Lektion 13 - Lesson 13

by Kenji Ouellet (Germany, 2005)

Humans, like their machines, are programmed with languages. A revolutionary language method, designed for learning German and the "language" of narrative film at the same time... This German lesson is among others an ironic take on the codes/conventions of narrative film. Camera movements, typical staging processes, sound and musical cues have been displaced from the content/context they normally are associated with, in order to attract attention to themselves (instead of being perceived unconsciously, as they are usually meant to be).The artificiality of the film world is left visible, and actors don't collaborate to an emotional message, letting grammar and vocabulary take the foreground, as is often the case in beginners’ language course recordings. Then it is the language itself that speaks.

Present in Visionaria 2007

Technical card of the film

Lenght: 10'38'' - Year: 2005 - Production: Kenji Ouellet - Format: DV - Subject: Kenji Ouellet - Screenplay: Kenji Ouellet - Sound: J. Erzberger - Music: Kenji Ouellet - Photography: Nadja Kurtz - Editing: Kenji Ouellet - Actors: C. Marck, D. Philipp

Kenji Ouellet - The Director
Born in Quebec City, Canada, and now based in Berlin, Germany, Kenji Ouellet comes originally from the music world, being a trained classical pianist. (BA, Laval University, Quebec, Canada. MA in Piano Performance, City University of New York, USA). He graduated in Digital Art at the University..