(FILES) French film director Jean-Paul Rappeneau (L) poses with French actress Catherine Deneuve (R) after receiving the Louis Delluc award for his movie "La vie de chateau", in Parison January 15, 1966. 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 AFP via Getty Images)