Yo Yo
This article is about the 1965 film. For the toy, see Yo-yo. For other uses, see Yo-yo (disambiguation).
Yo Yo | |
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Directed by | Pierre Étaix |
Produced by | Paul Claudon |
Written by |
Jean-Claude Carrière Pierre Étaix |
Starring |
Pierre Étaix Claudine Auger Luce Klein Philippe Dionnet |
Music by | Jean Paillaud |
Cinematography | Jean Boffety |
Distributed by | Magna |
Release dates | 28 February 1967 (U.S.) |
Running time | 92 min / 97 min (Restored)[1] |
Language | French |
Yo Yo is a 1965 film by Pierre Étaix. It was entered into the 1965 Cannes Film Festival.[2]
Plot
Yo Yo is the son of a 1920s billionaire who, although having everything he fancies and living in a cavernous old castle, is not happy, fancying the simple life of a beautiful circus actress. When the stock-exchange crashes, rendering him both poor and free. Thus, he joins the circus where his love interest is performing, and fall madly in love. They have a son who starts in the circus as a clown, but later becomes a successful actor star and uses his new wealth to buy back his father's castle.
References
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059934/technical
- ↑ "Festival de Cannes: Yo Yo". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
External links
- Yo Yo at the Internet Movie Database
- Yo Yo at AllMovie