Claude Goretta (23 June 1929 – 20 February 2019)^[1] was a Swiss television producer and film director.

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.^[2]

His 1973 film L'Invitation was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.^[3] 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]}

• Nice Time (1957), with Alain Tanner
• The Invitation (1973)
• The Wonderful Crook [fr] (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 [fr] (1992)

• Claude Goretta at IMDb
• Claude Goretta at the Swiss Film Directory