Comedy · France · 1973 · 1h 40m

The Invitation

L'invitation

The Invitation poster
Director
Claude Goretta
Cast
Jean-Luc Bideau as Maurice Jean Champion as Alfred Corinne Coderey as Simone Neige Dolsky as Emma Debonveau Jacques Rispal as René Mermet Michel Robin as Rémy Placet
Crew
Jean Zeller — Director of Photography Joële Van Effenterre — Editor Patrick Moraz — Original Music Composer Claude Goretta — Screenplay Michel Viala — Screenplay Adolphe Viezzi — Producer
Synopsis

Rémi, a confirmed bachelor and model bureaucrat, invites his colleagues and superiors to a magnificent house to celebrate an inheritance. Under the influence of drink, they drop all pretence and reveal their true selves. But what will remain of this brief interlude the following day?

Mood & Themes
inheritancemoralitystrip teaseoffice party
Key Collaborators
Claude Goretta Director Jean Zeller Director of Photography Joële Van Effenterre Editor Patrick Moraz Original Music Composer Claude Goretta Screenplay Michel Viala Screenplay Adolphe Viezzi Producer Yanko Hodjis Production Design
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