Claude Goretta (23 June 1929 – 20 February 2019) was a Swiss television producer and film director.
His 1973 film L'Invitation was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. His 1981 film La provinciale was entered into the 31st Berlin International Film Festival.
Goretta is buried at the Cimetière des Rois (Cemetery of Kings), which is considered the Genevan Panthéon.
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Cannes Film Festival
Jury Prize
Known For
The Lacemaker
(1977)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
Nice Time
(1957)
Director
Jean-Luc persécuté
(1966)
Director
The Madman
(1970)
Director
The Wedding Day
(1971)
Director
The Bikers
(1972)
Director
The Invitation
(1973)
Director
The Wonderful Crook
(1974)
Director
The Lacemaker
(1977)
Director
The genetic epistemology of Jean Piaget
(1977)
Director
The Roads of Exile
(1978)
Director
La provinciale
(1981)
Director
The Death of Mario Ricci
(1983)
Director
Orfeo
(1985)
Director
If the Sun Never Returns
(1987)
Director
The Shadow
(1992)
Director
Goupi-Mains rouges
(1993)
Director
Le Dernier Été
(1997)
Director
Léon Blum : Thérèse et Léon
(2001)
Director
La Fuite de monsieur Monde
(2004)
Director
Sartre, Years of Passion
(2006)
Director
Acting
Writing
Nice Time
(1957)
Writer
The Madman
(1970)
Writer
The Invitation
(1973)
Screenplay
The Wonderful Crook
(1974)
Screenplay
The Lacemaker
(1977)
Writer
La provinciale
(1981)
Screenplay
The Death of Mario Ricci
(1983)
Writer
If the Sun Never Returns
(1987)
Writer
Goupi-Mains rouges
(1993)
Screenplay
La Fuite de monsieur Monde
(2004)
Screenplay
Sartre, Years of Passion
(2006)
Writer