%0 Journal Article %A Lefebvre-Linetzky, Jacques %T The power of language %D 2021 %J Short Film Studies, %V 11 %N 1 %P 49-52 %@ 2042-7832 %R https://doi.org/10.1386/sfs_00030_1 %K unrecognizable %K expressionism %K nonsense %K recognizable %K constructed language %K credibility %I Intellect, %X The language spoken in La Vis is a constructed language. It is both recognizable and unrecognizable; it gives credibility to the characters and to the whole décor. Reality is elusive and yet believable. Perceived as a multilayered language, it is reduced to one single word in the final sequence. %U https://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/10.1386/sfs_00030_1