(FILES) French director Jean-Paul Rappeneau arrives for the opening ceremony of the 13th edition of the Lumiere Film Festival in Lyon, central eastern France, on October 9, 2021. 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 JEFF PACHOUD / AFP via Getty Images)