“The Event”
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By Audrey Diwan (2021), Runtime: 1 hour 40 minutes.
Based on the novel byAnnie Ernaux, winner of the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Opening remarks by Philippe Augé, President of the University of Montpellier.
At a time when the right to abortion is being challenged in certain U.S. states, as well as in Poland and Hungary, and when, in France, a bill to enshrine the right to abortion in the constitution has been passed by the Senate, the screening of the film *L’événement* will serve as an opportunity to recall what many women went through before it was legalized. *
* France, 1963. Anne, a promising student, becomes pregnant. She decides to have an abortion, willing to do anything to take control of her body and her future. She embarks alone on a race against time, defying the law. Exams are approaching, and her belly is growing.
In Montpellier: 7:00 p.m.
, Aimé Schoenig Student Center – Richter Campus
Opening remarks by Philippe Augé, President of the University of Montpellier.
Screening followed by a discussion with Elsa Caumette, Professor Maieutics at the University of Montpellier.
Open to the general public. Limited seating: registration required
In Carcassonne: 6:00 p.m.
, Faculty of Education – Carcassonne Campus – Conference Room
. The screening will be followed by a discussion with the Collectif 11 Droits des Femmes.
Open to the general public.
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