The Shorts of Luc Moullet, Program 2
Luc Moullet: Anarchy in the Alps
August 8 - 14, 2025
This program collects an assortment of short films by Moullet: the anarchic comedy tutorial Barres; La Valse des médias, an essay on the public library systems; the travelogue-esque Cabale des oursins and Le Ventre de l’Amérique; and the autobiographical Le Litre de lait.
Barres
Luc Moullet, 1984, France, 15m
In this documentary ode to anarchy, Moullet showcases a variety of ways to get onto the Paris metro without paying the fare.
La Valse des médias
Luc Moullet, 1987, France, 27m
This typically clever work of cinematic sociology examines the modernization of public libraries in France and the rise of the media library.
Cabale des oursins
Luc Moullet, 1991, France, 17m
An idiosyncratic take on the travelogue, Cabale des oursins finds Moullet touring the slag heaps of northern France, meditating upon possible uses for these seemingly useless remnants of the coal mining industry.
Le Ventre de l’Amérique
Luc Moullet, 1996, France, 25m
This signature documentary finds Moullet wishing to experience a United States beyond the usual fixation on New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco—and so he travels to Des Moines, Iowa, of all places.
Le Litre de lait
Luc Moullet, 2006, France, 14m
In this foray into autobiography, a teenage boy is tasked with buying some milk from the wife of his mother’s lover.
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