Yella (film)
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| Directed by | Christian Petzold |
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Florian Koerner von Gustorf Andreas Schreitmüller Caroline von Senden Michael Weber |
| Written by | Christian Petzold |
| Starring |
Nina Hoss Devid Striesow Hinnerk Schönemann Burghart Klaußner Barbara Auer Christian Redl Selin Bademsoy Wanja Mues |
| Music by | Stefan Will |
| Cinematography | Hans Fromm |
| Edited by | Bettina Böhler |
| Distributed by | Schramm Film Koerner & Weber |
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89 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Yella is a 2007 German dramatic-thriller film directed by Christian Petzold. The film is an unofficial remake of the 1962 American film Carnival of Souls.
A withdrawn accountant, Yella, (Nina Hoss) arrives from a train to her hometown. Yella's estranged husband, Ben, (Hinnerk Schönemann) offers her a ride home from the train station. She declines and walks. Yella visits her father and tells him that she has found a job in Hanover, beginning the following morning. Despite his apparent poverty he gives her a significant amount of money to help her transition in a new city.
The next morning, Yella waits for a car to take her to the train station. Ben arrives, insisting that he give her a ride instead. She reluctantly agrees, and he talks to her about their relationship and his failing business agreements for the duration of the ride. He becomes aggressive as she refuses to return to him. Despite her pleas, he will not let her out of the car and instead drives the vehicle off a bridge. Both Ben and Yella escape the car, and Yella leaves an unconscious Ben on the shores of the river. She catches her train.
After arriving at the hotel, Yella discovers she has no deposit for her room. She gives the hotel manager the cash from her father. That evening, as she eats dinner alone, a man, Philipp (Devid Striesow), asks her if she's interested in data sheets for businesses. She cooly declares that she is.
The following morning, Yella arrives at her new job. Dr. Oto-Schmidt, the man who hired her, asks her to bring a portfolio from his desk. She agrees, but upon arriving in his office, is confronted by a man who says that Dr. Oto-Schmidt is no longer allowed on the premises. When Yella questions him, the doctor offers no insight, but asks for the portfolio. She refuses until he provides her with employment. Eventually, she gives him the portfolio but discovers that he had only a sexual interest in her and she dejectedly returns to her hotel to go home.
A few hours later, Philipp finds her open hotel door and sees her asleep. He wakes her and invites her to help him with a business deal. She accompanies him to a meeting with a company, where she reviews documents and quickly discovers falsified information. Philipp believes they can use that to their advantage and rewards her with 1,000 euro.
When Yella returns to her hotel room, she sees that somebody has been in it- eating, watching television, and resting in the bed. Yella realizes it was Ben, and chases him outside. Ben attempts to kidnap her, but relents after a moment and walks away. She returns to the hotel and sees Philipp and the businessman from the meeting earlier that day making a deal in Philipp's parked car. Philipp follows her to her room and asks for her help on another deal. In their next meeting, Yella displays an instinct for manipulation that impresses Philipp.
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