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The Invitation (French: L'Invitation) is a 1973 Swiss film directed by Claude Goretta.
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 |
The Invitation was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and shared the Jury Prize at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival.
Screenplay
The Invitation tells the story of a group of office workers, one of whom inherits a large country house and invites his co-workers to a party. At the party, they gradually let go of their inhibitions and get to know one another.
- Jean-Luc Bideau - Maurice
- François Simon - Emile
- Jean Champion - Alfred
- Corinne Coderey - Simone
- Michel Robin - Remy
- 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
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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