Born in Auxerre, Bourgogne, France. He entered French films as an assistant director, later directing a number of shorts. As a screenwriter from the late 1950s, he collaborated with Louis Malle and shared an Oscar® nomination with Philippe de Broca's L'HOMME DE RIO / THAT MAN FROM RIO (1964). He made an auspicious debut as a director with LA VIE DE CHÂTEAU, for which he won the Prix Louis-Deluc in 1965. His subsequent output, however, was sparse and not universally admired until 1990, when he turned out a sumptuous, definitive screen adaptation of CYRANO DE BERGERAC, starring Gérard Depardieu. Rappeneau has directed 9 different actors in César®-nominated performances: Catherine Deneuve, Gérard Depardieu, Jacques Weber, Anne Brochet, Vincent Perez, Juliette Binoche, Isabelle Carré, Grégori Derangère and Yvan Attal. Depardieu, Weber and Derangère won Césars for their performances in a Rappeneau film. Visit the Internet Movie Database for a full listing of Rappeneau's writing and directing credits.  Nominated for Writing (Best Story and Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) 1964: L'HOMME DE RIO (THAT MAN FROM RIO) (w. Ariane Mnouchkine, Daniel Boulanger & Philippe de Broca) 1 nomination