The Invitation
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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?
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Cast
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Jean-Luc Bideau
Maurice
Known for
H
Like Mother, Like Daughter
Jean Champion
Alfred
Known for
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Day for Night
Corinne Coderey
Simone
Also in
The Roads of Exile
Rouge Capucine
Neige Dolsky
Emma Debonveau
Known for
Auntie Danielle
The Return of Martin Guerre
Jacques Rispal
René Mermet
Known for
The Cat
Going Places
Michel Robin
Rémy Placet
Known for
Fraggle Rock
Amélie
Rosine Rochette
Helene
Also in
Mr. Klein
Private Tuition
François Simon
Emile
Known for
To Die of Love
Christ Stopped at Eboli
Cécile Vassort
Aline
Known for
Two Men in Town
The Judge and the Assassin
Claude Goretta Director · Michel Viala Screenplay Patrick Moraz Composer
Worldwide gross $1.5M · First release May 1, 1973 · Produced in France, Switzerland
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,500,000
Production
Planfilm
Production
Citel Films
Production
Group 5
Production
TSR
Production
Télévision Suisse-Romande
Production
France · Switzerland
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Languages
Original title
L'Invitation
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · May 1, 1973
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
France · September 13, 1973
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Netherlands
January 23, 1975 · Theatrical
April 12, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Switzerland
October 1, 1973 · Theatrical
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