the returned

Question 1

where was the returned produced

Answer 1

in france

Question 2

who was the returned produced by

Answer 2

canal +

Question 3

who is canal +

Answer 3

a subsidiary of large conglomerate vivendi

Question 4

who is vivendi

Answer 4

• a horizontally and vertically integrated, diversified into film/tv, technology and video games
• has over 40,000 employees and operates in over 78 countries (global)

Question 5

what was the budget for the returned and why

Answer 5

budget of £8 million as a niche appealing show and couldn’t get all funding from vivendi as seen as risk

Question 6

what else funded the returned

Answer 6

two french charities

Question 8

how was the returned distributed into america

Answer 8

on sundance tv, part of conglomerate amc

Question 9

what film is the returned based on

Answer 9

les revenants

Question 10

why may uk/us not like the show

Answer 10

acted in french so would have to watch using dub or subtitles

Question 11

how is it globally distributed

Answer 11

• online streaming sites like all 4
• use of social media
• website where audiences can take part in a 360 degree virtual tour of location

Question 12

what award did they use as a form of promotion

Answer 12

won a peabody

Question 13

how did it attract a wider audience through posters

Answer 13

included different characters to target a wider audience creating a duplicitous narrative

Question 14

how did they establish a presold audience through soundtracks

Answer 14

soundtrack heavily used by a band called mogwai

Question 15

how did they attract the uk audience in the uk trailer

Answer 15

no dialogue to conform to mainstream anglophone viewers

Question 16

what did channel 4 use as a unique selling point for the returned

Answer 16

french speaking show

Question 17

what was the show eventually turned into

Answer 17

a book
- many reflect abc1 audience

Question 18

why may of channel 4 purchased the returned

Answer 18

fits into the remit of ‘education’ as french speaking

Question 19

who regulated the returned

Answer 19

ofcom

Question 20

when was the returned programmed

Answer 20

after 9pm (watershed) concluding an older audience

Question 21

what is the age of consent in france? why is this harder for it to globalise

Answer 21

no legal age of consent but 15 suggested, with show having teenagers with sexual relations which is illegal in uk (age 16)

Question 22

why may the show seem relatable to mass audiences

Answer 22

representations of all genders and age

Question 23

what elements in the show are escapist

Answer 23

setting in rural france, beautiful mountain side - slightly romantic

Question 24

how does it keep the audience engaged

Answer 24

through enigma codes eg cliffhangers unexplained events victor

Question 25

what rating did it receive on rotten tomatoes

Answer 25

100%

Question 26

what are the target audiences

Answer 26

- supernatural fans / sub genre of zombie elements - 15-45 year olds - abc1 due to the engima and psychoanalytic themes

Question 27

how are women represented conventially in the returned

Answer 27

- claire is seen as domestic, caring and maternal and julia (nurse) looking after mr costa / victor - portrayed as emotional w a lot of crying eg adele close to a nervous breakdown - sexualisation of women eg leon’s skips school to have sex w fredrick, may symbolise french society on sex - lucy implied to haveing sex w parent for money

Question 28

how are men represented in the returned

Answer 28

- binary opposite to women being emotionless and rational - shown as patrionising eg claire’s ex husband doesn’t belive her when returned - men as hegemonic leaders eg man leads group, churches and is in roles like doctors - toxic masculinity eg no emotion when mr costa burn kills his wife - man banging on door of ex wife , can’t take rejection - male on women murdered eg stabbing

Question 29

how is age represented in the returned

Answer 29

- adults seen as responsible and mature but also violent eg mr costa however adults also seen as helpless when facing the phenomenon of the returned - typical teenage angst eg reluctantly doing hw, truanting, sex, drinking , ect - children repped as innocent and vulnerable eg victor as we know he was on crash sight but dramatic irony

Question 30

how is ethnicity represented

Answer 30

lack of ethnic diversity may reflect the rural french setting

Question 31

how are the “returned” characters represented

Answer 31

represented as strange or other - segregated and feared - binary opposite of living and dead

Question 32

what does allegory mean

Answer 32

moral story designed to leave a message living peoples discrimination towards dead is used as a allegory towards immigration in france who were being kept in camps

Question 33

when was the returned made

Answer 33

2012

Question 34

context: secularism

Answer 34

France is a strongly secular society , and the show reflects this by offering no religious explanation for the dead returning.

Question 35

context: european media trends

Answer 35

Reflects a growing European media trend of introspective, character-driven storytelling post-9/11 and post-2008 recession.

Question 36

context: French TV rebirth (late 2000s–2010s

Answer 36

- The Returned is part of a new wave of prestige European television, made for export as well as domestic viewing. - Funded partly by Canal+ (a subscription channel), reflecting the rise of high-quality, niche, non-terrestrial TV similar to HBO in the US.

Question 37

context: rising islamphobia in france

Answer 37

- there was increasing cultural tension over Muslim visibility in French society (e.g. debates over wearing the hijab or burqa in public). - the 2004 ban on religious symbols in schools and the 2010 ban on full-face veils were controversial and reflected deeper anxieties about integration.

Question 38

context: rural economic decline

Answer 38

- Many small towns and rural communities — like the fictional town in The Returned — were suffering from depopulation and lack of investment. - Young people often left for cities, leaving behind empty schools, closed businesses, and a sense of decline.