| 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[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]
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 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
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
- ↑ "L\'Invitation (1973) - JPBox-Office".
- ↑ "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
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