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).