Multi-award-winning director of French and Austrian theater, TV and radio, who began making films (both for TV and theatrical release) in the early 1960s. Corti gained well-deserved international recognition for his black-and-white "Where To and Back" trilogy, based on the autobiographical screenplays by Georg Stefan Troller: "God Does Not Believe in Us Anymore", "Santa Fe" (both 1985), "Welcome in Vienna" (1986). Combining astute social commentary, documentary-like photography and terse, seamless narratives, the films cover the years just before, during and immediately after WWII, painting a
Grew up in Italy, Switzerland, England, Germany and Austria
Began career in early 1950s on radio as broadcaster of French texts to Austrians in the French sector of Austria (Tyrol); moved up to reproter, then head of literature and drama departments
1958
Began directing for the theater (date approximate)
1972
Directed first film directly for theatrical release, "The Refusal"; also directed TV version
