| The Invitation | |
| Director: | Claude Goretta |
| Starring: | Jean-Luc Bideau |
| Distributor: | Janus Films (USA) |
| Runtime: | 100 minutes |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Language: | French |
| Gross: | $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]
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.
This film was also released under the following titles: