Claude Goretta
Claude Goretta (23 June 1929 – 20 February 2019) was a Swiss television producer and film director.
Claude Goretta
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- Born
- 1929. · Geneva.
- Died
- 2019. · Geneva.
- Nationality
- Switzerland.
- Occupation
- screenwriter, television producer and director.
- Fields
- film direction, television direction and film production.
- Education
- University of Geneva.
- Known for
- The Lacemaker.
- Honours
- Jury Prize and Jean-Le-Duc award.
- Languages
- French and German.
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Claude Goretta (23 June 1929 – 20 February 2019) was a Swiss television producer and film director.
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Life and career
Life and career
Claude Goretta studied at University of Geneva. The recorded working language is French and German. The field of work recorded is film direction, television direction and film production. Works named in the authority record are The Lacemaker. Distinctions recorded are Jury Prize and Jean-Le-Duc award.
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. 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.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
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) Orfeo (1985) If the Sun Never Returns (1987) The Shadow (1992)
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1975
"Tu es adorable, Nelly...": Marlène Jobert als Nelly Wagner bei Claude Goretta digitised by DataCite (Stiftung Filmbulletin).
1980
Claude Goretta: La provinciale: die Reinheit in mitten einer chaotischen Umwelt digitised by DataCite (Stiftung Filmbulletin).
1998
Claude Goretta: Vielfalt, Sensibilität, Realismus: Anmerkungen zu vierzig Jahren Filmarbeit digitised by DataCite (Stiftung Filmbulletin).
2017
Claude Goretta (2017) is digitised and catalogued by Open Library.
2017
Claude Goretta digitised by Open Library.
2019
Claude Goretta died on 20 February 2019.
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scholarly publication
- Review: The Lacemaker by Claude Goretta, Film Quarterly, 1978
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q116236: Claude Goretta
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- “Claude Goretta”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- 1.Mort du cinéaste suisse Claude Goretta. Le Monde. 21 February 2019.
- 2.Kitson, Clare. 22nd London Film Festival programme. 4.
- 3.The 46th Academy Awards (1974) Nominees and Winners. oscars.org.
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