Yo Yo

France    w/d  Pierre Etaix

This was a delightful surprise. Ultimately circular morality tale from 1965 begins as a silent parody of the good (material) life, moves on to the world of circus and entertainment and ends back at the beginning after tickling us with sight gags and silly sound effects the whole way.

Obviously inspired by the work of Jacques Tati, this takes flight from that master of wry understatement and carries his spirit into new, more mature, more complete form. PE was wonderful in the lead roles.

Why have I never heard of this guy? This film is a treasure and should be seen and appreciated by any contemporary student of film.

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