Gérard Jouannest(1933-2018)

Composer
Actor
Soundtrack

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Gérard Jouannest was born on 2 May 1933 in Vanves, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He was a composer and actor, known for Journal intime d'une nymphomane (2008), Le bar de la fourche (1972) and Flashbacks of a Fool (2008). He was married to Juliette Gréco. He died on 16 May 2018 in Gassin, Var, France.

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Known for

Journal intime d'une nymphomane (2008)

Journal intime d'une nymphomane

5.6

Soundtrack("La Chanson des Vieux Amants")

2008

Le bar de la fourche (1972)

Le bar de la fourche

5.1

Composer

1972

Claire Forlani, Daniel Craig, Felicity Jones, Jodhi May, Olivia Williams, Harry Eden, and Eve in Flashbacks of a Fool (2008)

Flashbacks of a Fool

6.8

Soundtrack("Fils de...")

2008

Alan Bates, Maximilian Schell, Constance Chapman, Glenda Jackson, Joe Masiell, Bill Owen, Mort Shuman, Elly Stone, Topol, and Susannah York in Les bonnes (1975)

Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris

6.0

Soundtrack("Bruxelles", "Jacky", "I Loved" (J'Aimais), "La Chanson des Vieux Amants", "Madeleine", "Taxicab (Le gaz)", "The Old Folks (Les vieux)", "Funeral Tango (Le tango funèbre)", "Desperate Ones (Les désespérés)", "Sons Of... (Fils de...)", "The Bulls (Les taureaux)", "Marieke", "Mathilde")

1975

Credits

Composer

YouHumour
TV Series
- Composer
- 2012
La dame aux camélias
6.7
TV Movie
- Composer
- 1998
Marc Almond: Jacky
Music Video
- Composer
- 1991
Le bar de la fourche
5.1
- Composer
- 1972

Actor

Soundtrack

Pour tout l'or du monde
TV Movie
- music: "Les Prénoms de Paris"
- 2024
Une robe pour Mrs Harris
7.1
- writer: "On n'oublie rien"
- 2022
Outer Range
7.1
TV Series
- music: "Mathilde" (uncredited)
- 2022
Chansons!
8.3
TV Mini Series
- music: "Les Prénoms de Paris"
- 2021
Symphonissime
TV Series
- music: "La Chanson des Vieux Amants"
- 2021
We Want More
5.6
TV Series
- music: "Bruxelles"
- 2020
Daddy Cool
5.7
- music: "La Chanson des Vieux Amants"
- 2017
Secondaire V
5.6
- music: "La Chanson des Vieux Amants"
- 2013
The Blueblack Hussar
6.5
- music: "Jacky"
- 2013
Hier encore
TV Series
- music: "La Chanson des Vieux Amants"
- 2013
Vive la France
5.7
- music: "Les Prénoms de Paris"
- 2013
Juliette Gréco, l'insoumise
7.0
TV Movie
- music: "Le Miroir Noir", "Le Pont Juliette", "Donne-moi", "L'Amour Flou", "La Chanson des Vieux Amants", "Mirabeau sous le Pont", "C'Était un Train de Nuit", "Si la Bête a Bu"
- 2012
Journal intime d'une nymphomane
5.6
- music: "La Chanson des Vieux Amants"
- 2008
Flashbacks of a Fool
6.8
- music: "Fils de..."
- 2008
Les grands du rire
4.0
TV Series
- music: "Jacky"
- 2007

Personal details

Official sites
- France's national library catalogue
- SACEM
Born
- May 2, 1933
- Vanves, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Died
- May 16, 2018
- Gassin, Var, France
Spouse
- Juliette GrécoApril 15, 1988 - May 16, 2018 (his death)

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Trivia
Trained as a classical pianist by Yvonne Lefébure, he worked as a jazz-man and became a composer and arranger. He was thus the pianist of Jacques Brel and of his wife. He has 278 compositions in his file at the SACEM.

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