Yella

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6.7/10

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Yella is estranged from her possessive and violent husband; but he can't quite bring himself to give her up. When their fraught interaction finally comes to dramatic conclusion, Yella's life takes an odd shift.

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Yella is estranged from her possessive and violent husband; but he can't quite bring himself to give her up. When their fraught interaction finally comes to dramatic conclusion, Yella's life... Read allYella is estranged from her possessive and violent husband; but he can't quite bring himself to give her up. When their fraught interaction finally comes to dramatic conclusion, Yella's life takes an odd shift.Yella is estranged from her possessive and violent husband; but he can't quite bring himself to give her up. When their fraught interaction finally comes to dramatic conclusion, Yella's life takes an odd shift.

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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

4.4K

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See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 6 wins & 7 nominations

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Trivia
Third part of director Christian Petzold's "Gespenster" trilogy. The other two parts are The State I Am In (2000) and Ghosts (2005).

Connections
Follows The State I Am In (2000)

Soundtracks
Road to Cairo
Written and composed by David Ackles
Performed by Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity
Courtesy of Warner/Chapell Music Germany GmbH & Co. KG
Courtesy of Universal Music GmbH

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7/10

another interesting Petzold-Hoss collaboration

Another moody, atmospheric film of many layers, directed by Christian Petzold and starring Nina Hoss.

This film is a riff on "Carnival of Souls" from 1962. Yella (Hoss) is trying for a new life after breaking up with her husband. He insists on driving her to the station, but that's not his intent.

I don't want to say too much about this movie, but it deals with time, with death, and with delusions and illusions.

Petzold always is saying something about Germany and Germans - East vs. West, etc. Not being German and not living there, it's not easy to grasp. Nina Hoss has such an incredible presence - Phoenix is my favorite film of hers and Petzold's - she can dominate a film even with very little dialogue.

Petzold's work deserves more recognition here. If you haven't seen Phoenix - see it. And see this.