Yella

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Xav N Brilliant. For me on the same level as Hagazussa and the Noonday Witch. All absolute must-watches Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/21/23 Full Review dave s In an effort to escape abuse from her estranged husband, a young woman relocates and finds dubious employment in a distant city working for a larcenous corporate schemer. It all sounds fairly straightforward until a series of mildly surreal events cause her to doubt her own state of mind. Yella is a sparse and intriguing German film from director Christian Petzold, whose films feel eerily similar in style and substance to the movies of Michael Haneke. Over its brief running time, the subtle twists and puzzling events keep you invested in the story…until the final scene, which feels like a horrible cop-out and, sadly, diminishes much of what came before. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review william k Coolly atmospheric reimagination of Carnival of Souls in a contemporary German setting shifts its focus onto a world of surreal business dealings and ambiguous personal relationships; Nina Hoss is excellent in the title role as a woman torn between escape and new entanglements. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Another film from the Berlin School's Christian Petzold, Yella is an often interesting drama that showcases a performance by Nina Hoss. This film may easily bore American audiences but that does not make it any less impactful. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member I grew up in Germany and always refused to give up on German film although t just keeps disappointing me. Nina Hoss has starred in some interesting productions, so I was very interested to see this critically acclaimed feature film. The story follows Yella, a young accountant accepting a job in a big city in GDR. She leaves behind her broke husband who is obsessing over her. The film shows Yella working with a businessman as an advisor (it was not perfectly clear what they actaully do) and develop as she is faced with the capitalistic business world. Nina Hoss gives an intense performance and carries the whole movie effortlesly. It's a study of the lead person's character but also the world at that time. "Yella" is a mellow thriller without bombastic effects but emotion-based suspense and anticipation. The ending is unexpected and invites you to think about the what ifs. It's probably not the movie that will find a place in your DVD favorites but it's well worth to fill an evening of entertained watching and deep thinking. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member An interesting and well shot film, but with messy and odd story telling. Better movies with similar plot paths are Swimming Pool (2003), and Stay (2005)among others. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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