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The Invitation

Play trailer Poster for The Invitation Released Apr 27, 1975 1h 40m Comedy Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Mild-mannered office worker Remy (Michel Robin) invites a group of work colleagues to a gathering at his new country home, hiring refined butler Emile (François Simon) to oversee the festivities. Though the party begins innocently enough, as the alcohol flows it disintegrates into a drunken bacchanal, with revelers -- including office lothario Maurice (Jean-Luc Bideau) and spinster Emma (Neige Dolsky) -- revealing the most intimate details of their lives.

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Stanley Kauffmann The New Republic Nothing is wrong with this film except that not enough is right with it. Nov 18, 2013 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member J'adore tellement ces films où un groupe d'individus se retire dans une villa à l'occasion d'un dîner. Ici, comme dans La Grande Bouffe, l'alcool et la nourriture coulent à flot et les révélations chocs ainsi que les confrontations s'accumulent. Tout ça pour le grand divertissement du spectateur, qui se plait à observer ces personnages caricaturaux. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Mild-mannered office worker Remy (Michel Robin) invites a group of work colleagues to a gathering at his new country home, hiring refined butler Emile (François Simon) to oversee the festivities. Though the party begins innocently enough, as the alcohol flows it disintegrates into a drunken bacchanal, with revelers -- including office lothario Maurice (Jean-Luc Bideau) and spinster Emma (Neige Dolsky) -- revealing the most intimate details of their lives.
Director
Claude Goretta
Producer
Adolphe Viezzi
Screenwriter
Michel Viala, Claude Goretta
Distributor
Janus Films
Production Co
Télévision Suisse-Romande (TSR), Citel Films
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 27, 1975, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
May 22, 2017
Runtime
1h 40m