The Association for Democracy in Nice (AdN) organized one of its cinema debates around the film “Tous au Larzac” by Christian Rouaud. This film, addressing all generations, is a message of remembrance.
To not forget the struggles of the past that shape our present, but above all, to not forget to continue the fight.
“Tous au Larzac” was featured at the Cannes Festival – out of competition. Without pretense, this film, part of a trilogy, speaks of the experiences of the Larzac plateau.
It’s just an isolated plateau in the south of the Massif Central. Scattered across this inhospitable territory, around a hundred families. Activists? Not at all! Very devout and conservative farmers, rather hostile towards May ’68. How did this small group of men, initially not inclined to engage in a struggle against the state, manage to stand firm against the authorities for a decade? The film recounts the history of these founding struggles, which continue to this day.
An evening full of emotion and sharing among all generations. The debate spurred by this film quickly turned to the lack of rebellion in the 2000s.
Some think that the activist energy of the 1970s no longer exists. However, Christian Rouaud is quick to remind us that the era is different. He also highlights the fact that rebellion began in ’68 and has only continued to grow, differently but persistently.
