Benoît Lamy
{{Short description|Belgian screenwriter, producer and director}}
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Benoît Lamy ({{IPA|fr|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.{{cite web |url=http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1973 |title=8th Moscow International Film Festival (1973) |accessdate=3 January 2013 |website=MIFF |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116194922/http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1973 |archivedate=16 January 2013 |df=dmy}} 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.{{cite news |url=http://www.dhnet.be/actu/faits/l-ami-de-benoit-lamy-est-inculpe-de-meurtre-51b7ba4be4b0de6db98a4596 |title=L'ami de Benoît Lamy est inculpé de meurtre |trans-title=Benoît Lamy's friend is charged with murder |date=17 June 2008 |newspaper=La Dernière Heure |language=fr |accessdate=8 December 2018}} On 15 July 2014 Ceulemans was sentenced to {{frac|3|1|2}} years in prison for "voluntary manslaughter".{{cite web |url=https://www.rtbf.be/info/regions/detail_l-ancien-compagnon-de-benoit-lamy-ecope-de-3-5-ans-de-prison?id=8316174 |title=L'ancien compagnon de Benoit Lamy écope de 3,5 ans de prison |trans-title=The former companion of Benoit Lamy sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison |date=16 July 2014 |website=RTBF |language=fr |accessdate=8 December 2018}}
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.{{cite web |url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/picha.htm |title=Picha |website=Lambiek.net |accessdate=8 December 2018}})
- 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
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0484009|Benoît Lamy}}
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Category:Belgian film directors
Category:Belgian comedy film directors
Category:Belgian LGBTQ film directors
Category:Georges Delerue Award winners
Category:20th-century Belgian LGBTQ people
Category:21st-century Belgian LGBTQ people
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