Jean-Marie Drot (2 March 1929 â 23 September 2015) was a French writer and documentary maker.
Biography
Drot was born in Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle. He was the director of the French Academy in Rome from 1985 to 1994. Drot and Giovanni Pieraccini, an Italian socialist politician, founded an organization, RomaEuropa, which initiated the Romaeuropa Festival, a cultural festival. Drot is noted for his documentary work on Montparnasse.
Publications
- Le Retour d'Ulysse manchot, éd. Julliard 1990 ()
- Femme Lumière, éd. Deleatur 2000 ()
- Dictionnaire vagabond, éd. Plon 2003 ()
- Femmes hostie, éd. Gallilée 2006 ()
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 1974âÂÂ1975.
- Un homme parmi les hommes : Alberto Giacometti (A man among men : Alberto Giacometti)
References
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