The Dinner Guest

The Dinner Guest

86 mins | Comedy | Sept. 19, 2007

Fifty years old, three years past of unemployment, benefits decreasing very quickly... Gerard is at the end of the rope when a position is offered him in Indonesia. To win the favor of his new employer, Gerard invites him to dinner at home. Fatal Error ! Terrified at the idea of not being up to par, his wife Colette begs Alexandre, their neighbor to help. Communication guru, Alexander accepts the challenge and gives a makeover to the couple in twenty-four hours. Apartment, decoration, lifestyle, dinner menu, uniforms, culture... Everything !

The Dinner Guest

86 mins | Comedy | Sept. 19, 2007

The Dinner Guest
Fifty years old, three years past of unemployment, benefits decreasing very quickly... Gerard is at the end of the rope when a position is offered him in Indonesia. To win the favor of his new employer, Gerard invites him to dinner at home. Fatal Error ! Terrified at the idea of not being up to par, his wife Colette begs Alexandre, their neighbor to help. Communication guru, Alexander accepts the challenge and gives a makeover to the couple in twenty-four hours. Apartment, decoration, lifestyle, dinner menu, uniforms, culture... Everything !
IMDb rating 5.5
Producers
Original title L'invité
Directors Laurent Bouhnik
Writers David Pharao

Cast

Daniel Auteuil

as Gérard

Valérie Lemercier

as Colette

Thierry Lhermitte

as Alexandre

Hippolyte Girardot

as Pontignac

Artus de Penguern

as Bonnot

Mar Sodupe

as Sophia

Pascal Dinizani

as Fournier

Marianne Viard

as The secretary