Benoît Lamy (French pronunciation: [bənwa lami]; 19 September 1945 – 15 April 2008) was a Belgian film director, best known for his picture Home Sweet Home (1973).
Benoît Lamy
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| Born | (1945-09-19)19 September 1945
Arlon, Belgium
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| Died | 15 April 2008(2008-04-15) (aged 62)
Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium
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| Nationality | Belgian |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, writer |
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.
On 15 April 2008 Lamy was murdered by Perceval Ceulemans, with whom he lived with in Nivelles.[2] On 15 July 2014 Ceulemans was sentenced to 3+1⁄2 years in prison for "voluntary manslaughter".[3]
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