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The Invitation (French: L'Invitation) is a 1973 Swiss film directed by Claude Goretta.
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| Directed by | Claude Goretta |
| Written by | Michel Viala Claude Goretta |
| Based on | L'Invitation lost play by Claude Goretta |
| Produced by | Adolphe Viezzi |
| Starring | Jean-Luc Bideau |
| Cinematography | Jean Zeller |
| Edited by | Joële Van Effenterre |
| Music by | Patrick Moraz |
| Distributed by | Janus Films (USA) |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Language | French |
| Box office | $1.5 million[1] |
The Invitation was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film[2] and shared the Jury Prize at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival.[3]
Synopsis
editAfter inheriting a fortune from his late mother's small family home, a humble office worker surprises his colleagues with a lavish mansion. As they gather for a party, fueled by alcohol and freed from workplace constraints, their diverse emotions lead to awkward and sometimes chaotic behavior. What begins as a lighthearted celebration soon escalates into conflicts, including a showdown between the morality-minded boss and a libertine employee sparked by a risqué striptease.
Cast
edit- Jean-Luc Bideau - Maurice
- François Simon - Emile
- Jean Champion - Alfred
- Corinne Coderey - Simone
- Michel Robin - Remy Placet
- Cécile Vassort - Aline
- Rosine Rochette - Helene
- Jacques Rispal - René Mermet
- Neige Dolsky - Emma
- Pierre Collet - Pierre
- Lucie Avenay - Mme. Placet
- Roger Jendly - Thief
- Gilbert Costa - L'inspecteur
- William Jacques - Le jardinier
- Daniel Stuffel - Le surnuméraire
See also
editAdditional information
editThis film was also released under the following titles:
- La invitación - Argentina / Spain
- Bjudningen - Sweden
- Die Einladung - West Germany
- Invitationen - Denmark (imdb display title)
- Kutsut - Finland
- L'invito - Italy
- Meghívó szombat délutánra - Hungary
- O Convite - Portugal (imdb display title)
- The Invitation - (undefined)
- Zaproszenie - Poland
References
edit- ^ "L\'Invitation (1973) - JPBox-Office".
- ^ "The 46th Academy Awards (1974) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Invitation". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
External links
edit- The Invitation at IMDb
- ‹The template AllMovie title is being considered for deletion.› The Invitation at AllMovie
- The Invitation at the TCM Movie Database
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