Benoît Lamy
Birthday: 1945-09-19
Deathday: 2008-04-15
Birthplace: Arlon, Luxembourg, Belgium
Gender: Male
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".
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Credits
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1997-09-01 | Wild Games |
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1987-11-17 | Life Is Rosy |
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1983-01-01 | Ceci n'est pas Bruxelles |
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1977-04-21 | Jambon d'Ardenne |
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1973-01-01 | Home Sweet Home |
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1972-01-01 | Cartoon circus |
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1972-01-01 | Stampcafé |