(FILES) French director Jean-Paul Rappeneau, former president of the Deauville festival, arrives on the red carpet of the 45th Deauville US Film Festival, in Deauville on September 7, 2019. French filmmaker Jean-Paul Rappeneau, the multi-César-winning director of eight feature films, including "Cyrano de Bergerac" (1990), died in Paris on September 1, 2026 at the age of 94, one of his sons announced to AFP on September 2, 2026. (Photo by LOIC VENANCE / AFP via Getty Images)