Benoît Lamy

Benoît Lamy (19 September 1945 – 15 April 2008) was a Belgian film director, best known for his picture Home Sweet Home (1973).

Benoît Lamy
Born(1945-09-19)19 September 1945
Arlon, Belgium
Died15 April 2008(2008-04-15) (aged 62)
Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium
NationalityBelgian
OccupationFilm director, writer

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 with in Nivelles.[2] On July 15, 2014, Ceulemans was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison for "voluntary manslaughter".[3]

Films
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References
  1. "8th Moscow International Film Festival (1973)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "Picha". Lambiek.net. Retrieved 8 December 2018.


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