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Jean-Marie Drot (2 March 1929 – 23 September 2015) was a French writer and documentary maker.[1][2]

Jean-Marie Drot
Born	(1929-03-02)2 March 1929 Nancy, France
Died	23 September 2015(2015-09-23) (aged 86) Chatou, France
Nationality	French
Education	École Normale Supérieure
Occupation	Writer

Biography

Drot was born in Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle. He was the director of the French Academy in Rome from 1985 to 1994.[3] Drot and Giovanni Pieraccini, an Italian socialist politician, founded an organization, RomaEuropa, which initiated the Romaeuropa Festival, a cultural festival.[4] Drot is noted for his documentary work on Montparnasse.[1][5]

Publications

• Le Retour d'Ulysse manchot, éd. Julliard 1990 (ISBN 2260007414)
• Femme Lumière, éd. Deleatur 2000 (ISBN 2868070922)
• Dictionnaire vagabond, éd. Plon 2003 (ISBN 2259190324)
• Femmes hostie, éd. Gallilée 2006 (ISBN 2718605421)

Films

• Les heures chaudes de Montparnasse (The hot hours in Montparnasse), Documentary series filmed in 1962 then presented in a new cut in 1987.
• Jeu d'echecs avec Marcel Duchamp (Games of Chess with Marcel Duchamp), Documentary filmed in 1963.
• Journal de voyage avec André Malraux (Journal of a journey with André Malraux), Documentary series of 13 episodes of 52 minutes, produced 1974–1975.
• Un homme parmi les hommes : Alberto Giacometti (A man among men : Alberto Giacometti)

References

• This page is a translation of fr:Jean-Marie Drot.

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