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The Invitation (1973 film)

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The Invitation
Directed byClaude Goretta
Written byMichel Viala
Claude Goretta
Based onL'Invitation
lost play
by Claude Goretta
Produced byAdolphe Viezzi
StarringJean-Luc Bideau
CinematographyJean Zeller
Edited byJoële Van Effenterre
Music byPatrick Moraz
Distributed byJanus Films (USA)
Release date
  • May 1973 (1973-05) (Cannes)
Running time
100 minutes
CountrySwitzerland
LanguageFrench
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]

Synopsis

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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.

Cast

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See also

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Additional information

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This 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

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  1. ^ "L\'Invitation (1973) - JPBox-Office".
  2. ^ "The 46th Academy Awards (1974) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
  3. ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Invitation". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
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