(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)

(FILES) French director Jean-Paul Rappeneau attends a Q&A at the 20th annual COLCOA French Film Festival at the Director Guild of America, in West Hollywood, California, on April 21, 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)

(FILES) French director Jean-Paul Rappeneau attends the funeral of French director Alain Resnais at the Saint-Vincent de Paul church in Paris on March 10, 2014. 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 Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP via Getty Images)

VENICE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 02: Bianca Balti arrives at the Hotel Excelsior Venice Lido pier during the 83rd Venice International Film Festival on September 02, 2026 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Aurore Marechal/Getty Images)

VENICE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 02: Bianca Balti arrives at the Hotel Excelsior Venice Lido pier during the 83rd Venice International Film Festival on September 02, 2026 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Aurore Marechal/Getty Images)

VENICE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 02: Bianca Balti arrives at the Hotel Excelsior Venice Lido pier during the 83rd Venice International Film Festival on September 02, 2026 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Aurore Marechal/Getty Images)

(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)

(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)