The Invitation (1973 film)

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The Invitation
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Directed by Claude Goretta
Written by Michel Viala
Claude Goretta
Based onL'Invitation
lost play
by Claude Goretta
Produced byAdolphe Viezzi
Starring Jean-Luc Bideau
CinematographyJean Zeller
Edited byJoële Van Effenterre
Music by Patrick Moraz
Distributed by Janus 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.

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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.

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Additional information

This film was also released under the following titles:

References

  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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