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Claude Goretta
Highest Rated: 88% La Dentelliere (1977)
Lowest Rated: 88% La Dentelliere (1977)
Birthday: Jun 23, 1929
Birthplace: Geneva, Switzerland
Began his career collaborating on a short film, "Nice Time" (1957), with friend and compatriot Alain Tanner, directed documentaries and adapted plays for Swiss TV and made his feature directorial debut in 1970. Goretta's work is characterized by nonlinear narratives focusing on the humdrum details of everyday life. He is best known for "The Lacemaker" (1977), a harrowing depiction of a young woman's descent into madness.
Filmography
Movies
| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sartre, Years of Passion | Director | - | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Monsieur Monde Makes His Escape | Director | - | 2004 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Last Summer | Director | - | 1997 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Maigret and the Burglar's Wife |
Director, Writer |
- | 1991 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Death of Mario Ricci | Director | - | 1983 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Roads of Exile | Director | - | 1978 |
| 88% | 92% | La Dentelliere |
Director, Writer |
- | 1977 |
| No Score Yet | 75% | The Invitation |
Director, Screenwriter |
- | 1973 |