The Invite

  Please note: The screening of The Invite on Sunday, September 6 at 3:15 pm will be presented with on-screen captions. A fiercely energized chamber dramedy, The Invite revitalizes the classic, largely bygone cinema of marital strife. Olivia Wilde's scenes from a marriage are suitably raw and revealing, but also compassionate, deeply human, and incredibly funny. From a screenplay by Will McCormack and Rashida Jones, the film gleefully plunges two couples (Wilde and Seth Rogen; Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton) into the crucible of a seemingly innocuous evening, delighting in its contortions as awkward small talk turns to the unearthing of long-tenured grievances, insecurities, codependencies, failed aspirations, and sexual FOMO. Constructing a vibrant aesthetic and brilliantly orchestrated interactions, Wilde finds a universe of space within one location, and her process -- workshopping material with the cast, shooting chronologically (on 35mm!), and inviting them to explore as they worked -- gives The Invite a remarkable authenticity. --Sundance Film Festival https://youtu.be/OJ19I9q_hOQ