:17:06
They're among the last barriers
protecting towns like us
:17:11
from Montpellier's urban sprawl.
:17:15
It was the swindling
of the whole village.
:17:20
As always in history,
:17:22
God sent a lucky break:
:17:24
Municipal elections.
:17:26
That same year.
:17:28
The eyes of the world are on us,
:17:30
because we fought back
against Mondavi.
:17:33
We're the tiny village
that resisted a huge power.
:17:39
One day, we found out,
from the papers,
:17:43
that an American billionaire
was moving in on Aniane:
:17:46
Mondavi.
:17:48
- You found out from the papers?
- The newspapers!
:17:52
So you see, we were never warned.
:17:57
Things were going on
behind our backs.
:17:59
I honestly believed
:18:01
that Mondavi's move here
would be a fantastic boon
:18:06
for the region
and the wines of the Languedoc.
:18:09
After that, I tried
to get the project going. Period.
:18:15
What deal would I have made?
:18:17
If I had made a deal, it would've
been with them, with Mondavi!
:18:22
Who else?
:18:24
So the elections:
Something incredible happened.
:18:28
It's very rare in France, where
people are so politically minded.
:18:33
Here, they forgot politics.
There was one honest man in Aniane.
:18:37
He's a communist.
:18:39
The old mayor had a deal
with the Mondavis.
:18:43
- And Guibert?
- He was with us.
:18:48
But for different reasons.
:18:50
He saw Mondavi as a competitor.
:18:55
It seems Mondavi tried
to buy him out.
:18:58
Since the Mondavis are extreme,