Shipwrecked on Route D17
Luc Moullet: Anarchy in the Alps
August 8 - 14, 2025
Memorable characters pass us by, one after the other, in this Gulf War–set comic political fable, a stylistically audacious synthesis of cinematic genres.
Set during the Gulf War, this dreamy, digressive ensemble piece begins with a champion rally car racer finding himself stranded in the French Alps; his driving partner heads into the nearest village to look for help, soon encountering an array of quirky and eccentric residents. An episodic work in which memorable characters pass us by, one after the other, Shipwrecked on Route D17 is a kind of comic political fable, but it’s also a stylistically audacious synthesis of cinematic genres, drawing from the racing film and paranoiac thriller in equal measure.
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