The Invitation (1973 film)

The Invitation

Directed by	Claude Goretta
Written by	Michel Viala Claude Goretta
Starring	Jean-Luc Bideau
Distributed by	Janus Films (USA)
Release dates	May 1973 (1973-05) (Cannes)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Switzerland
Language	French

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^[1] and shared the Jury Prize at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival.^[2]

Plot

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.

Cast

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

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

↑ "The 46th Academy Awards (1974) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
↑ "Festival de Cannes: The Invitation". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-04-19.

External links

The Invitation at the Internet Movie Database

Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize

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