Yoyo (1965)

Directed by

Pierre Étaix

Genre

comedy film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 34m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 55 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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)

Trailer

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