Rémy Belvaux

Rémy Nicolas Lucien Belvaux (10 November 1966,Namur, Belgium – 4 September 2006, Orry-la-Ville, France) was a Belgian actor, director, producer and screenwriter. He was the brother of Lucas Belvaux, also an actor and film director, and of Bruno Belvaux, a theater director.

In 1992, he was with André Bonzel and Benoît Poelvoorde, director, producer and actor of the feature film Man Bites Dog. This film, which was his most famous movie, and originally titled "C'est arrivé près de chez vous" (translated as: "It happened in your neighborhood") (1992), is about a camera crew filming a documentary about the life of a serial killer. Belvaux plays one of the journalists. The film won the Special Jury Prize for Belvaux and Bonzel at the 5th Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival in February 1994 and the André Cavens Award for Best Film.

He committed suicide on 4 September 2006.

Confrontation with Bill Gates

On 4 February 1998 he was in a four-person gang (alongside Noël Godin and Jan Bucquoy), all of which were fined for throwing a cream pie in the face of the American businessman and Microsoft founder, Bill Gates, who was on a visit to Brussels at the time.

Rémy

Rémy is a commune in the Oise department in the Picardie region of France.

Geography

Rémy lies in the valley of the Sensee river, some 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Arras, on the D9 road.

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Rémy (name)

Rémy, Remy, Rémi or Remi is a name of French origin, and is associated with the Latin name Remigius. People with the name Remy include:

Given name

Saint Remigius

Saint Remigius, Remy or Remi, (French: Saint Rémi or Saint Rémy; Italian: Remigio; Spanish: Remigio; Occitan: Romieg; Polish: Remigiusz; Breton: Remig and Lithuanian: Remigijus), was Bishop of Reims and Apostle of the Franks, (c. 437 – January 13, 533 AD). On 25 December 496 he baptised Clovis I, King of the Franks. This baptism, leading to the conversion of the entire Frankish people to Chalcedonian Christianity, was a momentous success for the Church and a seminal event in European history.

Life

Remigius was born, traditionally, at Cerny-en-Laonnois, near Laon, Picardy, into the highest levels of Gallo-Roman society. He is said to have been son of Emilius, count of Laon (who is not otherwise attested) and of Celina, daughter of the Bishop of Soissons, which Clovis had conquered in 486. He studied at Reims and soon became so noted for his learning and sanctity, and his high status, that he was elected Bishop of Reims in his 22nd year, though still a layman.

The story of the return of the sacred vessels (most notably the Vase of Soissons), which had been stolen from the church of Soissons, testifies to the friendly relations existing between him and Clovis, King of the Franks, whom he converted to Christianity with the assistance of Saint Vedast (Vedastus, Vaast, Waast) and Saint Clotilde, the Burgundian princess who was wife to Clovis. Even before he embraced Christianity, Clovis had showered benefits upon Remigius and the Christians of Reims, and after his victory over the Alamanni in the battle of Tolbiac (probably 496), he requested Remigius to baptize him at Reims (December 25, 496) in the presence of a large company of Franks and Alamanni; according to Saint Gregory of Tours, 3,000 Franks were baptized with Clovis.

Belvaux

Belvaux (Luxembourgish: Bieles, German: Beles) is a town in the commune of Sanem, in south-western Luxembourg. As of 2005, the town has a population of 5,113. It is the administrative centre of Sanem commune. Belvaux is the twelfth-largest town in Luxembourg, and the largest not to have a commune named after it.

Coordinates: 49°31′N 5°56′E / 49.517°N 5.933°E / 49.517; 5.933

Belvaux (surname)

Belvaux is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: