Claude Goretta
Swiss television producer and film director (1929–2019)
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Born | (1929-06-23)23 June 1929 Geneva, Switzerland |
Died | 20 February 2019(2019-02-20) (aged 89) Geneva, Switzerland |
Occupation(s) | Film director Screenwriter |
Years active | 1957–2006 |
Claude Goretta (23 June 1929 – 20 February 2019)[1] was a Swiss television producer and film director.
Life and career
His 1973 film L'Invitation was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.[2] His 1981 film La provinciale was entered into the 31st Berlin International Film Festival.[citation needed]
Goretta is buried at the Cimetière des Rois (Cemetery of Kings), which is considered the Genevan Panthéon.[citation needed]
Selected filmography
- Nice Time (1957), with Alain Tanner
- The Invitation (1973)
- The Wonderful Crook [fr] (also known as, Not As Bad As All That, 1974) with Gérard Depardieu
- The Lacemaker (1977)
- La provinciale (1981)
- The Death of Mario Ricci (1983)
- Si le soleil ne revenait pas (1987)
- The Shadow [fr] (1992)
References
External links
- Claude Goretta at IMDb
- Claude Goretta at the Swiss Film Directory
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