Jean-Paul Rappeneau

Jean-Paul Rappeneau (born 8 April 1932) is a French movie director and screenwriter. He was born in Auxerre, Yonne, France. His career began in 1960. The first movie he wrote and directed was "A Matter of Resistance" in 1965. He began writing only for his movies with "Le Sauvage" in 1975. He is known for his 1990 movie "Cyrano de Bergerac".