- Born
- Jean-Paul Rappeneau was born on April 8, 1932 in Auxerre, Yonne, France. He is a writer and director, known for Cyrano de Bergerac (1990), A Matter of Resistance (1966) and Bon Voyage (2003).
- RelativesÉlisabeth Rappeneau(Sibling)
- He directed 9 different actors in César-nominated performances: Catherine Deneuve, Gérard Depardieu, Jacques Weber, Anne Brochet, Vincent Perez, Juliette Binoche, Isabelle Carré , Grégori Derangère and Yvan Attal. Depardieu, Weber and Derangère won Césars for their performances in one of Rappeneau movies.
- Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 44th Cannes International Film Festival in 1991.
- Father of writer Julien Rappeneau and musician Martin Rappeneau.
- Brother of Élisabeth Rappeneau.
- Directed one Oscar nominated performance: Gérard Depardieu in Cyrano de Bergerac (1990).
- The work is really in the writing. I write again and again and again. I edit, I design each shot, and so by the time I arrive on set, I'm completely precise and prepared. But in my direction with actors? They have a little room. The precision is in the writing and preparation.[2015]
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