Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Jean -Paul Rappeneau ( born April 8, 1932 in Auxerre ) is a French film director and screenwriter.
Life
Rappeneau began as an assistant and screenwriter. In 1958 he developed for Jacques Becker a script for the three Musketeers, which was obsolete by his death. 1959 his screenplay for Arsene Lupin Signé by Yves Robert was filmed. In 1960 he wrote the screenplay for Louis Malle Zazie and 1964 for Philippe de Broca with others the book for Jean -Paul Belmondo hit movie adventures in Rio. In 1966 he made his first major film life in the lock. Although the film both with the public and with the critics was well received and the Louis- Delluc Prize won, he put after a five year break.
In 1971 he signed up with the turbulent comedy Musketeer with cut and thrust (again with Belmondo and Marlène Jobert with ) back. Then he turned on his own films, 1975 The beautiful Wild with Yves Montand in 1982 on fire with Montand and Isabelle Adjani and finally in 1990 Cyrano de Bergerac with Gerard Depardieu for which he was awarded the César in the categories of film and directing. Another five César nominations followed for the film of the novel The Horseman on the Roof ( with Olivier Martinez and Juliette Binoche ) by Jean Giono and 2003 for Bon Voyage ( with Isabelle Adjani ).
He is the brother of screenwriter Élisabeth Rappeneau and father of the writer Julien Rappeneau and the composer and singer Martin Rappeneau.