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Bernard Rapp(1945-2006)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Producer
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A Matter of Taste (2000) is Bernard Rapp's second film. His feature film directorial debut Tiré à part (1996) with Terence Stamp, Daniel Mesguich , Maria de Medeiros , Frank Finlay and Jean-Claude Dreyfus, was released in France in January, 1996.

Bernard Rapp has been a star journalist-producer in French public television where he directed news magazines, served as a correspondent in Britain, anchored the evening news and produced several award-winning cultural programs. He has also directed many documentaries for French TV and is currently in charge of French TV Channel 3's series, Un siècle d'écrivains (1995), and the TV film magazine, Cine week-end.

Bernard Rapp has received three major awards from his peers: Le 7 d'Or (the equivalent of America's Television Emmy Award) for 'Best Journalist' (1987), 'Best Host' (1988) and 'Best Magazine' (1989). He is also the screenwriter of the first Omnimax film shot in France, Water and Men, and he, along with Jean-Claude Lamy, is the creator of the Larousse des films which references more than 11,000 films from all over the world. Additionally, Rapp is the author of several books including: Angleterre, Pays de Galles, Écosse (1987) and Quality, Objets d'en face (1988).
BornFebruary 17, 1945
DiedAugust 17, 2006(61)
BornFebruary 17, 1945
DiedAugust 17, 2006(61)
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  • Awards
    • 7 wins & 4 nominations total

Known for

A Matter of Taste (2000)
A Matter of Taste
6.9
  • Writer
  • 2000
Terence Stamp, Maria de Medeiros, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, and Frank Finlay in Tiré à part (1996)
Tiré à part
6.5
  • Writer
  • 1996
An Innocent Little Game (2004)
An Innocent Little Game
6.1
  • Writer
  • 2004
Pas si grave (2003)
Pas si grave
5.3
  • Writer
  • 2003

Credits

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Writer



  • An Innocent Little Game (2004)
    An Innocent Little Game
    6.1
    • adaptation
    • 2004
  • Les Feux de la rampe (2001)
    Les Feux de la rampe
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 2001–2003
  • Pas si grave (2003)
    Pas si grave
    5.3
    • writer
    • 2003
  • Géraldine Pailhas in L'héritière (2002)
    L'héritière
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 2002
  • A Matter of Taste (2000)
    A Matter of Taste
    6.9
    • Writer
    • 2000
  • Terence Stamp, Maria de Medeiros, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, and Frank Finlay in Tiré à part (1996)
    Tiré à part
    6.5
    • scenario
    • adaptation and dialogue
    • 1996

Director



  • An Innocent Little Game (2004)
    An Innocent Little Game
    6.1
    • Director
    • 2004
  • Pas si grave (2003)
    Pas si grave
    5.3
    • Director
    • 2003
  • Géraldine Pailhas in L'héritière (2002)
    L'héritière
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2002
  • A Matter of Taste (2000)
    A Matter of Taste
    6.9
    • Director
    • 2000
  • Terence Stamp, Maria de Medeiros, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, and Frank Finlay in Tiré à part (1996)
    Tiré à part
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1996

Producer



  • Le théâtre des opérations (2007)
    Le théâtre des opérations
    8.0
    • producer
    • 2007
  • Raymond (2007)
    Raymond
    8.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 2007
  • Je t'aime... moi non plus: Artistes et critiques (2004)
    Je t'aime... moi non plus: Artistes et critiques
    6.6
    • producer
    • 2004
  • John Steinbeck in Un siècle d'écrivains (1995)
    Un siècle d'écrivains
    6.8
    TV Series
    • series producer
    • 1995

Personal details

  • Born
    • February 17, 1945
    • Paris, France
  • Died
    • August 17, 2006
    • Paris, France(cancer)
  • Spouses
      Gaëlle BayssièreApril 24, 1996 - August 17, 2006 (his death, 1 child)
  • Children
      Joseph Rapp
  • Other works
    Famous news anchor in France during the 1980s.

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