The document discusses several narrative theorists including Tzvetan Todorov, Vladimir Propp, and Claude Levi-Strauss. It provides biographical information about each theorist and summarizes some of their major concepts. Todorov explored equilibrium, disequilibrium, and new equilibrium in narratives. Propp analyzed character archetypes and roles such as heroes, villains, helpers. Levi-Strauss studied binary oppositions and structuralism in narratives. Examples are given of how these concepts apply to film narratives.