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Claude Goretta (1929–2019)

Claude Goretta was born on June 23, 1929 in Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. He was a director and writer, known for The Invitation (1973), The Lacemaker (1977) and La provinciale (1980). He died on February 20, 2019 in Geneva, Canton de Genève, Switzerland. See full bio »
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Known For

The Invitation
The Invitation Director
(1973)
The Lacemaker
The Lacemaker Director
(1977)
La provinciale
La provinciale Director
(1980)
The Death of Mario Ricci
The Death of Mario Ricci Director
(1983)
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Filmography

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 2006 Sartre, Years of Passion (TV Movie)
 2004 La fuite de Monsieur Monde (TV Movie)
 2001 Thérèse et Léon (TV Movie)
 1997 Le dernier été (TV Movie)
 1996-1997 L'histoire du samedi (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- Vivre avec toi (1997)
- Le dernier chant (1996)
 1991-1996 Maigret (TV Series) (3 episodes)
- Maigret a peur (1996)
- Maigret et les caves du Majestic (1993)
- Maigret et la grande perche (1991)
 1995 Het verdriet van België (TV Mini-Series) (2 episodes)
- Episode #1.2
- Episode #1.1
 1994 La grande collection (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Goupi mains rouges (1994)
 1992 L'ombre
 1991 Visages suisses (Documentary)
 1991 Gesichter der Schweiz (Documentary) (segment "Nicole Niquille, Bergführerin")
 1986 L'heure Simenon (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Le Rapport du gendarme (1986)
 1985 Orfeo
 1982 Les vêpres de la Vierge (TV Movie documentary)
 1980 Bonheur toi-même (Short)
 1978 The Roads of Exile (TV Movie)
 1977 L'épistémologie génétique de Jean Piaget (TV Movie documentary)
 1977 The Lacemaker
 1971 Le temps d'un portrait (TV Movie)
 1970 The Madman
 1969 Vivre ici (TV Movie)
 1966 Jean-Luc persécuté (TV Movie)
 1963 La miss à Raoul (Short)
 1963 Un dimanche de mai (Short)
 1963 Continents sans visa (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)
- Les derniers princes (1963)
 1961 Le retour (Short)
 1960 Grande Dixence - La construction du barrage (Documentary short)
 1957 Nice Time (Short documentary)
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Personal Quote:

[on never having studied film formally] I learned by watching good films.

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Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume Two, 1945-1985". Pages 400-405. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1988. See more »

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