French filmmaker Jean-Paul Rappeneau, director of "Cyrano de Bergerac," has diedPhoto by Giovanna Kamimura on Pexels
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French filmmaker Jean-Paul Rappeneau, director of "Cyrano de Bergerac," has died

RTP Notícias2 September 2026 at 18:40

French filmmaker Jean-Paul Rappeneau died on Tuesday at the age of 94. The information was announced by one of his children to the Agence France Presse (AFP).

Rappeneau was the director of "Cyrano de Bergerac," one of his most well-known and celebrated works. The film became a reference in French cinema and contributed significantly to his international reputation as a filmmaker.

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