Claude Goretta (23 June 1929 – 20 February 2019) was a Swiss television producer and film director. Life and Career 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 Nice Time (1957), with Alain Tanner The Invitation (1973) (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) References External links Claude Goretta at the Swiss Film Directory 1929 births 2019 deaths Film people from Geneva Swiss film directors Swiss Protestants Swiss screenwriters Male screenwriters