Jean-Marie Drot Explained
Jean-Marie Drot (2 March 1929 – 23 September 2015) was a French writer and documentary maker.[1] [2]
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.[5]
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 1974–1975.
- Un homme parmi les hommes : Alberto Giacometti (A man among men : Alberto Giacometti)
References
- This page is a translation of .
Notes and References
- News: Paris – Une exposition fait revivre les grandes heures du quartier Montparnasse. 28 December 2010. Le Devoir. 15 June 2007.
- Web site: Mort de Jean-Marie Drot, pionnier de la télévision culturelle. Libération. 30 September 2015. 30 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150930021210/http://next.liberation.fr/culture-next/2015/09/25/mort-de-jean-marie-drot-pionnier-de-la-television-culturelle_1390452. dead.
- Web site: BnF catalogue général – Notice d'autorité personne. Voir les notices. 28 December 2010.
- News: Rosario Sorace. Giovanni Pieraccini, il ministro socialista che amò la politica e la cultura. 15 January 2022. Avanti!. 25 August 2020. Italian.
- News: Nichols. Peter. Each a Wizard in His World. 28 December 2010. The New York Times. 11 January 2002.
