Olivia Wilde Cries Over Sundance Standing Ovation for ‘The Invite’

Olivia Wilde just landed a large hit in the snow.

The director and co-star of “The Invite,” a {couples} dramedy that performs out over one night time in a San Francisco residence, unveiled the movie on Saturday at the Sundance Film Festival. A packed home stuffed with business heavyweights at the Eccles in Park City, Utah swooned for the project that also options Seth Rogen, Penelope Cruz and Edward Norton.

“This was the dream, to premiere right here for you guys,” Wilde told the crowd, tossing in a final thanks to Sundance founder Robert Redford, who died last 12 months at age 89. The subsequent 107-minute run adopted a hapless, resentful couple (Wilde and Rogen) internet hosting their free-spirited new neighbors (Cruz and Norton). The ensuing insanity — passive aggressive standoffs, meals allergy symptoms, a swingers reveal, rug fetishes, tequila photographs, and the concept of pegging — scored big laughs and poignant appreciation for relatable scenes from a wedding.

After the credit rolled, Wilde returned to stage and obtained a standing ovation. She wiped away tears and requested the viewers to take a seat all the way down to carry out Rogen, Norton, her DP and crafts team and script co-writer Will McCormack.

During the closing Q&A, Wilde was requested by Sundance programming head Kim Yutani how she walked a line of broad humor and uncooked emotion.

“I heard a wise person say, you’re never as vulnerable as when you’re laughing. And I think that the great thing about this group is it allowed us to take people on that journey, to let them laugh, let them relax, and then just gut punch them,” she said.

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