Bernard Rapp (17 February 1945 – 17 August 2006) was a French
film director
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...
and television
news presenter
A news presenter – also known as a newsreader, newscaster (short for "news broadcaster"), anchorman or anchorwoman, news anchor or simply an anchor – is a person who presents news during a news program on TV, radio or the Internet. ...
.
Rapp was born in Paris. After graduating from university, he worked as a freelance journalist. In 1976, he joined Antenne 2 (now
France 2
France 2 () is a French public national television channel. It is part of the state-owned France Télévisions group, along with France 3, France 4 and France 5. France Télévisions also participates in Arte and Euronews.
Since 3:20 CET on 7 ...
) as their international correspondent, working later as their
London
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correspondent from 1981 to 1983. Rapp was Antenne 2's news anchor from 1983 to 1987. He created a minor stir on 18 May 1986 when he became the first
French newscaster to appear on camera without a tie.
Rapp was a two-time winner of the ''
7 d'Or
The ''7 d'Or'' or ''Sept d'Or'' ( French for "Seven of Gold" or "Golden Seven") was a French television production award (similar in nature to the Emmy Awards), presented by '' Télé 7 Jours'' (a weekly French magazine with listings of TV shows) ...
'' award (Best TV Newscaster, 1987 and Best Journalist or Reporter, 1988). After leaving the news desk, Rapp, hosted a series of shows on the cultural, culinary, and literary arts.
After a long career in television, Rapp entered the world of cinema in 1996. He wrote and directed the
thriller ''Tiré à part'' (''Limited Edition''), starring
Terence Stamp
Terence Henry Stamp (born 22 July 1938) is an English actor. Stamp is known for his sophisticated villain roles. He was named by ''Empire Magazine'' as one of the 100 Sexiest Film Stars of All Time in 1995. He has received various accolades inc ...
. The film was nominated for Best Film at the 1997
Mystfest film festival, where it also won the Fellini Mystery Special Award for best screenplay.
Rapp wrote and directed several other films, including 2000's
César-nominated ''
Une affaire de goût
''A Question of Taste'' (french: Une affaire de goût, also known as ''A Matter of Taste'' in the United States) is a 2000 French film directed by Bernard Rapp. Rapp and Gilles Taurand wrote the screenplay which was based on the book " Affaires d ...
'' (''A Question of Taste'').
Rapp was the co-author, with
Jean-Claude Lamy
Jean-Claude Lamy (born 3 August 1941) was a French journalist, writer and publisher.
Biography
He was born in Valence (Drôme), Valence in the Drôme department. As a journalist, Jean-Claude Lamy joined ''France-Soir'' in the 60s where he staye ...
, of the ''Larousse Encyclopedia of Cinema'', a vast reference work on film. He wrote several other books on film and literature.
Rapp died of
lung cancer
Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma (since about 98–99% of all lung cancers are carcinomas), is a malignant lung tumor characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissue (biology), tissues of the lung. Lung carcinomas derive from tran ...
on 17 August 2006 in Paris.
References
External links
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Obituary in ''Variety''
1945 births
2006 deaths
French people of English descent
Film directors from Paris
Deaths from lung cancer in France
Saint-Jean de Passy alumni
French television presenters
French television journalists
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