Claude Goretta (23 June 1929 – 20 February 2019)[1] was a Swiss television producer and film director.
Claude Goretta | |
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| Born | 23 June 1929 Geneva, Switzerland |
| Died | 20 February 2019 (aged 89) Geneva, Switzerland |
| Occupation(s) | Film director Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1957–2006 |
Life and career
editHis 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
edit- Nice Time (1957), with Alain Tanner
- The Invitation (1973)
- The Wonderful Crook (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 (1992)
References
edit- ^ "Mort du cinéaste suisse Claude Goretta". Le Monde. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ "The 46th Academy Awards (1974) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
External links
edit- Claude Goretta at IMDb
- Claude Goretta at the Swiss Film Directory
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