Where to watch the great classics of Jean-Paul Rappeneau this evening?
La Vie de château, Les Mariés de l’an II, Cyrano de Bergerac, Le Hussard sur le Toit and Bon Voyage are already available on various streaming platforms.
Jean-Paul Rappeneau died Tuesday in Paris, at the age of 94. One of the greatest French filmmakers leaves behind a filmography as short as it is exceptional: only eight feature films made in a fifty-year career. Most are available for streaming this evening. Follow the program:
Have a good trip (2003) – on Arte.tv
A brilliant chronicle of the French debacle that delves into the France of June 1940. As the Germans approach Paris, a young man finds himself accused of a murder he did not commit and embarked on a mad chase across chaotic France. With Isabelle Adjani, Gérard Depardieu, Virginie Ledoyen, Yvan Attal and Grégori Derangère, Rappeneau creates a breathtaking, romantic historical fresco of rare elegance.
The Bride and Groom of the Year II (1971) – on Arte.tv
Two former spouses find themselves caught in the torments of the French Revolution. Jean-Paul Belmondo and Marlène Jobert carry out a delirious romantic crossover, between revolutionaries, chouans and sentimental intrigues, under the whirling camera of Jean-Paul Rappeneau.
The Hussar on the roof (1995) – on France.tv
In 1832, cholera decimated Provence. Angelo, an Italian hussar pursued by the Austrians for his revolutionary activities, takes the time to treat the victims of the epidemic. He meets Pauline, who is on the road in search of a mysterious husband. Juliette Binoche and Olivier Martinez are at the heart of this immense romantic adaptation of Jean Giono’s novel.
Cyrano de Bergerac (1990) – on Paramount+ and MyCanal
It’s a rock, it’s a peak, it’s a cape… In 1990, Gérard Depardieu became the famous cadet of Gascony in the flamboyant adaptation of Edmond Rostand’s play. A critical and popular triumph, rewarded with ten Césars, including those for best film and best director.
Castle life (1966) – on Ciné+ OCS and MyCanal
Sumptuous Catherine Deneuve. For his first feature film, Jean-Paul Rappeneau directs the young French star, opposite Philippe Noiret and Pierre Brasseur in this comedy set in Normandy, in June 1944. A first production full of panache and lightness, already crossed by the filmmaker’s taste for movement and crafted dialogue.
The Savage (1975) – on Ciné+ OCS and MyCanal
Rappeneau reunites with Catherine Deneuve who forms an explosive couple with Yves Montand in this unbridled romantic comedy. He retired to an island to escape the modern world; she comes into his life after escaping a marriage she doesn’t want. What follows is a formidable game of cat and mouse, between arguments, pursuits and seduction.
