Les Revenants First Episode

As you watch the first episode, consider the following:


The Returned (French: Les Revenants) is a French supernatural drama television series created by Fabrice Gobert, based on the 2004 French film They Came Back (Les Revenants), directed by Robin Campillo. The series debuted on 26 November 2012 on Canal+ and completed its first season, consisting of eight episodes, on 17 December. In 2013, the first season won an International Emmy for Best Drama Series. (wikipedia)

Cult TV- it gains a very big following, with an intense and passionate fanbases which invites people them to do things with it more than watch it. It creates a separate world and fans may want to escape into this world known as escapism.

Key theory 3- Steve Neale- Theories Around Genre

Les Revenants Notes



Generic conventions and atypical features. Zombie? Drama? Mystery? Cult? Horror? 'New French extreme'???-

  • Supernatural
  • Unconventional Narrative structure as it doesn't follow Todorov's narrative structure.
  • Avant-Garde- Experimental and follows a non-linear structure 


Intertextuality-

  • Horror show makes reference to Texas Chainsaw Massacre as one of the characters is watching it.
  • The child is a very creepy kid that reminds you of horror films such as Insidious, The Omen.

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