Jean-Marie Drot (2 March 1929 – 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
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Le Retour d'Ulysse manchot, éd. Julliard 1990 ()
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Femme Lumière, éd. Deleatur 2000 ()
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Dictionnaire vagabond, éd. Plon 2003 ()
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Femmes hostie, éd. Gallilée 2006 ()
Films
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Les heures chaudes de Montparnasse ( The hot hours in Montparnasse), Documentary series filmed in 1962 then presented in a new cut in 1987.
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Jeu d'echecs avec Marcel Duchamp ( Games of Chess with Marcel Duchamp), Documentary filmed in 1963.
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Journal de voyage avec André Malraux ( Journal of a journey with André Malraux), Documentary series of 13 episodes of 52 minutes, produced 1974–1975.
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Un homme parmi les hommes : Alberto Giacometti ( A man among men : Alberto Giacometti)
