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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 Meurthe-et-Moselle () is a department in the Grand Est region of France, named after the rivers Meurthe and Moselle. It had a population of 733,760 in 2019.French Academy in Rome from 1985 to 1994. Drot and
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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
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'' (''Journal of a journey with André Malraux''), Documentary series of 13 episodes of 52 minutes, produced 1974–1975. * ''Un homme parmi les hommes :
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References

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