Yoyo (1965)
- Directed by
- Pierre Étaix
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 55 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A wealthy man loses everything in the stock market crash. He joins a woman from the circus and becomes a clown. The movie follows his life and his son's life over several decades.
whimsicalnostalgicplayfullightheartedbittersweetgentlequirkypoignant
What happens
Yoyo, also referred to as Yo Yo, is a 1965 French comedy film directed by and starring Pierre Étaix. The story follows the son of a millionaire from the 1920s to the 1960s. After losing his fortune in the stock-exchange crash, he teams up with an equestrienne and becomes a circus clown. The film was entered into the 1965 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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