Lucas Belvaux

Lucas Belvaux
Lucas Belvaux in 2013
Born	(1961-11-14) 14 November 1961 (age 62) Namur, Belgium
Occupation(s)	Actor, film director, screenwriter
Years active	1980–present

Lucas Belvaux (French pronunciation: [lyka bɛlvo]; born 14 November 1961) is a Belgian actor and film director. His directing credits include the Trilogie, consisting of three films with interlocking stories and characters, each of which was filmed in a different genre. The three films are Cavale, a thriller; Un couple épatant, a comedy; and Après la vie, a melodrama. The Trilogie received the André Cavens Award. His film La Raison du plus faible was entered into the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.^[1] His film One Night (38 témoins) was nominated for seven Magritte Awards, winning Best Screenplay.

He also appeared as an actor in the film Merry Christmas (2005). He is the brother of Rémy Belvaux and Bruno Belvaux.

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Filmography

As director/writer

Year	Title	Box Office	Notes
1992	Parfois trop d'amour
1996	Pour rire !	$1.5 million^[2]	Thessaloniki International Film Festival – Best Screenplay Nominated – Thessaloniki International Film Festival – Golden Alexander Nominated – Torino Film Festival – Best Feature Film
2001	Mère de toxico		TV movie
2002	Trilogy: Cavale Un couple épatant Après la vie	$5 million^[3]<^[4]^[5]	Belgian Film Critics Association Award for Best Film French Syndicate of Cinema Critics – Best Film Louis Delluc Prize – Best Film Étoiles d'Or – Best Director Nominated – César Award for Best Director Nominated – César Award for Best Writing Nominated – Joseph Plateau Award for Best Belgian Director Nominated – Valladolid International Film Festival – Golden Spike
2004	Nature contre nature		TV movie
2006	The Right of the Weakest	$1.4 million^[6]	Nominated – Cannes Film Festival – Palme d'Or
2007	Les prédateurs		TV series (2 Episodes)
2009	Rapt	$5.5 million^[7]	Nominated – César Award for Best Film Nominated – César Award for Best Director Nominated – CPH:PIX – Politiken's Audience Award
2012	One Night	$3.3 million^[8]	Magritte Award for Best Screenplay Nominated – César Award for Best Adaptation Nominated – Magritte Award for Best Film Nominated – Magritte Award for Best Director
2014	Not My Type	$2.6 million^[9]	Magritte Award for Best Screenplay Nominated – César Award for Best Adaptation Nominated – Lumières Award for Best Film Nominated – Lumières Award for Best Director Nominated – Magritte Award for Best Film Nominated – Magritte Award for Best Director Nominated – Trophees Francophones du Cinema – Best Feature Film
2017	This Is Our Land		Nominated – Magritte Award for Best Film Nominated – Magritte Award for Best Director Nominated – Magritte Award for Best Screenplay
2020	Home Front

As actor

1981: Allons Z'Enfants
1982: The Trout
1983: The Death of Mario Ricci
1985: Chicken with Vinegar
1985: Hurlevent
1991: Madame Bovary
2004: Tomorrow We Move

References

^ "Festival de Cannes: La Raison du plus faible". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
^ "Pour rire! (1997) – JPBox-Office".
^ "Un couple épatant (An Amazing Couple) (2003) – JPBox-Office".
^ "Cavale (On the Run) (2003) – JPBox-Office".
^ "Aprés la vie (After the Life) (2003) – JPBox-Office".
^ "La Raison du plus faible (2006) – JPBox-Office".
^ "Rapt (2009) – JPBox-Office".
^ "38 témoins (2012) – JPBox-Office".
^ "Pas son genre (2014) – JPBox-Office".

External links

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v t e Films directed by Lucas Belvaux
Cavale (2002) Un couple épatant (2002) Après la vie (2002) Nature contre nature (2004) The Right of the Weakest (2006) Rapt (2009) One Night (2012) Not My Type (2014) This Is Our Land (2017) Home Front (2020)

v t e Belgian Film Critics Association Award for Best Film
1976–1989	The Son of Amir Is Dead – Jean-Jacques Andrien (1976) In the Name of the Führer – Lydia Chagoll (1977) Les Rendez-vous d'Anna – Chantal Akerman (1978) Woman Between Wolf and Dog – André Delvaux (1979) My Name Is Anna Magnani – Chris Vermorcken (1980) Le Grand Paysage d'Alexis Droeven – Jean-Jacques Andrien (1981) Le Lit – Marion Hänsel (1982) Brussels by Night – Marc Didden (1983) Permeke – Patrick Conrad and Henri Storck (1985) The van Paemel Family – Paul Cammermans (1986) Wedding in Galilee – Michel Khleifi (1987) The Abyss – André Delvaux (1988) Wait Until Spring, Bandini – Dominique Deruddere (1989)
1990–2009	Monsieur – Jean-Philippe Toussaint (1990) Toto the Hero – Jaco Van Dormael (1991) Man Bites Dog – Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel and Benoît Poelvoorde (1992) Just Friends – Marc-Henri Wajnberg (1993) The Sexual Life of the Belgians – Jan Bucquoy (1994) Manneken Pis – Frank Van Passel (1995) La Promesse – Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (1996) Gabriel's Dream – Anne Lévy-Morelle (1997) Rosie – Patrice Toye (1998) Rosetta – Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (1999) Lijmen/Het Been – Robbe De Hert (2000) No Man's Land – Danis Tanović (2001) The Son – Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (2002) On the Run / An Amazing Couple / After Life – Lucas Belvaux (2003) Gilles' Wife – Frédéric Fonteyne (2004) L'Enfant – Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (2005) The Only One – Geoffrey Enthoven (2006) Private Property – Joachim Lafosse (2007) Eldorado – Bouli Lanners (2008) Unspoken – Fien Troch (2009)
2010–present	Mr. Nobody – Jaco Van Dormael (2010) Bullhead – Michael R. Roskam (2011) Our Children – Joachim Lafosse (2012) Kid – Fien Troch (2013) Two Days, One Night – Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (2014) The Brand New Testament – Jaco Van Dormael (2015) After Love – Joachim Lafosse (2016) Home – Fien Troch (2017) Girl – Lukas Dhont (2018) Our Mothers – César Díaz (2019) Adoration – Fabrice Du Welz (2020) Playground – Laura Wandel (2021) Close – Lukas Dhont (2022) Love According to Dalva – Emmanuelle Nicot (2023)

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