Yoyo, the millionaire
| Movie | |
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| German title | Yoyo, the millionaire |
| Original title | Yoyo |
| Country of production | France |
| original language | French |
| Publishing year | 1965 |
| length | 94 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
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| Director | Pierre Étaix |
| script | Pierre Étaix , Jean-Claude Carrière |
| production | Artistique |
| music | Jean Paillaud |
| camera | Jean Boffety |
| cut | Henri Lanoë |
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Yoyo, the millionaire (Original title: Yoyo ) is a French comedy film by Pierre Étaix from 1965. In the first half hour of the film, which manages completely without spoken dialogue, Étaix plays the rich young man who lives alone in his castle, in the second part of the film then the son of the millionaire, the clown Yoyo.
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A bored millionaire lives in a castle, leading a luxurious but uneventful life. In addition to his dog, he is surrounded by numerous servants in everyday life. By chance one day he meets his lover again, who lives as a circus artist in a traveling circus. He learns that he is the father of a son - from Yoyo, the circus clown.
Shortly afterwards, the millionaire loses his prosperity due to the global economic crisis and decides to lead his life with the found lover and his son Yoyo in the traveling circus - poor but happy.
Over the years, Yoyo becomes a successful clown. He is ambitious and works to live a prosperous life like his father. Yoyo is renovating his father's now very dilapidated castle, which he has always dreamed of since visiting as a little boy. But his parents have decided to stay with the circus, and Yoyo also realizes that he will not be happy in the castle. In the final scene, riding an elephant, he leaves a big celebration that is currently taking place in his castle.
Reviews
“Amusing grotesque film by and with Pierre Etaix, who caricatures the absurd aspects of the everyday life of his compatriots in the form of a modern picaresque novel. Next to Tati's films, it was the most demanding work of French comedy of the sixties. "
“Lots of charming ideas, good parodies and a deeper meaning, but also indisputable lengths. Although possible for everyone, it can only be properly understood from 14 at the earliest. "
Web links
- Yoyo, the millionaire in the Internet Movie Database (English)