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The Invitation | |
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Directed by | Claude Goretta |
Written by |
Michel Viala Claude Goretta |
Starring | Jean-Luc Bideau |
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 ( French: L'Invitation) is a 1973 Swiss film directed by Claude Goretta.
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]
After 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.
This film was also released under the following titles: