Happy Times (2000)
1h 42m
Running Time
December 31, 2000Release Date
Plot.
Zhao is an old laid-off worker who's dreaming of getting married. After trying unsuccessful proposals, he finally pairs off with a gargantuan divorcée with two children. She, however, demands a lavish wedding and that Zhao finds a job and another place to stay for her blind step-daughter. Pretending he's the General Manager of a non-existent posh hotel "Happy Times", Zhao has to find ways and means of keeping both mother and stepdaughter happy.
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Cast & Crew.
Dong Lifan
Stepmother
Zhao Benshan
Zhao
Dong Li-Fan
Wu Ying's Stepmother
Dong Jie
Wu Ying
Fu Biao
Little Fu
Li Xuejian
Li
Qibin Leng
Wu Ying's Stepbrother
Niu Ben
Old Niu
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 31, 2000
Original Name幸福时光
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 42m
Budget$1,900,000
Box Office$240,093
Genres
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Wiki.
Happy Times (simplified Chinese: 幸福时光; traditional Chinese: 幸福時光; pinyin: Xìngfú Shíguāng) is a 2000 tragicomedy film directed by Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou, starring Zhao Benshan and Dong Jie. It is based loosely on the short story, Shifu: You'll Do Anything for a Laugh (师傅越来越幽默) by Mo Yan; the story appears in English translation in the collection of the same title translated by Howard Goldblatt. Though the story and the film share a common opening, they begin to diverge almost immediately.
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