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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

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

• 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

• List of submissions to the 46th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Swiss submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Additional information

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

External links

• The Invitation at IMDb