Claude Goretta

Claude Goretta (23 June 1929 – 20 February 2019)^[1] was a Swiss television producer and film director.

Claude Goretta
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

Life and career

During the 1950s, Goretta worked for the British Film Institute in their programme planning department. His first film, Nice Time, co-directed with Alain Tanner, was made through the BFI Production Board.^[2]

His 1973 film L'Invitation was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.^[3] 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)