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Mood:
- HumorousOffbeat
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Plot:
- Boss and EmployeePower RelationsDisorderMysterious CharacterUnemploymentHopesSocietyWorkplace
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Genres:
- ComedyForeign
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Time/Period:
- Contemporary21st Century
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Place:
- EuropeFrance
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Based on:
- Based on BookBased on Play
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Attitudes:
- Semi SeriousRealistic
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L'invité, 2007
French
France
Profile of L'invité
The mood of L'invité is offbeat and humorous. The plot centers around bosses and employees, power relations, and disorder. It is a foreign and comedy movie. In approach, L'invité is realistic. The setting is France. It happens in contemporary times. L'invité is adapted from a play and based on a book.
Summary of L'invité
Fifty years old, three years out of work, social benefit payments about to run out… Gérard is at the end of his rope when a new job comes up in Indonesia. To win over his new employer’s favors, Gérard invites him over for dinner.
Fatal error! Terrified at the idea of not being up to scratch, his wife Colette begs Alexandre, their neighbor, to help them. A communications guru, Alexandre rises to the challenge and gives the couple a new look in tweinty-four hours. The apartment, decor, lifestyle, dinner menu, outfits, general culture – everything goes through the mill!
Twists and turns, dramatic turns of events, blunders and unexpected incidents… It’s all a hectic mess until, completely on edge, at the end of their tether, wracked with anxiety, our couple finally opens the door to their guest.
Details
| Language: | French |
| Country: | France |
| Release date: | 19 September 2007 |
| Runtime: | 86 min |
Cast and Crew
as Gérard
as Colette
as Alexandre
as Pontignac
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