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Celebrated French director and screenwriter who has been known to take five years or more in between projects and who, while being a national treasure in his native land, does not seem concerned that directors less acclaimed in France have a greater international profile. Jean-Paul Rappeneau began to be a name dropped by cineastes in the U.S. only after his heralded adaptation of de Rostand's "Cyrano de Bergerac" (1990), and his "The Horseman on the Roof" (1995), which told of heroics during a cholera epidemic....
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Filmography

Untitled Jean-Paul Rappeneau Project - ( Director / / Announced / )
Untitled Jean-Paul Rappeneau Project - ( Screenplay / / Announced / )
Bon Voyage - ( Director / 2004 / Released / )
Bon Voyage - ( Screenplay / 2004 / Released / )
The Horseman on the Roof - ( Director / 1996 / Released / Alliance Releasing )
The Horseman on the Roof - ( Screenplay(- screenplay adaptation) / 1996 / Released / Alliance Releasing )
Cyrano de Bergerac - ( Director / 1990 / Released / Herald Ace Inc )
Cyrano de Bergerac - ( Screenplay / 1990 / Released / Herald Ace Inc )
Cyrano de Bergerac - ( Writer (adaptation)(- adaptation) / 1990 / Released / Herald Ace Inc )
Tout feu, tout flamme - ( Director / 1981 / Released / Gaumont International )
Tout feu, tout flamme - ( Screenplay / 1981 / Released / Gaumont International )
Le Sauvage - ( Director / 1975 / Released / )
Le Sauvage - ( Screenplay / 1975 / Released / )
Les Maries de l'an Deux - ( Director / 1971 / Released / )
Les Maries de l'an Deux - ( Screenplay / 1971 / Released / )
Marco the Magnificent - ( Screenplay / 1965 / Released / MGM/UA Entertainment Company )
Vie Privee - ( Screenplay / 1962 / Released / Euro Space )
Zazie - ( Screenplay / 1960 / Released / )

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Celebrated French director and screenwriter who has been known to take five years or more in between projects and who, while being a national treasure in his native land, does not seem concerned that directors less acclaimed in France have a greater international profile. Jean-Paul Rappeneau began to be a name dropped by cineastes in the U.S. only after his heralded adaptation of de Rostand's "Cyrano de Bergerac" (1990), and his "The Horseman on the Roof" (1995), which told of heroics during a cholera epidemic. Although he directed a few short films in the late 1950s, Rappeneau broke into motion picture work as Louis Malle's screenplay collaborator on "Zazie/Zazie in the Underground" (1960), an adaptation of a tale about an 11-year old who goes to Paris to visit with her female impersonator uncle and desperately wants a chance to ride le Metro. Rappeneau again collaborated with Malle on "La Vie privee/A Very Private Affair" (1961), about an actress having an affair with her best friend's husband. With Ariane Mnouchkine, Daniel Boulanger, and Phillipe de Broca, Rappeneau co-wrote the James Bond spoof "That Man From Rio" (1964), which earned an Academy Award nomination for best original screenplay. Directing began in 1967 with "La Vie de chateau/A Matter of Resistance," which Rappeneau also wrote with Daniel Boulanger, Alain Cavalier, and Claude Sautet. It was the story of a bored housewife who welcomes the German soldiers into her Normandy town prior to D-Day. The film starred Catherine Deneuve, as did "Lovers Like Us" (1975), in which she was teamed with Yves Montand in a globe-trotting screwball comedy. His 1990 "Cyrano" is considered by some critics to be the definitive screen version of the classic play. Starring Gerard Depardieu, Rappeneau took some unlikely chances, such as staging the key balcony scene in a light rain. Rappeneau also wrote the screenplay with Jean-Claude Carriere.

Profession(s):
director, screenwriter
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Family
son:Julien Rappeneau
wife:Claude-Lise Cornely (married in 1971)
Awards (Back to top)

Cesar Best Director "Cyrano de Bergerac" 1991

Milestones (Back to top)

1995 Directed the period epic "The Horseman on the Roof", starring Juliette Binoche
1990 Adapted and directed a celebrated version of "Cyrano de Bergerac", starring Gerard Depardieu
1967 Made feature directorial debut with "La Vie de chateau/A Matter of Resistance"
1964 Received Academy Award nomination for co-writing "L'Homme de Rio/That Man From Rio"
1960 First screenwriting credit, "Zazie"
1958 Directed short film, "La Maison dur la place"
Returned to filmmaking after a six-year absence with "Bon Voyage" (lensed 2002); also co-scripted the comedy

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