945 – 15 April 2008) was a Belgian film director, best known for his picture Home Sweet Home (1973).
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. 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.
On April 15, 2008, Lamy was murdered by Perceval Ceulemans, with whom he lived with in Nivelles. On July 15, 2014, Ceulemans was sentenced to 3+1⁄2 years in prison for "voluntary manslaughter".
Source: Article "Benoît Lamy" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Signature work
Known For
Acting credits 2
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Jean Daskalidès Film | Self |
| 1972 | Midi trente TV | Self (1 ep) |
Crew credits 12
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Wild Games Film | Screenplay, Director |
| 1996 | A Summer in La Goulette Film | Associate Producer |
| 1992 | Ouagadougou – portraits de dieux Film | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 1989 | Easy in Mind Film | Producer |
| 1987 | Life Is Rosy Film | Director, Writer |
| 1983 | Ceci n'est pas Bruxelles Film | Director |
| 1977 | Jambon d'Ardenne Film | Director, Writer |
| 1974 | Home Sweet Home Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 1972 | Cartoon circus Film | Director |
| 1972 | Stampcafé Film | Director |
| 1969 | The Erasers Film | Second Assistant Director |
| 1967 | Oedipus Rex Film | Assistant Director |