Yella
2007 · 90 min · Director: Christian Petzold
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Christian Petzold's drama deals with a woman, who leaves her hometown for a promising job and a new life, but is haunted by the truths of the past. As her marriage to Ben broke and her professional career has no future in her native town in the Eastern part of Germany, Yella has decided to search for a job in the West. When she gets to know Philipp, a smart executive at a private equity company in Hanover, she becomes his assistant and gets involved into the world of ruthless and big business. Realizing her dreams could come true with Philipp's help, she starts hearing voices and sounds from her past, which menace her new and better life...
Emotional fingerprint
Yella (2007) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Confusion 25%, Fear 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Anxiety30%
- Confusion25%
- Fear20%
- Disturbing15%
- Sadness10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Confusion, Fear. Genres: Drama, Romance, Horror. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Confusion and Fear. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Anxiety
- Curiosity
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Anxiety
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Anxiety | Curiosity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Tension | 42 % | 40 % | 32 % | 30 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Hope | 51 % | 49 % | 43 % | 29 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Tension | 65 % | 63 % | 58 % | 27 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Curiosity | 40 % | 28 % | 32 % | 43 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Curiosity | 45 % | 36 % | 34 % | 49 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Curiosity | 49 % | 41 % | 26 % | 55 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Curiosity | 54 % | 49 % | 29 % | 53 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Tension | 55 % | 51 % | 36 % | 45 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Curiosity | 50 % | 45 % | 30 % | 48 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Curiosity | 51 % | 49 % | 35 % | 51 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Tension | 57 % | 57 % | 51 % | 46 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Anxiety | 64 % | 64 % | 61 % | 39 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Tension | 69 % | 69 % | 65 % | 35 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Tension | 63 % | 59 % | 53 % | 40 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Hope | 53 % | 45 % | 35 % | 48 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Tension | 56 % | 53 % | 39 % | 49 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Tension | 66 % | 66 % | 54 % | 50 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Tension | 70 % | 70 % | 62 % | 55 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Riches to rags
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Dr. Gunthens Tochter
Prietzel
Receptionist
Insolvency Administrator
Cashier
Details
- Directed by
- Christian Petzold
- Written by
- Christian Petzold
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2007
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Country
- Germany
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
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