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Le Survenant (1954)

Le Survenant poster
Directed by
Denys Gagnon
Country
Canada
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A mysterious stranger arrives at a rural Quebec farmhouse and affects the lives of the family living there. The series follows the impact of his presence over multiple seasons.

slow-burnnostalgicmelancholicintimategroundedquietblack-and-whiteearthycontemplative

What happens

Le Survenant est un téléroman québécois en 138 épisodes de 30 minutes en noir et blanc, écrit par Germaine Guèvremont et diffusé entre le 30 novembre 1954 et le 9 juillet 1957, suivi de la série Au chenal du moine d'octobre 1957 à juillet 1958, Marie-Didace de septembre 1958 à juin 1959 puis de nouveau Le Survenant entre le 1er octobre 1959 et le 30 juin 1960 à la Télévision de Radio-Canada. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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