Benoît Lestang

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Benoît Lestang

Costume & Make-Up December 14, 1964

Basel, Switzerland

Benoît Lestang (14 December 1964 – 27 July 2008) was a French special effects designer and makeup artist who worked on a number of French films. Lestang began working as a collab…

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Martyrs

Martyrs

7.3 2008 Movie
Brotherhood of the Wolf

Brotherhood of the Wolf

6.7 2001 Movie
Tell No One

Tell No One

7.2 2006 Movie
The City of Lost Children

The City of Lost Children

7.2 1995 Movie
Manderlay

Manderlay

6.9 2005 Movie
Amen.

Amen.

7.0 2002 Movie
Double zéro

Double zéro

4.8 2004 Movie
On Guard

On Guard

6.7 1997 Movie
House of Voices

House of Voices

5.7 2004 Movie
Jacquou the Rebel

Jacquou the Rebel

6.4 2007 Movie
Demonlover

Demonlover

5.8 2002 Movie
The Living Dead Girl

The Living Dead Girl

6.0 1982 Movie

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Benoît Lestang (14 December 1964 – 27 July 2008) was a French special effects designer and makeup artist who worked on a number of French films. Lestang began working as a collaborator on the French fantasy film magazine Starfix in the 1980s. Lestang worked as an effects artist on the American horror film Brain Damage (1988). He also worked as a special effects makeup artist on numerous French films, including Baby Blood (1990), Sade (2000), Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001), and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007). Lestang worked as an effects artist on two films by Pascal Laugier: Saint Ange (2004) and Martyrs (2008), as well as on Olivier Assayas's Sentimental Destinies (2000) and Demonlover (2003). In 2005, Lestang directed the music video for Mylène Farmer's song "Q.I.". Lestang died by suicide in Paris on 25 July 2008, shortly before the release of Martyrs. Source: Article "Benoît Lestang" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2009
    Martyrs: Organic Chronicles

    Movie Self

  2. 2008
    Martyrs

    Movie Special Effects Makeup Artist

  3. 2007
    Héros

    Movie Makeup Artist

  4. 2007
    Jacquou the Rebel

    Movie Makeup Artist

  5. 2006
    Tell No One

    Movie Special Effects Makeup Artist

  6. 2006
    The Trail

    Movie Special Effects Makeup Artist

  7. 2005
    The Do-Gooders

    Movie Special Effects Makeup Artist

  8. 2005
    Manderlay

    Movie Special Effects Makeup Artist

  9. 2004
    Kings & Queen

    Movie Makeup Effects Designer

  10. 2004
    House of Voices

    Movie Special Effects Makeup Artist

  11. 2004
    Double zéro

    Movie Special Effects Makeup Artist

  12. 2004
    Un monde mort au fond de leurs regards de pierre

    Movie Self

  13. 2003
    The Story of Marie and Julien

    Movie Special Effects Makeup Artist

  14. 2003
    Virus au paradis

    Movie Special Effects Makeup Artist

  15. 2003
    Tiresia

    Movie Special Effects Makeup Artist

  16. 2003
    The Pact of Silence

    Movie Special Effects Makeup Artist

More credits
  1. 2003
    Brocéliande

    Movie Writer

  2. 2002
    Demonlover

    Movie Special Effects Makeup Artist

  3. 2002
    Amen.

    Movie Special Effects Makeup Artist

  4. 2002
    Safe Conduct

    Movie Special Effects Makeup Artist

  5. 2001
    Beautiful Memories

    Movie Special Effects Makeup Artist

  6. 2001
    Brotherhood of the Wolf

    Movie Special Effects Makeup Artist

  7. 2000
    Second life

    Movie Special Effects Makeup Artist

  8. 2000
    Sentimental Destinies

    Movie Special Effects Makeup Artist

  9. 1999
    Time Regained

    Movie Key Makeup Artist

  10. 1998
    Alissa

    Movie Special Effects Makeup Artist

  11. 1997
    On Guard

    Movie Makeup Artist

  12. 1995
    The City of Lost Children

    Movie Makeup Artist

  13. 1990
    Baby Blood

    Movie Makeup Artist

  14. 1983
    Ogroff

    Movie Special Effects Makeup Artist

  15. 1982
    The Living Dead Girl

    Movie Special Effects Makeup Artist