The Invitation

The Invitation

100 mins | Comedy | Sept. 13, 1973

After the death of his mother, middle-aged insurance employee inherits her small cottage surrounded by a garden. Selling the cottage which is situated on unexploited ground near the center of a big city makes him a rich man and he buys a big house in the countryside. He takes some time off and decides to throw a big garden party at the house and invite all his colleagues from the office. Aided by alcohol, the guests gradually lose all their inhibitions and reveal personality traits and frustrations that they normally keep hidden. Written by Markku Kuoppamäki

The Invitation

100 mins | Comedy | Sept. 13, 1973

The Invitation
After the death of his mother, middle-aged insurance employee inherits her small cottage surrounded by a garden. Selling the cottage which is situated on unexploited ground near the center of a big city makes him a rich man and he buys a big house in the countryside. He takes some time off and decides to throw a big garden party at the house and invite all his colleagues from the office. Aided by alcohol, the guests gradually lose all their inhibitions and reveal personality traits and frustrations that they normally keep hidden. Written by Markku Kuoppamäki
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Télévision Suisse-Romande, Citel Films, Planfilm, Group 5
Original title L'invitation
Directors Claude Goretta
Writers Michel Viala, Claude Goretta

Cast

Jean-Luc Bideau

as Maurice

François Simon

as Emile

Jean Champion

as Alfred

Corinne Coderey

as Simone

Michel Robin

as Remy

Cécile Vassort

as Aline

Rosine Rochette

as Helene