Jean-Paul Rappeneau

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1932-04-08 (92 years old)

Place of Birth Auxerre, Yonne, France

Jean-Paul Rappeneau

Biography

Jean-Paul Rappeneau (born 8 April 1932) is a French film director and screenwriter. He started out in film as an assistant and screenwriter collaborating with Louis Malle on Zazie dans le métro in 1960 and Vie privée in 1961. In 1964, he was co-screenwriter for L'Homme de Rio, which starred Jean-Paul Belmondo. The first film that he both wrote and directed was A Matter of Resistance in 1965. Although it was a great critical and popular success, he did not make another film until 1971, when he directed Les Mariés de l'an II, again starring Belmondo and Marlène Jobert. Since 1975, Rappeneau has written only for his own films, including Le Sauvage, starring Yves Montand and Tout feu, tout flamme (1981), again with Montand, who co-starred with Isabelle Adjani. In 1990, Rappeneau directed a deluxe Technicolor film version of Cyrano de Bergerac, his adaptation of the classic French play by Edmond Rostand, starring Gérard Depardieu. Rappeneau's film version is the most elaborate film version of the play ever made, and one of the most expensive French films ever produced. It is the only rendition of the play in the original French to be released widely. At the 1991 César Awards, Rappeneau won the César Award for Best Director and César Award for Best Film. The 2003 comedy Bon voyage, co-written with Patrick Modiano, again starred Depardieu, this time with Isabelle Adjani. The film was nominated 11 times at the 2004 César Awards. Source: Article "Jean-Paul Rappeneau" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For

Writer

2015
Families

as Writer

2003
Bon Voyage

as Adaptation

2003
Bon Voyage

as Screenplay

1995
1990
Cyrano de Bergerac

as Screenplay

1982
All Fired Up

as Screenplay

1975
Lovers Like Us

as Writer

1973
1966
1965
1964
1962
1961
1960
Zazie dans le Métro

as Screenplay

1958
Provincial Chronicle

as Screenplay

Director

2015
Families

as Director

2014
2003
Bon Voyage

as Director

1995
1990
Cyrano de Bergerac

as Director

1982
All Fired Up

as Director

1975
Lovers Like Us

as Director

1966
1958
1957
Appelez le 17

as First Assistant Director