The returned (french show)
Who is the main character in The Returned?
Camille
Where is the setting of The Returned?
A small town in France
What is the genre of The Returned?
Horror (zombies) We see characters that are “dead” and some have somewhat of an evil aura such as Victor as he caused the death of the individuals on the couch. We see Camille who was supposedly dead from the accident come back into their family home a couple of years later acting as if nothing has happened and this has happened with several other characters Drama We see some drama through the reaction and relationship/situation between Jerome, claire and Pierre their extreme displays of emotions form these characters when Camille arrives back into their house. we also see some emotional displays from Lena when she sees Camille is at home Psychological We see psychological aspects at the end of the episode we begin to question a lot of things such as who is Victor?, why aren't they dead, why was she murdered? and a lot more Some romance We see some romantical aspects between the young Lena and Frederick, Simon and Adele and between Claire and Pierre
How many seasons of The Returned are there?
2
What year was The Returned first released?
2012
What is the mysterious phenomenon that occurs in The Returned?
People returning from the dead
Who created The Returned?
Fabrice Gobert
What is the name of the town in The Returned?
Sainte-Lucie
Which character in The Returned has supernatural abilities?
Camille
What is the tagline of The Returned?
We are back
How do the West tend to showcase horror (zombies)
They usually showcase horror/zombies with slurred speech , quite gruesome and with some limbs missing possible , quite odd looking , scary , brain dead and rotting flesh
The protagonist are often equipped with weapons
Sometimes/mostly set in a post apocalyptic era
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They have existed since 1984
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shaping the cultural and television landscape in both France and beyond.
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Founded in 1853
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Levi strauss : structuralism
Living VS Dead
Living and the zombies (undead)
Past VS Present
The current world are mourning and claire is praying for her return and when people come back from the past they disrupt the present
Acceptance VS Denial
Victor is accepted into the present
Camille is accepted as her mother let her into the house and wasn't freaked out in a negative manner
Simon is denied by adele . she starts screaming and having a panic attack when she sees simon from her window
Mrs costa is rejected and mr costa tries to kill her but tying her up and burning his own house down
Marketing
How was The Returned marketed ?
Merchandising including T-shirts to target the fan community.
Channel 4 created a multi-platform campaign for The Returned placing the audience in the seemingly realistic world of the programme. This created a social media buzz focusing on the recognisable genre with a narrative twist.
Posters , fan art, traditional Tv slots , social media platforms
Mogwai (band) created soundtrack for the show
100% rating on rotten tomatoes
Interactive website
Promise of pleasure/expert review
“No1 French thriller is here”
Shown in channel 4 exposing to to a larger audience
Social media accounts
Trailer -Eerie music , enigmas , fast paced , short , intriguing captions “when the dead return”, “wounds reopen”, “love reunites” “past is not dead”
Sigmund Freud : The uncanny
“ The uncanny—it is the dread we feel in situations in which our childish fantasies and fears appear more real and more true than our adult worldviews.”
Uncanny Valley to a certain point if something seems to keep getting human-like features/realistic it is found appealing but too realistic it starts disrupting reality and the appeal for it till it is near perfect and it is found appealing again
Allegorical storytelling
A storytelling device that uses characters places or events to represent meaning with a more moral and political meaning
By using an uncanny representing the audience sees the zombies/refugees as real people , family or friends , acne detaching the stigma of refugees