The Invitation (French: L'Invitation) is a 1973 Swiss film directed by Claude Goretta.

The Invitation was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film[2] and shared the Jury Prize at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival.

[3] After inheriting a fortune from his late mother's small family home, a humble office worker surprises his colleagues with a lavish mansion.

As they gather for a party, fueled by alcohol and freed from workplace constraints, their diverse emotions lead to awkward and sometimes chaotic behavior.

What begins as a lighthearted celebration soon escalates into conflicts, including a showdown between the morality-minded boss and a libertine employee sparked by a risqué striptease.