(FILES) French director Jean-Paul Rappeneau attends the 20th annual COLCOA French Film Festival at the Director Guild of America, in West Hollywood, California, on April 19, 2016. 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 VALERIE MACON / AFP via Getty Images)