Jean-Marie Drot

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

[1][2] 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.