Academy Awards, USA 1974
| Nominee Oscar | Best Foreign Language Film
Switzerland.
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Janus Films
Directed by Claude Goretta
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(rarefilmm.com)
Meek office worker inherits his mother's house, then sells it for an estate in the country. To celebrate, he invites his coworkers out for a house warming party. The alcohol flows freely on a warm sunny day, and as inhibitions erode their real feelings about each other begin to emerge. The pretty young girl dances with the office clown, upsetting his girlfriend. When she strips, it offends an older conservative man who fights with another man, accidentally punching the host of the party. As he recovers, the party goers slowly leave, reflecting on the events of the day. On Monday, they are back in the office as if nothing happened. Character driven little film filled with insights on the emotions that lurk just below the surface of everyday life in a typical work place.
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