Review of Yella (2007) by Ulrich P — 01 Nov 2007

Suprenant dans le dÃ©veloppement et excellente direction d'acteur. La collaboration dramaturgique Petzold/Farocki fait toujours des Ã©tincelles...

This review of Yella (2007) was written by Ulrich P on 01 Nov 2007.

Yella has generally received mixed reviews.

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By David U (652) on 10 Feb 2008

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By Agnieszka G (2) on 17 Sep 2008

Although I like Petzold movies that one was really odd. It's like a bad dream that doesn't want to end. Urrrgghhh…

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By Elizabeth Weitzman (1,905) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 15 May 2008

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By Adrian H (103) on 12 Mar 2008

It certainly looks good on dual layer DVD and HDMI. Pity it's about as original as a Season 1 Twilight Zone episode…

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I wonder if the director/writer ever read Carlos Fuentes and his famous Pedro Paramo. Not recomended for action movie lovers…

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