Yoyo

Feb 19, 1965

1h 32m

★ 7.1

Overview

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.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

C.A.P.A.C.

Yoyo Trailers

Cast

Yoyo / The Millionaire

Pierre Étaix

Isolina

Claudine Auger

Yoyo enfant

Philippe Dionnet

L'écuyère

Luce Klein

Madame de Briac

Martine de Breteuil

Le domestique

Philippe Castelli

Le douanier

Luc Delhumeau

La dame au collier

Gabrielle Doulcet

Le pique-assiettes

Pierre Moncorbier

Le représentant en farces et attrapes

Roger Trapp

Un artiste du cirque

Nono Zammit

Elephant Wrangler

Pinder

The movie takes place in one of the Russian provincial cities during the Civil War. A local priest, together with the ex-estate manager buries count's treasures and disguises it as his nephew's funeral. And when his nephew Nikeshka Vonmiglasov, a former Wrangelian, suddenly appears, he understands that he can profit on his magical "resurrection".

0.0

A Life in Technicolor

Nov 27, 2022

Alone in her apartment during the pandemic, Natalie turns to her favorite classic movies to keep her company. When her life in color gradually begins to turn to black-and-white, she takes a magical tour through film history, recreating a dazzling array of classic movie scenes.

7.3

Delicatessen

Apr 17, 1991

In a post-apocalyptic world, the residents of an apartment above the butcher shop receive an occasional delicacy of meat, something that is in low supply. A young man new in town falls in love with the butcher's daughter, which causes conflicts in her family, who need the young man for other business-related purposes.

8.3

City Lights

Feb 6, 1931

A tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower girl. His on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be the girl's benefactor and suitor.

7.9

The General

Dec 25, 1926

During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnny Gray's beloved locomotive, 'The General'—with Johnnie's lady love aboard an attached boxcar—and he single-handedly must do all in his power to both get The General back and to rescue Annabelle.

8.0

The Gold Rush

Jul 13, 1925

A gold prospector in Alaska struggles to survive the elements and win the heart of a dance hall girl.

4.0

The Cheerful Fraud

Dec 27, 1926

A young man fakes his identity to impress a girl.

0.0

Snowbound

May 1, 1927

Assuming he is marrying a wealthy girl, Peter Foley passes a fraudulent check. To save him from jail, Julia Barry poses as his wife. Peter is actually in love with Alice Blake. He encounters complications with motorcycle cop Bull, who is engaged to Julia. A friend of Alice adds to the mix-up. All wind up snowbound together in a mountain lodge.

6.7

Skinner's Dress Suit

Apr 18, 1926

Honey Skinner is proud of her successful husband. When he tells her he's going to ask for a raise, she knows he'll get it. He asks his boss just as their big client announces he's not renewing his contract. He doesn't get the raise, but he's too embarrassed to tell his wife the truth. She starts making plans to spend that extra $10 a week; the first thing is a new dress suit for him and a new outfit for her so they can fit in at a swanky party. They're the hit of the party, and Honey is embraced by the 'smart set.' Meanwhile, business is bad and Skinner loses his job. The tailor is after him for payment on the suit, and Honey is still spending the salary he doesn't have.

5.0

He's In Again

Dec 15, 1918

A tramp enters a cabaret and orders a drink, but then is thrown out when he cannot pay for it. After trying again, he is told by the manager that if he wants to avoid being charged and sent to jail, he will have to work.

0.0

Laugh, Clown, Laugh

Mar 25, 1960

A sadder than sad story about a fun-loving optimist whose interest in comedy performance is despised by both his family and his wealthy future in-laws, Li’s tragic-comedy follows the 50-year-old father (Bao) as he maintains a dignified façade after losing his long-held accounting job in an occupied Tianjin in the 1940s.

10.0

The Seaside Hotel

Jan 1, 1915

When Gregoire and Lola go on a beach holiday to the idyllic Skagen, they don't know yet that the trip will be the end of their marriage. Gregoire may be wealthy, but he is many years older and several pounds heavier than his young wife, whose beauty makes all the male holiday guests turn their necks. Baron Plessen falls in love with Lola, and she quickly becomes fond of the idea of replacing her corpulent husband with a handsome nobleman. Together, they plan to push Gregoire out of the picture. The preserved material is a fragment.

6.6

The Rink

Dec 4, 1916

After amusements working in a restaurant, a waiter uses his lunch break to go roller skating.

6.6

The Pawnshop

Oct 2, 1916

A pawnbroker's assistant deals with his grumpy boss, his annoying co-worker and some eccentric customers as he flirts with the pawnbroker's daughter, until a perfidious crook with bad intentions arrives at the pawnshop.

0.0

Where Was I?

Aug 24, 1925

A young man gets engaged to a business competitor's daughter.

8.1

Sherlock Jr.

Apr 17, 1924

A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meagre skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch.

0.0

I'm an actrice

Feb 1, 2004

Baba, a preteen from Belleville, Paris, must deal with her mother's determination to turn her into an actress.

7.2

The Wing or the Thigh?

Oct 27, 1976

Charles Duchemin, a well-known gourmet and publisher of a famous restaurant guide, is waging a war against fast food entrepreneur Tri- catel to save the French art of cooking. After having agreed to appear on a talk show to show his skills in naming food and wine by taste, he is confronted with two disasters: his son wants to become a clown rather than a restaurant tester and he, the famous Charles Duchemin, has lost his taste!

9.4

Sad Clown

Jul 18, 2014

Upon entering the dressing room, the Ringmaster finds a Clown that has drawn a frown and tears on his face where there used to be a smile. What is it that is making him so sad, when the show demands a happy clown?

0.0

Permanent Halloween

Jul 15, 2021

It's December 22nd - but two nihilistic partners are still celebrating Halloween every night at a depraved carnival in the woods. Over the course of the Hellish night they will begin to question their lifestyle.