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Jul
28
2008
French Effects Artist Benoit Lestang Dead By Suicide
Posted by Todd Brown at 10:37am.
Posted in Film News , Obituaries.
Some very sad news here, passed out way by regular Twitch reader grozilla. French special effects artist Benoit Lestang died over the weekend, reportedly by suicide. And while you may not know Lestang’s name you certainly know his work. He was the lead effects artist on Pascal Laugier’s Martyrs and other notable porjects on his extensive resume include Tell No One, City of Lost Children, Sheitan, Babyblood, Brotherhood of the Wolf, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Manderlay, Arsene Lupin and many, many more. Lestang was one of the leading effects men in the world and his influence will be missed.
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Rhythm-X 07/28/2008 @ 2:26pm
It’s always a shame when a person, for whatever reason, feels they must do this. What a loss to the French filmmaking community and beyond. My condolences to those around him.
JustinD 07/28/2008 @ 3:03pm
I’ll be honest and admit I’ve heard of him before but I did know of his fantastic work on all those films (And looking at IMDB he’s done so much more) A great loss.