---
title: 'The Invitation (1973)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Claude Goretta'
released: '1973-05-15'
runtime_minutes: 100
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Switzerland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-invitation-1973'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070224/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Invitation (1973)

1973 · 100 min · Comedy · Switzerland

Original title: L'Invitation

## Synopsis

The Invitation is a 1973 Swiss comedy-drama film directed by Claude Goretta and written by Goretta and Michel Viala. The film centres on a social gathering that exposes tensions among a group of office workers. It shared the Jury Prize at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 46th Academy Awards.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Claude Goretta](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-goretta)
- **Screenplay:** [Claude Goretta](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-goretta)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Patrick Moraz](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-moraz)

## Cast

- [Jacques Rispal](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-rispal)
- [Jean Champion](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-champion)
- [Michel Robin](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-robin)
- [François Simon](https://cinepixo.com/people/francois-simon)
- [Cécile Vassort](https://cinepixo.com/people/cecile-vassort)
- [Jean-Luc Bideau](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-luc-bideau)
- [Pierre Collet](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-collet)

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