YELLA

YELLA

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Code: 5096
A film by Christian Petzold

2007 / Germany / 89 minutes / 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio (16x9) / German Dolby Digital / English Subtitles



    Synopsis

    Narrowly escaping her volatile ex-husband, Yella flees her small hometown in former East Germany for a new life in the West. She finds a promising job with Philipp, a handsome business executive with whom an unlikely romance soon blossoms. But just as Yella seems poised to realize her dreams, she finds herself haunted by buried truths that threaten to destroy hernewfound happiness. Christian Petzold's Yella is a stylish and deliciously suspenseful mystery.


    Special Features

    · "Nothing Ventured" (50 mins) Documentary by Harun Farocki, an inspiration for "Yella"
    · Theatrical Trailer
    · Optional English Subtitles
    · 12-page Booklet Featuring German Desire in the Age of Venture Capitalism, an essay by film scholar Marco Abel


    Film Reviews

    Official Selection, Berlin Film Festival, 2007

    "An enigmatic thriller. The kind of movie that tantalizes the mind."
    —Stephen Holden, The New York Times

    "A film to be seen and savored. Ms. Hoss provides a performance that is as phenomenal as any I have ever encountered."
    —Andrew Sarris, The New York Observer

    "An expertly created thriller. Recalls the works of Michael Haneke."
    —Martin Tsai, The New York Sun

    "A lot of fun!"
    —Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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