(FILES) This photograph shows French director Jean-Paul Rappeneau smiling after being awarded with the Best Film and Best Director César Awards for "Cyrano de Bergerac" in Paris on March 9, 1991. 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 Pierre VERDY / AFP via Getty Images)