Screening and discussion of the film “Des goûts de lutte” (Tastes of Struggle) by Emmanuelle Reungoat, professor and researcher at the University of Montpellier

[Press release] - Published on January 21, 2025 in Press Room

On Saturday, January 25, at 7 p.m. at the La Vista theater in Montpellier, there will be a screening of the film Des goûts de lutte, a 58-minute documentary directed by Emmanuelle Reungoat, a professor and researcher at the University of Montpellier, and Pierre-Olivier Gaumin, a photographer and director.  The screening will be followed by a discussion and debate with the company's team and the directors.

A documentary film about current events

"The story begins after the struggle. What mark does an extraordinary revolt leave on those who experienced it? By following the intersecting paths of the Yellow Vests for several years after the movement, the film examines the evolution of their relationship to the world, politics, violence, otherness, and social boundaries.

Then the struggle also leaves deeper scars that sometimes upset and sometimes liberate, and that reveal themselves in relationships at work, with family, in speech, and with oneself.

In response, a historian and a sociologist draw parallels between these traces and those of other movements that have marked history, such as the Paris Commune and the Spanish Indignados. Through intimate and collective journeys, the film questions the extent to which social struggles can transform us and become emancipatory.

Emmanuelle Reungoat, professor and researcher at the University of Montpellier

To view Emmanuelle Reungoat's full profile and all her information on the UM website, click here.