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The Comedy of Work

A man resting his head on a desk.
February 9, 2025 - 7:00 pm


Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event.

Le Litre de lait

France, 2006

A neighbor’s simple walk to buy milk from a rural dairy farm triggers existential dread in Luc Moullet’s knowing deconstruction of horror genre cues and cliches.   

DCP, color, in French with English subtitles, 14 min. Director: Luc Moullet, Arlette Buvat. Screenwriter: Luc Moullet. With: Iliana Lolic, Lucas Harari, Claire Bouanich.

The Comedy of Work

La Comédie du travail, France, 1987

New digital restoration!

A professional layabout who scams unemployment to fund his mountain climbing hobby has his carefully arranged leisure disrupted by an amorous employment agent who lands him a job he doesn’t want at the expense of a diligent, laid-off banker who desperately needs it. This droll take on the drudgery of work and work required to avoid it was the 50-year-old Luc Moullet’s sixth feature which didn’t stop him from winning the Jean Vigo Prize at Cannes, an award traditionally given to young directors early in their careers. 

DCP, b&w, in French with English subtitles, 88 min. Director: Luc Moullet. Screenwriter: Luc Moullet. With: Roland Blanche, Sabine Haudepin, Henri Déus.