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Jean-Paul Rappeneau Biography (1932-)

Born April 8, 1932, in Auxerre, Yonne, France; son of Jean and Anne-Marie (Bornhauser) Rappeneau; married Claude-Lise Cornely, 1971; children: two sons. Addresses: Contact--24 rue Henri Barbusse, 75005 Paris, France.

Nationality

French

Gender

Male

Birth Details

April 8, 1932

Auxerre, Yonne, France

Famous Works

• Credits; Film Work; Director
• La Vie de Chateau (also known as A Matter of Resistance), Royal, 1967.
• The Savage (also known as Lovers Like Us), Lira/PAI/Gaumont, 1975.
• Cyrano de Bergerac, Orion Classics, 1990.
• The Horseman on the Roof, Zoe, 1995.
• Also directed La Maison sur la place (short film), 1958; Chronique provinciale (short film), 1958; Les Maries de l'An Deux, 1971; Tout feu, tout flamme, 1981.
• Writings;Screenplays
• (With Louis Malle) Zazie (also known as Zazie in the Underground; based on the book Zazie dans le Metro by Raymond Queneau), Astor, 1961.
• (With Malle and Jean Ferry) A Very Private Affair, Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer (MGM), 1962.
• (With Ariane Mnouchkine, Daniel Boulanger, and Philippe DeBroca) That Manfrom Rio, Lopert, 1964.
• (With Denys de la Patelliere, Raoul Levy, and Jacques Remy) Marco the Magnificent (also known as The Fabulous Adventures of Marco Polo), MGM, 1966.
• (With Alain Cavalier, Claude Sautet, and Boulanger) La Vie de Chateau (also known as A Matter of Resistance), Royal, 1967.
• (With Elizabeth Rappeneau and Jean-Loup Dabadie) The Savage (also known as Lovers Like Us), Lira/PAI/Gaumont, 1975.
• (With Jean-Claude Carriere) Cyrano de Bergerac (based on the play by Edmond Rostand), Orion Classics, 1990.
• Also author of Signe Arsene Lupin, 1959; "Le Mariage," La Francaise et l'Amour, 1959; Le Combat dans l'ile, 1961; Les Maries de l'An Deux, 1971; Toutfeu, tout flamme, 1981.
• Writings; Books
• (With Jean-Claude Carriere) Cyrano de Bergerac, [Paris], 1990.
• Author of numerous articles for French magazines.