Lucas Belvaux
Lucas Belvaux (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.
Lucas Belvaux

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- Name
- Lucas Belvaux
- Born
- 14 November 1961
- Birthplace
- Namur, Belgium
- Occupation
- Actor, film director, screenwriter
- Nationality
- Belgium · France
- Honours
- Louis Delluc Prize · Régine-Deforges novel award
- Languages
- French
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Lucas Belvaux (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.
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Biography
Biography
The Trilogie received the André Cavens Award. His film La Raison du plus faible was entered into the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. 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.

Lucas Belvaux at the IFFR 2017 promoting his movie "This Is Our Land"
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Lucas Belvaux • Born — 14 November 1961 • Birthplace — Namur, Belgium • Occupation — Actor, film director, screenwriter • Years Active — 1980–present
As actor
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
Identity
Identity
Lucas Belvaux is recorded as having received Louis Delluc Prize and Régine-Deforges novel award.
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
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1961
Lucas Belvaux born at Namur.
As director/writer
• Year — Title — Box office — Notes • 1992 — Parfois trop d'amour • 1996 — Pour rire! — $1.5 million — 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 — 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 Original Screenplay or Adaptation 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 — Nominated – Cannes Film Festival – Palme d'Or • 2007 — Les prédateurs — TV series (2 Episodes) • 2009 — Rapt — $5.5 million — 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 — 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 — Magritte Award for Best Screenplay Nominated – César Award for Best Adaptation Nominated – Lumière Award for Best Film Nominated – Lumière 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
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scholarly publication
- Chez nous by Lucas Belvaux, The French Review, 2017
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2017
- Chez nous par Lucas Belvaux, The French Review, 2018
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2018
- Des hommes réal. par Belvaux, Lucas, The French Review, 2022
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2022
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1873071: Lucas Belvaux
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- “Lucas Belvaux”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- 1.La république Orléans.
- 2.Lucas Belvaux, cinéaste : On peut changer le monde sans brutalité. 16 août 2025.
- 3.Rémy Belvaux est mort. DHnet. 6.9.2006.
- 4.Belvaux, capitaine à docks. Libération. 14 mars 2012.
- 5.Lucas Belvaux. Evene / Le Figaro.
- 6.Lucas Belvaux remporte le prix Régine Deforges 2023. Livres Hebdo. 20 février 2023.
- 7.Et si vous étiez le 39e..., Le Point, le 8 mars 2012.
- 8.Anthony Moreira, Gérard Depardieu, Jean-Pierre Darroussin et Catherine Frot au casting du nouveau Lucas Belvaux, sur lesinrocks.com, consulté le 17 avril 2019
- 9.Les distributeurs ajustent leurs line-ups. boxofficepro.fr. 18 avril 2025.
- 10.Prix littéraire Saga 2023 : le lauréat. Le Carnet et les Instants. 2023-11-09.
- 11.JP-Boxoffice.com ; page du film Pour rire (1996). www.jpbox-office.com.
- 12.JP-Boxoffice.com ; page du film Un couple épatant (2003). www.jpbox-office.com.
- 13.JP-Boxoffice.com ; page du film Cavale (2003). www.jpbox-office.com.
- 14.JP-Boxoffice.com ; page du film Après la vie (2003). www.jpbox-office.com.
- 15.JP-Boxoffice.com ; page du film La Raison du plus faible (2006). www.jpbox-office.com.
- 16.JP-Boxoffice.com ; page du film Rapt (2009). www.jpbox-office.com.
- 17.JP-Boxoffice.com ; page du film 38 Témoins (2012). www.jpbox-office.com.
- 18.JP-Boxoffice.com ; page du film Pas son genre (2014). www.jpbox-office.com.
- 19.JP-Boxoffice.com ; page du film Chez nous (2017). www.jpbox-office.com.
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scholarly publication
Chez nous by Lucas Belvaux, The French Review, 2017Crossref registry
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Chez nous par Lucas Belvaux, The French Review, 2018Crossref registry
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Des hommes réal. par Belvaux, Lucas, The French Review, 2022Crossref registry
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