Lucas Belvaux Explained

Lucas Belvaux
Birth Date:	14 November 1961
Birth Place:	Namur, Belgium
Occupation:	Actor, film director, screenwriter
Years Active:	1980–present

Lucas Belvaux (in French pronounced as /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, 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.

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	$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 –
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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Festival de Cannes: La Raison du plus faible . 2009-12-13. festival-cannes.com.
2. Web site: Pour rire! (1997) – JPBox-Office.
3. Web site: Un couple épatant (An Amazing Couple) (2003) – JPBox-Office .
4. Web site: Cavale (On the Run) (2003) – JPBox-Office.
5. Web site: Aprés la vie (After the Life) (2003) – JPBox-Office .
6. Web site: La Raison du plus faible (2006) – JPBox-Office .
7. Web site: Rapt (2009) – JPBox-Office.
8. Web site: 38 témoins (2012) – JPBox-Office .
9. Web site: Pas son genre (2014) – JPBox-Office.