Biography

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).
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