Contribute, discover and share your knowledge on the. The returned is a stylish take on the supernatural genre that combines taut mystery with rich characterled drama. Five years ago on halloween the great, disturbing, weirdly magnetic and highly ambitious french series the returned les revenants premiered on the sundance channel and caused a little explosion. It is a loose adaptation of the 2004 film of the same name by robin campillo, though the series expands its original idea and plans to create a longrun mystery on its basic premise. They come within the competency of the interior ministry and are civil servants. Its a french drama with an essentially identical plot as far as i can tell, not having read the book.
As the villagers just begin to accept the presence of these ghosts, a series of murders and strange events reminds them of a serial killer from the past. Hi everybody, so this is pretty random but a guest in another thread asked me to clarify what a gendarme is, in opposition to a cop, so that they could understand the series better. If youre a fan of any kind of blend of mystery, horror, fantasy this show is worth your time. Les revenants the returned the original 2012 french. French tv series les revenants gets an american remake. Alcide takes simon and adeles baby to lucy, but it is too late the horde has dispersed. Each part is named after one of the characters but this is not to say that it is solely about him or her. A 2012 mysteryesoteric french horror drama soapopera tv series created. Hit french series the returned les revenants is getting an american remake. Mogwai, who have explored death and horror imagery in their music since the beginning and have written scores to zidane and darren aronofskys the fountain, were long overdue to write music for a project like les revenants, their score for the french tv series based on the 2004 film of the same name.
French movies and series with accurate subtitles learn. The french drama series explores the supernatural circumstances in a small mountain town, where many dead people reappear, as if nothing had happened. The title sequence, by french designer batmanu also known as emmanuel ducruet, is a series of carefully constructed vignettes. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Les revenants the ones who came back, a french tv program for which mogwai provides the soundtrack, is a gorgeously subtle, harrowing drama that explores the.
This is a mustsee show for those who like artsy and intelligentally written shows. Made into a television series in france in 2012 from canalplus, the first season or series in europe is 8 episodes long and is about a small beautiful village where people who have died, returned from the dead, out of nowhere, completely. It is translated as the returned it has 2 seasons and in 20, the first season won an international emmy for best drama series in a small french mountain. A gripping, stylish mix of real and surreal, the highly cinematic the returned les revenants features a wide range of top french film actors and a haunting, atmospheric soundtrack by scottish postrock band mogwai. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free.
The following movies and tv shows have mostlyaccurate french subtitles, either on the disk or somewhere online. It turns out its based on a french film called les revenants or they came back, 2004. Discussion for the french tv series les revenants, known as the returned internationally. Despite having passed away some years earlier, these ghostly characters appear in human form, they have not aged, and they are. After the shooting the seguret family try to leave town, but camille cannot stay with her family and must join the returned. European murder mystery shows like the bridge, the tunnel, or broadchurch.
The gripping first episode of the new french drama isnt quite a zombie story but it is haunting, creepy and a moving. The returned, a french tv series tackling a zombie epidemic, is one of the freshest and most. The show is based on a 2004 french film titled they came back or, again, les revenants in french, and has itself been the inspiration for other. The word revenant is derived from the latin word, revenans, returning see also the related french verb revenir, meaning to come back. The fantastic french series the returned begins airing thursday on the. The returned opens in a small mountain community which is rocked to its core when several local people who. The returned opens in a small mountain community which is rocked to its core when several local people who are presumed dead suddenly reappear at their homes. For those keeping count, the returned started off as a movie in france they came back, became a book, and then a tv show les revenants, which. From france, that place of cultural exceptions, a country that decentralises a major museum like the louvre to lens, an economically depressed region almost as if it were a homeopathic cure comes les revenants the returned, a television series that is full of surprises.
You can find more movies and series in this htlal thread. A peaceful french village experiences a shocks when some dead villagers suddenly come back to life and resume their activities as if they had never been dead. P cops are cops, either at the municipal or national level. It is translated as the returned it has 2 seasons and in 20, the first season won an international emmy for best drama series in a small french mountain town, many dead people reappear, apparently alive and normal. Les revenantsthe returned sidebyside comparison of. If you enjoyed the netflix series dark, you might be interested in the french series les revenants, the returned also available on netflix, and home video. For people appreciating american horror story type of stories, watch les revenants, a french series i discovered a couple of weeks ago. Les revenants is beautifully done, well written, compelling, with totally believable characters. Les revenants is a french supernatural drama television series created by fabrice gobert, based on the 2004 french film they came back in french titled les revenants directed by robin campillo. A few have 3rdparty transcripts that arent synchronized with the dialog. The french dramathriller the returned also known as les revenants has gained a massive positive critical reception even though the series. Made into a television series in france in 2012 from canalplus, the first season. The first season of the critically acclaimed french tv show the returned les revenants, is now available on netflix in an idyllic french alpine village, a seemingly random collection of people find themselves in a state of confusion as they attempt to return to their homes. Tv mystery shows with a supernatural twist, like the aforementioned dark, lost or twin peaks.
Les revenants is a french supernatural drama television series created by fabrice gobert, based on the 2004 french film they came. A description of tropes appearing in les revenants. Les revenants is a fascinating, disquieting series, where nothing is quite how it seems. It originally aired in france in late 2012, and was based on a 2004 french film. The returned is the stunningly eerie french zombie series.
Carlton cuse is currently casting his main characters for the returned, the us remake of the acclaimed drama series les revenants, and i thought itd be fun to compare the french cast to their american counterparts. The critically acclaimed, eightpart french horror series based on the feature film les revenants will premiere on sundance channel on halloween night. It proved quite a success for audience and critics alike in fact it was the. In any case, for its indistinct position between life, death and the world. The french tv drama the returned les revenants now on. The 2012 show was created by fabrice gobert, based on a 2004 film called they came back the series and movie have the same title in french, les revenants.
In a small alpine village in the shadow of a vast dam, a crowd of men and women. Les revenants captivating premise longdead inhabitants of a small french town begin to reappear and live their lives as normal is imaginatively explored in the titles as a contrast between life and death. A girl who died as a teenager comes home years later, having no memory of her death and having no. Celebrating dads 10 netflix shows to watch with your dad this fathers day by kaitlin thomas, jun 17, 2016. The returned series two begins filming and reveals new plot details the french zombie drama also known as les revenants is currently shooting in north and eastern france share on facebook. Can you explain les revenants, the french netflix series. I recently started watching the returned les revenants on sundance. American version versus the original french version of. Les revenants ist eine franzosische fernsehserie des senders.