Benoît Lamy

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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Benoît Lamy is known for work in directing across film and television. New Release currently presents 14 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes Jean Daskalidès (1980), Midi trente (1972), Oedipus Rex (1967), A Summer in La Goulette (1996), Home Sweet Home (1974), Easy in Mind (1989), Jambon d'Ardenne (1977), Life Is Rosy (1987). The recorded credits span 1967 to 1997, including 13 movies and 1 TV show.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.