Jean-Paul Rappeneau

Born April 8, 1932· Auxerre, Yonne, France

† Died September 2, 2026

13Roles★ 6.9Average rating

Jean-Paul Rappeneau (8 April 1932 - 2 September 2026) was 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 Resistan… Read more

Known for

Belmondo by Belmondo2016Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera2023Once Upon a Time Michel Legrand2024A City Runs Through the Festival2007

Filmography

YearRating

Series★ 9.5

Spécial cinéma1974

Self

★ 8

Claude Sautet or the Invisible Magic2003

Self

★ 7.7

Belmondo by Belmondo2016

Self

★ 7.2

Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera2023

Self (archive footage)

Series★ 7

Leçon de Cinéma2004

Self

★ 6.7

Once Upon a Time Michel Legrand2024

Self

★ 6.7

A City Runs Through the Festival2007

Self

★ 6

Dans les pas de Jean-Paul Rappeneau2022

Self

★ 5

Henri Langlois vu par...2014

Self

Series★ 5

Ciné regards1978

Self

Les Aventures d'Adrien: L'Affaire Catalan2013

Les Aventures d'Adrien: L'Affaire Catalan2013

Self

Il était une fois... « Lacombe Lucien »2011

Self (cinéaste)

Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain Blondeness1978

Self

Also behind the camera

The films and series they directed.

★ 4.7

Families2015

★ 6.3

Bon Voyage2003

★ 6.5

The Horseman on the Roof1995

★ 7.3

Cyrano de Bergerac1990

★ 6

All Fired Up1982

★ 6.6

Lovers Like Us1975

★ 6.5

The Married Couple of the Year Two1971

★ 6.8

A Matter of Resistance1966