The returned opens in a small mountain community which is rocked to its core. French translation of return the official collins englishfrench dictionary online. When a rare and difficult to obtain medicine that requires daily doses to stave off the effects of a zombie infection runs low, a. Six months after the flooding of the valley much of the towns population have been evacuated, though some remain hoping to find loved ones taken by the horde.
Les revenants the returned french tv series now on netflix. 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. Es englishlanguage remake of the fantastic sundance import the returned known as les revenants in its native france. French cinema also was the birthplace for many subgenres of the crime film, most notably the modern caper film, starting with 1955s rififi by americanborn director jules dassin and followed by a large number of serious, noirish heist dramas as well as playful caper comedies throughout the sixties, and the polar, a typical french blend of. The french series currently showing at 9pm every sunday on channel 4, filmed to a soundtrack of scottish postrock band mogwai and based on the 2004 film les revenants, is set amid the looming. I recently started watching the returned les revenants on sundance. A pleasant change from typically gory zombie shows. Today, the titular returned still live in the closet for fear of discriminationof the world perpetually tiptoeing around them, or of adolescent dweebs throwing rocks at their minivans. The series is a brainchild of fabrice gobert, a screenwriter who has created the script grounding on 2004 french feature movie they came back les revenants. The returned also shares some common ground with the swedish film, let. Tv series resurrection, based on motts novel this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title the returned.
Les revenants is a french supernatural drama television series created by fabrice gobert, based on the 2004 french film they came. After being purchased by more than 20 countries around the world, the french hit television series les revenants the returned, has been acquired by the chicagobased art house distributor music box films and will be aired in october on sundance channel. Frederic pierrot who plays jerome also appears in the 2004 film of the same. The returned, in french with subtitles, is beautiful, riveting and above all thoughtprovoking. Les revenants, a 2012 french supernatural drama television series the returned u. Retornados is a 20 spanishcanadian thriller film directed by manuel carballo, written by hatem khraiche, and starring emily hampshire, kris holdenried, shawn doyle, and claudia bassols. In the film, the zombie outbreak was first detected in 1981, and by the time it was contained in 1985, the casualties were upward of 100 million. In a french mountain town, a group of people try to return home. 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.
The returned is a stylish take on the supernatural genre that combines taut mystery with rich characterled drama. A small towns residents are stunned when recently deceased locals begin returning from the dead. Distributie blue kimble, aaron harris, diane kirby, robin brown, anthony brown, jorden anderson. Returned definition, to go or come back, as to a former place, position, or state. We assume the poster for memento the christopher nolan film in reverse chronological order seen in episode 5 is a nod to a significant influence on series creator fabrice gobert. In a small alpine village in the shadow of a vast dam, a crowd of men and women. Tv series, a 2015 remake of the french tv series the returned, an episode of the u. Les revenants, known in the uk as the returned, is a 2004 french horror drama film directed by robin campillo in his directorial debut. Another gallic tactic helps to explain why the second series is so delayed. It is set in a small french town, where 35 years previous a dam broke causing. The returned, in french with subtitles, is beautiful, riveting and above all. Posted by oliverrick322 in epouvantehorreur, fantastique, the returned 2014.
Dialogue and set design are minimal, and those hoping. Dec 19, 2015 the french dramathriller the returned also known as les revenants has gained a massive positive critical reception even though the series has only had two seasons. American version versus the original french version of the returned. The problem of this ambitious movie is that it is too ambitious. One morning, the residents of a small french city wake up to discove. The returned 2014 truefrenchfilms complet en francais. The returned, one of the best french tv series on netflix.
Mar 15, 2015 it turns out its based on a french film called les revenants or they came back, 2004. The film was screened at the hamburg fantasy filmfest in germany, the venice film festival in italy, and the toronto international film festival in canada. The french verbs are much more precise, so in order to use the correct one, you need to figure out exactly what you want to say. Les revenants they came back trailer aiff 2017 youtube. Apr 24, 2014 the returned is based on a 2004 french film, they came back.
Les revenants, known in the uk as the returned, is a 2004 french horror drama film directed by robin campillo in his directorial. It originally aired in france in late 2012, and was based on a 2004 french film. An expert, richard berg, arrives tasked with finding the cause of the flood. The basis for hit tv show the returned, they came back is a nailbiting scifi. I dont really think the film fails at anything really, because the film covers the societal effects the returned have had and how theyre activist groups pro and anti returned.
The lives of the residents of a small french town are changed when thousands of the recently dead inexplicably come back to life and try to integrate themselves into society that has changed for them. Oct 29, 2015 french zombie drama has become the shorthand for the returned, though if it were a straightup zombie story, it would be bloodier and less scary. 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. As a rule, i usually will not watch any american remake of a european film or television programme, because like 9 times out of 10, the american remakes just suck. Feb 17, 2016 the returned, which is based on the acclaimed french zombie film they came back, is created by fabrice gobert and has garnered an international emmy award for its first season. Despite being an extremely faithful interpretation of the french series upon which it was based, the american version was. The returned, a 20 novel by american author jason mott. With kevin alejandro, agnes bruckner, india ennenga, sandrine holt.
Despite having passed away some years earlier, these ghostly characters appear in human form, they have not aged, and they are. The critically acclaimed, eightpart french horror series based on the feature film les revenants will premiere on sundance channel on. 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. With anne consigny, clotilde hesme, frederic pierrot, celine sallette. There are many french equivalents because the english verb is very general and can mean different things to return to a place, to return an item to the store, etc. The french drama the returned is added to the genre of mystery dramas with supernatural beings depicted there. The returned is an american supernatural drama television series developed by carlton cuse as an adaptation of the 2012 french series les revenants, which was broadcast internationally as the returned. Its a french drama with an essentially identical plot as far as i can tell, not having read the book. French virus series fear by the lake sets its sights on a worldwide release. 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. Over 100,000 french translations of english words and phrases.
Look, we like to have fun here at newswire, because passing along the days entertainment news can grow a bit monotonous. The returned opens in a small mountain community which is rocked to its core when. A pleasant change from typically gory zombie shows, the returned is a mustsee. With geraldine pailhas, jonathan zaccai, frederic pierrot, victor garrivier.
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